South-western Federal Taxation 2018: Individual Income Taxes
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ISBN: 9781337385886
Author: William H. Hoffman, James C. Young, William A. Raabe, David M. Maloney, Annette Nellen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Explain the possible justification for each of the given aspects of the tax law.
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South-western Federal Taxation 2018: Individual Income Taxes
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