South-Western Federal Taxation 2019: Individual Income Taxes (Intuit ProConnect Tax Online 2017 & RIA Checkpoint 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card)
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Author: James C. Young, William H. Hoffman, William A. Raabe, David M. Maloney, Annette Nellen
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 35P
LO.2 Leigh sued an overzealous bill collector and received the following settlement:
- a. What effect does the settlement have on Leigh’s gross income?
- b. Assume that Leigh also collected $25,000 of damages for slander to her personal reputation caused by the bill collector misrepresenting the facts to Leigh’s employer and other creditors. Is this $25,000 included in Leigh’s gross income? Explain.
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