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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Chapter 18, Problem 54P
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Describe the actions to be taken by Ms. K to avoid an expected higer tax rate.
b.
To determine
State the percentage of tax that must increse to make the option of avoiding a higher tax rate advisable. Assume that the marginal combined Federal and state tax rate 25% in 2018.
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