MCGRAW-HILL'S TAX.OF INDIV.+BUS.2020
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Chapter 2, Problem 52P
Sophia recently won a tax case litigated in the 7th Circuit. She has just heard that the Supreme Court denied the writ of certiorari. Should she be happy or not, and why?
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MCGRAW-HILL'S TAX.OF INDIV.+BUS.2020
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