CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX.,2020-W/ACCESS
20th Edition
ISBN: 9780357110362
Author: Murphy
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 3, Problem 48P
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State the amount of income that Person P will have from the receipt of the car.
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