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          record does not reveal the number of trips or distances traveled.           
               As previously indicated, the above-described income was                
          reported to the IRS on four separate Forms W-2.  Petitioner does            
          not assert that he did not receive Forms W-2 from each of the               
          principals.                                                                 
               Petitioner and his wife timely filed a joint Federal income            
          tax return for the taxable year 2001 and attached two Schedules C           
          to the Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.  Petitioner            
          reported his combined income from Critchfield, Thermal, and                 
          Therma in the amount of $78,912 as gross receipts on a Schedule             
          C.  Petitioner listed the nature of the business as “steamfitting           
          and pipefitting” (Schedule C pipefitting).  The Schedule C listed           
          deductions as follows:                                                      
                    Expenses                           Amount                         
                    Advertising                        $653                           
                    Bad debts from sales or service    1,953                          
                    Car and truck expenses             3,012                          
                    Commissions and fees               4,524                          
                    Insurance (other than heath)       1,147                          
                    Office expenses                    1,765                          
                    Repairs and maintenance            1,336                          
                    Supplies                           1,187                          
                    Taxes and licenses                 611                            
                    Travel                             407                            
                    Meals and entertainment            171                            
                    Utilities                         1,944                           
                           Total                  18,710                              
          Petitioner also claimed a $3,602 deduction for business use of              
          home on the Schedule C.                                                     







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