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Judgment & ambiguity · Calibrating confidence

You're taking an uncertain tax position that hinges on whether a deduction is 'more likely than not' to survive challenge, and the guidance is genuinely ambiguous. How confident are you, and how do you communicate that confidence to the CFO signing the return?

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You're taking an uncertain tax position that hinges on whether a deduction is 'more likely than not' to survive challenge, and the guidance is genuinely ambiguous. How confident are you, and how do you communicate that confidence to the CFO signing the return?

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