Tax Regulation and Small Business in the USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-115

  Chittenden, Francis ^a   Kauser, Saleema ^a   Poutziouris, Panikkos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

compliance costs; government policy; regulation; taxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998010657     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242603021001244     Document Type: Article

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