Jeremy received a tax refund check and needs to have it deposited into his account. He decided to ask his friend JT to do that for him. What does Jeremy need to write on the back of the check to make sure that JT doesn't cash the check for himself?

Jeremy received a tax refund check and needs to have it deposited into his account. He decided to ask his friend JT to do that for him. What does Jeremy need to write on the back of the check to make sure that JT doesn't cash the check for himself?

Individual Income Taxes

43rd Edition

ISBN:9780357109731

Author:Hoffman

Publisher:Hoffman

Chapter1: An Introduction To Taxation And Understanding The Federal Tax Law

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 35DQ: Serena operates a gift shop. To reduce costs of credit card transactions, she offers customers a...

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