The American retail sales tax: Considerations on their structure, operations, and potential as a foundation for a federal sales tax

National Tax Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 149-165

  Mikesell, John L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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