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In year 6, an IRS agent completed an examination of a corporation’s year 5 tax return and proposed an adjustment that will result in an increase in taxable income for each of years 1 through year 5. All returns were filed on the original due date. The proposed adjustment relates to the disallowance of corporate jet usage for personal reasons. The agent does not find the error to be fraudulent or substantial in nature. Which of the following statements regarding this adjustment is correct?

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  1. The adjustment is improper because the statute of limitations has expired for several years of the adjustment
  2. The adjustment is improper because the agent did not find the error to be fraudulent or substantial in nature.
  3. The adjustment is proper because it relates to the disallowance of personal usage of a corporate jet.
  4. The adjustment is improper because an agent may only propose adjustments to the year under examination.
  5. The adjustment is improper because the corporation had already filed their tax returns.
  6. The adjustment is improper because the IRS agent is not authorized to propose such adjustments.
  7. The adjustment is proper because there is no statute of limitations for improperly claiming personal expenses as business expenses
  8. The adjustment is proper because it is within the agent’s discretion to propose adjustments for any year.
  9. The adjustment is proper because it relates to a change in accounting method, which can be made retroactively irrespective of the statute of limitations.

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