xplain how a computer can assist a tax practitioner in tax planning activities and making complex tax calculations.

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Part $1$

Performing tax planning for clients involves the evaluation of

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alternative courses

one course

simple courses

of action. This evaluation process can be very$$

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quick

simple

time$-$consuming

because of the tax calculations necessary to arrive at an optimal solution. The computer has become an essential tool in this process because

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it can eliminate errors in estimated values.

it has no upfront costs.

many clients prefer the computer due to its reliable calculations.

of the speed and accuracy in which the tax calculations can be made.

Tax planning and complex tax$$ calculations, as well as research are

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increasingly performed, or at least assisted

not likely to be performed

by artifical intelligence$($AI$).$