Inferring U.S. tax liability from financial statement information

Journal of the American Taxation Association

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-63

  Lisowsky, Petro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 77954552026     PISSN: 01989073     EISSN: 15588017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/jata.2009.31.1.29     Document Type: Article

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