Individual Income Taxes
43rd Edition
ISBN: 9780357109731
Author: Hoffman
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Explain the reason for which “mortgage and real estate fraud” are often unearthed by the IRS.
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Individual Income Taxes
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