Unrecognized Deferred Taxes: Evidence from the U.K.

Accounting Review

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-124

  Gordon, Elizabeth A ^a   Joos, Peter R ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting standard; Deferred taxes; Earnings management; International accounting

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342309247     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr.2004.79.1.97     Document Type: Review

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