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               As to the 2003 deduction, the $16,299 claimed for Job                  
          Expenses and Most Other Miscellaneous Deductions was derived as             
          follows on Schedule A of the return:                                        

               Unreimbursed employee expenses          $13,397                        
               Tax preparation fees                        100                        
               Other expenses                            2,435                        
               Total                                 $15,932                          
               Less sec. 67(a) 2-percent limitation       (367)                       
               Deductible amount1                       $15,565                       
               1Petitioner appears to have made a mathematical error                  
          because he claimed $16,299 as a deduction on his return, and,               
          since the $734 discrepancy was not addressed at trial, it appears           
          to the Court that the correct mathematical computation is $15,565           
          and not the $16,299 claimed on Schedule A of petitioner’s return.           

          The $13,397 in unreimbursed employee expenses consisted of:                 

               Vehicle expenses                        $13,140                        
               Parking fees, tolls, etc.                   140                        
               Meals and entertainment                     117                        
               Total                                 $13,397                          

          The other expenses of $2,435 consisted of:                                  

               Job search                                $  300                       
               Faxes, telephone calls, etc.                 250                       
               Printing resumes                              50                       
               Traveling for interviews                     400                       
               Safety glasses, tools, work gloves, etc.   1,435                       
               Total                                   $2,435                         

               The charitable gifts claimed on Schedules A of petitioner’s            
          2002 and 2003 tax returns consisted of cash gifts to a church and           
          noncash contributions of property to the Salvation Army.  With              
          respect to the cash gifts, petitioner’s Schedules A for both                





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