Income Tax Fundamentals 2020
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ISBN: 9780357391129
Author: WHITTENBURG
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 5, Problem 21P
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Interest is an amount that is paid for borrowing funds. The taxpayer is allowed the deduction for certain interest during the tax year. The amount of deduction is based on the nature of money that is borrowed.
To explain: The itemized deduction for the interest
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