An investigation of why taxpayers prefer refunds: A theory of planned behavior approach

Journal of the American Taxation Association

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-111

  Bobek, Donna D ^a   Hatfield, Richard C ^b   Wentzel, Kristin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 65149101430     PISSN: 01989073     EISSN: 15588017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/jata.2007.29.1.93     Document Type: Article

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