Determinants of business tax compliance

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Nur Tegin, Kanybek D ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Determinants; Tax compliance; Tax evasion; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749106192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.1683     Document Type: Article

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