Concepts in Federal Taxation 2019 (with Intuit ProConnect Tax Online 2017 and RIA Checkpoint 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card)
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ISBN: 9781337702621
Author: Kevin E. Murphy, Mark Higgins
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 15DQ
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Explain the reason for which the start-up costs related to the investigation of a business opportunity treated differently based on the current trade or business of the taxpayer.
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