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Should a 31-year-old self employed single woman establish a traditional deductible IRA, a traditional nondeductible IRA, or a Roth IRA? She has two children, ages 10 and

Individual Income Taxes

43rd Edition

ISBN:9780357109731

Author:Hoffman

Publisher:Hoffman

Chapter19: Deferred Compensation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 44P

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