The influence of income taxes on the use of inside and outside debt by small businesses

National Tax Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-54

  Ayers, Benjamin C ^a   Cloyd, C Bryan ^b   Robinson, John R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0007231745     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2001.1.02     Document Type: Article

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