Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review the publication by the Internal revenue service (IRS), The Truth About Frivolous Arguments(Links to an external site.).In your reading, you’ve learned about the consequences associated with frivolous tax positions, including the following:

-Penalties for failure to file 

-Penalties for failure to pay

-Accuracy-related penalties

-Fraud related penalties

Penalties for erroneous claims

IRS maintains a publication titled, The Truth About Frivolous Arguments(Links to an external site.). 

Select one of the contentions covered in the document. 

-Summarize the common taxpayer argument, 

-along with the relevant primary sources which prove it to be a frivolous argument.

-If a client came to you and proposed one of these frivolous positions, how might you address their request?

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