Houston Has Found Conflicting Authorities That Address a Research Question

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Essay

Houston has found conflicting authorities that address a research question for one of his clients.The majority of the authorities provide a favorable answer for his client.Nonetheless,there are several authorities that provide an unfavorable answer.Houston estimates that if the client takes the more favorable position on its tax return that there is approximately a 60 percent chance that the position will be sustained upon audit or judicial proceeding.If the client takes this position on its tax return,will Houston be subject to penalty? Will the client potentially be subject to penalty?

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Failure to comply with the set regulations and standards specified in local, state, or federal building codes.

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Illegal actions performed by an individual or a group within the context of business activities, often for the purpose of personal or organizational gain.

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