South-Western Federal Taxation 2019: Individual Income Taxes (Intuit ProConnect Tax Online 2017 & RIA Checkpoint 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card)
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ISBN: 9781337702546
Author: James C. Young, William H. Hoffman, William A. Raabe, David M. Maloney, Annette Nellen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 52CP
Part 1
To determine
Calculate the income tax of Person L for the year 2018.
Part 2
To determine
Draft a letter to Person L by explaining the changes in the general terms for the purpose of income tax.
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