CengageNOWv2, 1 term Printed Access Card for Hoffman/Young/Raabe/Maloney/Nellen's South-Western Federal Taxation 2018: Individual Income Taxes, 41st
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ISBN: 9781337389518
Author: William H. Hoffman, James C. Young, William A. Raabe, David M. Maloney, Annette Nellen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 55P
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Identify whether Person B and Person J should file the tax returns jointly or separately for 2018.
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CengageNOWv2, 1 term Printed Access Card for Hoffman/Young/Raabe/Maloney/Nellen's South-Western Federal Taxation 2018: Individual Income Taxes, 41st
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