Utilization of income tax credits by low - Income individuals

National Tax Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 743-786

  Dickert Conlin, Stacy ^a   Fitzpatrick, Katie ^b   Hanson, Andrew ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645277610     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2005.4.07     Document Type: Article

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