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          reported business had a net profit of $14,029 for 1999, resulting           
          from gross receipts of $37,677, total expenses of $18,206, and              
          home business expenses of $5,442.  The schedule was accompanied             
          by a 1999 Form 8829 reporting that 25.2 percent of the residence            
          (630/2500) was used exclusively for business purposes and that              
          the $5,442 of home business expenses consisted of operating                 
          expenses of $3,054 and depreciation of $2,388.  The Form 8829               
          itemized the home business expenses as follows:                             
                    Operating expenses:                                               
                    Direct expenses:                                                  
                    Utilities                       $1,359                            
                    Other expenses                     264                            
                    Indirect expenses:                                                
                    Insurance                  692                                    
                    Repairs and maintenance  2,132                                    
                    Utilities                2,840                                    
          Total                  5,664                                                
                    Business-use percentage     .252   1,427                          
                    Total                            13,054                           
                    Current depreciation                 2,388                        
                    Total                                5,442                        
               1 We note petitioners’ $4 adding mistake.                              
          The 1999 Schedule C itemized the total expenses of $18,206 as               
          follows:                                                                    
               Depreciation                                 $1,175                    
               Legal and professional services                 556                    
               Office expense                                  246                    
               Rent or lease:                                                         
               Vehicles, machinery, and equipment          7,476                      
               Travel                                        4,129                    
               Meals and entertainment                                                
          (after 50-percent reduction)                1,374                           
               Other expenses1                                3,250                   
               Total                                      18,206                      








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