Concepts in Federal Taxation 2019 (with Intuit ProConnect Tax Online 2017 and RIA Checkpoint 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card)
Concepts in Federal Taxation 2019 (with Intuit ProConnect Tax Online 2017 and RIA Checkpoint 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card)
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ISBN: 9781337702621
Author: Kevin E. Murphy, Mark Higgins
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Discuss the reason for the necessity of the specific rules.

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Many business expenses possesses a personal element. As such, the taxpayers abuse them. Because of the potentiality of the taxpayers for attempting to deduct personal meal expenses, there have been creation of specific rules on the deductibility of such expenses. Apart from the qualifying requirements, most of the personal natured expenses also must be adequately substantiated.

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