Income Tax Fundamentals 2020
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ISBN: 9780357391129
Author: WHITTENBURG
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 5, Problem 11P
To determine
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Retirement Plan: The tax law provides an incentive to plan the retirement for employees, employers, and self-employed, through a retirement plan. In tax law, there is a special treatment of tax on the contribution by or for employee to a qualified retirement plan.
To calculate:The maximum contribution to the plan.
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