The relationship between tax and accounting rules - the Swedish case

European Business Review

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-91

  Blake, John ^a   Gowthorpe, Catherine ^a   Akerfeldt, Katarina ^b   Fortes, Hilary J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Skattemyndigheteni Stockholms lan   (Sweden)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986098690     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555349710162599     Document Type: Review

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