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          profession as computer and software, and his business activity              
          code as 443120, signifying a computer and software store.4                  
               On his Schedule C for 1999, petitioner claimed various                 
          deductions.  As relevant to the issues for decision, those                  
          deductions were as follows:                                                 
               Other/Depreciation         $15,743                                     
               Other/EDI fee, advertising,                                            
               telephone, etc.        9,113                                           
               Other/Overseas expenses     24,720                                     
               Other/Trade mission         11,900                                     
               On his Schedule C for 2000, petitioner claimed various                 
          deductions.  As relevant to the issues for decision, those                  
          deductions were as follows:                                                 
               Depreciation                $4,157                                     
               Legal/Professional           3,270                                     
               Other/Used file cabinets,                                              
               chairs, and tables     7,840                                           
               Other/Overseas rent          3,900                                     
               Other/Overseas expenses      7,870                                     
               Other/Overseas wages        16,000                                     
               Other/Overseas office        1,680                                     
               Other/Trade mission          6,975                                     

               Petitioner did not attach to either of his returns for 1999            
          or 2000 a Form 4562, Depreciation and Amortization (Including               
          Information on Listed Property), or other depreciation schedule.            





               4  At trial, petitioner testified that Creative Accountants,           
          see supra p. 3, was a “dba” of Americana Business Consultants.              
          According to petitioner, “we divided our business for people to             
          identify what kind of business we are doing”.                               





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