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Debt Shifting and Thin-Capitalization Rules – German Experience and Alternative Approaches

Nordic Tax Journal
Volume 2015 (2015): Issue 1 (September 2015)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ntaxj-2015-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2246-1809
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Language: English
Page range: 17 - 33
Submitted on: Oct 20, 2014
Accepted on: Mar 1, 2015
Published on: Sep 25, 2015
Published by: DJØF Publishing, Nordic Tax Research Council
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