Factors affecting the costs of UK VAT compliance for small and medium-sized enterprises

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 479-492

  Hansford, Ann ^a   Hasseldine, John ^b   Howorth, Carole ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; REGULATORY APPROACH; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TAX SYSTEM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ALIA;

EID: 0141426461     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0319     Document Type: Article

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