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Designing Net Asset-Based Income-Splitting Rules under Dual Income Tax Cover

Designing Net Asset-Based Income-Splitting Rules under Dual Income Tax

By: S. Kari and  O. Ropponen  
Open Access
|May 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 25 - 43
Submitted on: Sep 30, 2023
Accepted on: Jun 10, 2024
Published on: May 19, 2025
Published by: DJØF Publishing, Nordic Tax Research Council
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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