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          apartment, petitioner used for business a workbench and desk,               
          which were in the bedroom; an area for file storage, which was in           
          the living room; and areas in the dining room for files, storage,           
          chairs, and his computer, router, and terminals, which he stored            
          on top of the dining room table.                                            
               Petitioner filed a Form 482.0, Individual Income Tax Return,           
          with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for 2002.  Petitioner failed           
          to file timely a Form 1040-SS with the Internal Revenue Service             
          for 2002.  On January 24, 2006, respondent issued a notice of               
          deficiency to petitioner.  Thereafter, petitioner submitted to              
          respondent a Form 1040-SS and a Form 4562, Depreciation and                 
          Amortization (Including Information on Listed Property), on March           
          28, 2007.  On his Form 1040-SS, petitioner claimed the following            
          deductions:                                                                 
          Truck purchase (as a section 179 expense)              $2,500               
          Insurance (other than health)                          3,552                
          Legal and professional expenses                        2,500                
          Other business property (as a section 280A             6,300                
          deduction for the business use of his residence)                            
          Utilities (as a section 280A deduction for the         2,800                
          business use of his residence)                                              
          Repairs and maintenance                                800                  
          Supplies                                               1,000                
          Taxes and licenses                                     7,798                
          Meals and entertainment                                5,000                
          Parking                                                250                  
          Tolls                                                  100                  
          Oil and gas                                            480                  











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