Question $2$ of $15.$

Monica is a first$-$year tax preparer who works hard to ask probing questions when information seems unclear. Doing this protects:

Only the taxpayer.

The tax preparation firm and the tax preparer.

The taxpayer, the tax preparer, and the tax preparation firm.

Only the tax preparer.

The IRS has the authority to assess a monetary penalty to which of the following?

Only the taxpayer.

The tax preparer but not the taxpayer.

The tax preparer and the tax preparation firm but not the taxpayer.

The taxpayer, the tax preparer, and the tax preparation firm.

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