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               As stated above, petitioner bears the burden of maintaining            
         the records needed to establish his entitlement to deductions.               
         Sec. 6001; sec. 1.6001-1(a), Income Tax Regs.  To substantiate               
         entitlement to a depreciation deduction, the taxpayer must show              
         that the property was used in a trade or business (or other                  
         profit-oriented activity) and must establish the property’s                  
         depreciable basis by showing the cost of the property, its useful            
         life, and the previously allowable depreciation.  Cluck v.                   
         Commissioner, 105 T.C. 324, 337 (1995).                                      
               Petitioner did not produce any evidence at trial to                    
         substantiate the claimed depreciation expense.  Petitioner                   
         attached to his pretrial memorandum documents related to his                 
         claimed deduction for depreciation expenses.  Evidence must be               
         submitted at trial; documents attached to briefs and statements              
         made therein do not constitute evidence and will not be                      
         considered by the Court.  Rule 143(b); Evans v. Commissioner, 48             
         T.C. 704, 709 (1967), affd. per curiam 413 F.2d 1047 (9th Cir.               
         1969); Lombard v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1994-154, affd.                   
         without published opinion 57 F.3d 1066 (4th Cir. 1995).                      
         Accordingly, these documents are not in evidence, and we sustain             
         respondent’s determination regarding the depreciation expenses.              
                    3.  Office Supplies and Dues and Subscriptions                    
               Petitioner claimed $449.13 in office supplies and $1,162 for           
         dues and subscriptions.  These expenses are deductible by                    






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