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BEPS Policy Failure—The Case of EU Country-By-Country Reporting1 Cover

BEPS Policy Failure—The Case of EU Country-By-Country Reporting1

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|Mar 2020

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Language: English
Page range: 63 - 86
Submitted on: May 31, 2019
Accepted on: Oct 22, 2019
Published on: Mar 25, 2020
Published by: DJØF Publishing, Nordic Tax Research Council
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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