Do limited liability companies explain declining state corporate tax revenues?

Public Finance Review

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 690-720

  Fox, William F ^a   Luna, Leann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate; Organizational form; State income tax; Tax planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744577270     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091142105279333     Document Type: Review

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