Accounting for deferred tax in Japanese banks and the consequences for their international operations

Abacus

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-21

  Gee, Maria A ^a   Mano, Tomoko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Fujitsu Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting standards; Banks; Deferred tax; Harmonization; Japan

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645067891     PISSN: 00013072     EISSN: 14676281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6281.2006.00190.x     Document Type: Review

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