MCGRAW-HILL'S TAX.OF INDIV.+BUS.2020
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Chapter 2, Problem 77P
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Describe the way in which the answer changes if Person R estimates that there is only a 20 % chance that the position will be sustained upon audit or judicial proceeding.
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