PFIN Online, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Billingsley/Gitman/Joehnk's PFIN 6
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Author: Randall Billingsley, Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 8FPE
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To discuss: The preparations for a tax audit.
A taxable income is termed to any person's or business' remuneration that is utilized to decide tax liability. The gross income or total income is utilized as the origin to ascertain the amount of taxes an individual or a business owes to the government for the regular tax period.
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PFIN Online, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Billingsley/Gitman/Joehnk's PFIN 6
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