Where's the harm in tax competition?. Lessons from US multinationals in Ireland

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1067-1087

  Killian, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Double tax treaty; Ireland; Multinational; Nation state; OECD; Power; Stakeholders; Tax competition; Tax haven; Transfer pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750605323     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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