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          Long Term Care Insurance                                                    
            Insured       Insurance    Period of  Annual Amount  Last Date            
                          Company      Coverage       Paid         Paid               
           Employee       American   total                                            
                          Fidelity   months  12      575.96      02/16/02             
                        Assurance Co.                                                 
            Spouse        American   total                                            
                          Fidelity   months  12      523.60      02/16/02             
                        Assurance Co.                                                 
               During 2002, Mr. Frahm, as Ms. Frahm’s employer, issued to             
          Ms. Frahm certain checks that were drawn on the business checking           
          account to pay her certain wages and to reimburse her for the               
          premiums for Mr. Frahm’s Wellmark Secure Blue Select policy, the            
          premiums for Ms. Frahm’s Conseco policy, the premiums for Ms.               
          Frahm’s long-term care policy, the premiums for Mr. Frahm’s long-           
          term care policy, and the noninsurance medical expenses that she            
          paid during that year.                                                      
               Petitioners timely filed Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income             
          Tax Return (return), for each of their taxable years 2000 (2000             
          return), 2001 (2001 return), and 2002 (2002 return).  Petitioners           
          included Schedule F as part of the 2000 return (2000 Schedule F),           
          the 2001 return (2001 Schedule F), and the 2002 return (2002                
          Schedule F).  Each such Schedule F pertained to Mr. Frahm’s                 
          farming business.  Petitioners claimed, inter alia, deductions of           
          $10,182, $14,948, and $13,961 for expenses for “Employee benefit            
          programs” in the 2000 Schedule F, the 2001 Schedule F, and the              
          2002 Schedule F, respectively.                                              
               On June 7, 2005, respondent issued to petitioners a notice             






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