CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX.,2020-W/ACCESS
20th Edition
ISBN: 9780357110362
Author: Murphy
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 1, Problem 15DQ
Explain why the following statement is not necessarily true: “If the IRS disagrees, I’ll take my case all the way to the Supreme Court.”
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CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX.,2020-W/ACCESS
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