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Meg received $20,000 from her father as a wedding gift. She also received $5,000 from her company as a gift of Annual Best Employee. What's Meg's gross income for this year? Please explain.

SWFT Comprehensive Vol 2020

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Chapter9: Deduct Ions: Employee And Self-employed - Related Expenses

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Meg received $20,000 from her father as a wedding
gift. She also received $5,000 from her company as a
gift of Annual Best Employee. What's Meg's gross
income for this year? Please explain.

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