- 18 - 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 noticePage: Previous 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NextLast modified: March 27, 2008