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McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 3rd Edition by Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver

Edition 3ISBN: 9780078111068
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McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 3rd Edition by Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver

Edition 3ISBN: 9780078111068
Exercise 23
For the following independent cases, determine whether economic income is present and, if so, whether it must be included in gross income.Identify a tax authority that supports your analysis.
a.Hermione discovered a gold nugget (valued at $10,000) on her land.b.Jay embezzled $20,000 from his employer and has not yet been apprehended.c.Keisha found $1,000 inside an old dresser.She purchased the dresser at a discount furniture store at the end of last year and found the money after the beginning of the new year.No one has claimed the money.
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