
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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Last year, Ms. Jane Doe received a financial gift. She paid $25\%$ in federal taxes on the gift, and paid $15\%$ of what she had left in state taxes. She paid a total of $\textdollar15000$ for both taxes. How many dollars was her gift?
- $(\mathrm{A})\ 38000$
- $(\mathrm{B})\ 40000$
- $(\mathrm{C})\ 41379$
- $(\mathrm{D})\ 43000$
- $(\mathrm{E})\ 45000$

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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