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Taxing Dividends in a Dual Income Tax System: The Nordic Experience with the Income Splitting Rules Cover

Taxing Dividends in a Dual Income Tax System: The Nordic Experience with the Income Splitting Rules

By: Håkan Selin  
Open Access
|May 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 83 - 94
Submitted on: Jan 15, 2024
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Accepted on: Nov 7, 2024
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Published on: May 19, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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