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          and all Rule references are to the Tax Court Rules of Practice              
          and Procedure.                                                              
               Respondent determined a $5,850 deficiency in petitioner’s              
          2003 Federal income tax and a $1,170 penalty under section                  
          6662(a).  The issues for decision are:  (1) Whether petitioner is           
          entitled to a deduction for claimed home office expenses; (2) the           
          amount, if any, of the excess unreimbursed employee and other               
          miscellaneous expenses deduction to which petitioner is                     
          entitled;1 (3) whether petitioner is entitled to a deduction                
          under section 179 with respect to a motor vehicle; (4) the amount           
          of the deduction for charitable contributions to which petitioner           
          is entitled; and (5) whether petitioner is liable for a penalty             
          under section 6662(a).                                                      
                                     Background                                       
               Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found.               
          The stipulation of facts and the attached exhibits are                      
          incorporated herein by this reference.  Petitioner resided in               
          College Station, Texas, at the time he filed the petition.                  




               1The excess unreimbursed employee and other miscellaneous              
          expenses deduction is claimed on Schedule A, Itemized Deductions.           
          The amount of the deduction equals the sum of:  (1) Unreimbursed            
          employee expenses--job travel, union dues, job education, etc.;             
          (2) tax preparation fees; and (3) other expenses--investment,               
          safe deposit box, etc., less an amount equal to 2 percent (the 2-           
          percent floor) of the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income.  See sec.           
          67(a).                                                                      





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