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CHAPTER 1 M



INTRODUCTION TO TAX PRACTICE AND ETHICS
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DISCUSSIONMQUESTIONS


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addressMsuchMissuesMasMhowMproposedMtaxMlegislationMwillMaffectMtheMrateMofMinflationMorMeco
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 TaxMcompliance
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mainsMwithinMlegalMbounds.MInMcontrast,MtaxMevasionMconstitutesMtheMillegalMnonpaymentMofMaMt
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