Individual Income Taxes
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Author: Hoffman
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Chapter 8, Problem 53P
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Compose a letter to M and present the computations of cost recovery and amortization during the first year. Also, prepare a memo to M for tax files.
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