PRINCIPLES OF TAXATION F/BUS...(LL)
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Chapter 18, Problem 17AP
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Determine Mr. S’s penalty for understated tax liability of $4,300, if the correct tax liability for the year 2017 was $40,800.
b.
To determine
Determine Mr. S’s penalty for understated tax liability of $4,300, if the correct tax liability for the year 2017 was $69,700.
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