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Find a 2006 10th Circuit Court of Appeals decision involving Roger L. Watkins and answer the following questions:
a.What is the complete citation to the case?
b.What is the citation to the original trial court decision to which this appeal relates?
c.In your own words, explain the basic tax issues addressed in the case.

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This solution illustrates how to cite the 2006 10th Circuit Court of Appeals decision involving Roger L. Watkins, as well as the citation for the original trial court case to which the appeal relates, and the basic tax issues involved in the case.

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a. The complete citation of the Court of Appeals case is Watkins v. Commissioner, 447 F.3d 1269 (10th Cir. 2006).

b. The original trial court decision is cited as Watkins v. ...

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