A Contingent Fee Is

question 25

Multiple Choice

A contingent fee is:

• A) always allowed by Circular 230
• B) a fee that is out of line with the value of the service provided
• C) a fee based on a percentage of a taxpayer's refund on a tax return
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Unattended Message

Information that is not the focus of attention in selective attention tasks, often studied in the context of how the brain processes unperceived stimuli.

Consciousness

The quality or state of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.

Cocktail-Party Effect

The ability of individuals to focus their attention on a single speaker among a noise of conversations and background sounds.

Perceptual Attention

The cognitive process that allows an individual to concentrate on important sensory information while ignoring other irrelevant data.