Using tax return data to simulate corporate marginal tax rates

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 366-388

  Graham, John R ^a,b   Mills, Lillian F ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Book tax difference; Capital structure; Financial statements; Marginal tax rate; Simulated tax rates; Tax return data

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249123667     PISSN: 01654101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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