Since red flags are likely to be raised at the IRS by the reporting of

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Hi,

I've done the practice 1 of MCGraw, and I've faced the following SC questions. They showed choice B as a correct answer, but as far as I know, the idiom usage of declare in choice B is wrong. Could please help me comprehend the question more deeply?

Since red flags are likely to be raised at the IRS by the reporting of gambling income, business owners who declare their income as business revenue is less likely to receive an audit.

A. Since red flags are likely to be raised at the IRS by the reporting of gambling income, business owners who declare their income as business revenue is less likely to receive an audit.

B. Because the reporting of gambling income is likely to raise red flags at the IRS, business owners can reduce their chances of receiving an audit by declaring that income as business revenue.

C. Business owners can reduce their chances of receiving an audit by declaring the income as business revenue, since the reporting of gambling income is likely to raise red flags at the IRS.

D. Their chances of receiving an audit are reduced by business owners who report that income as business revenue, because the reporting of gambling income is likely to raise red flags at the IRS.

E. The reporting of that income as business revenue can reduce the chances of business owners of receiving an audit, because of the red flags not having been raised at the IRS by the reporting of gambling income.

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Since red flags are likely to be raised at the IRS by the reporting of

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