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A review of earnings management in private firms in response to tax rate changes Cover

A review of earnings management in private firms in response to tax rate changes

By: Dennis Sundvik  
Open Access
|Dec 2017

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Language: English
Page range: 151 - 161
Submitted on: Jun 14, 2017
Accepted on: Oct 26, 2017
Published on: Dec 29, 2017
Published by: DJØF Publishing, Nordic Tax Research Council
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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