Individual Income Taxes
43rd Edition
ISBN: 9780357109731
Author: Hoffman
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Chapter 9, Problem 32P
a.
To determine
Compute Ms. K’s deduction for the trip.
b.
To determine
Explain how deduction differ if Ms. K was an independent contractor.
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