Loose Leaf for McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 2019 Edition
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781260189728
Author: Brian C. Spilker Professor, Benjamin C. Ayers, John Robinson Professor, Edmund Outslay Professor, Ronald G. Worsham Associate Professor, John A. Barrick Assistant Professor, Connie Weaver
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 5DQ
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Explain for the purpose of tax the concept of realization.
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Loose Leaf for McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 2019 Edition
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