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Incentive Effects of Foreign Tax Credits on Multinational Corporations

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  • Altshuler, Rosanne
  • Fulghieri, Paolo

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Excess credits and tax-credit carryforwards affect corporations' investment in foreign subsidiaries. This study examines import and export neutrality, excess foreign tax credits created by TRA '86, and the tax consequences of dividend remittances.

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  • Altshuler, Rosanne & Fulghieri, Paolo, 1994. "Incentive Effects of Foreign Tax Credits on Multinational Corporations," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 47(2), pages 349-361, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ntj:journl:v:47:y:1994:i:2:p:349-61
    DOI: 10.1086/NTJ41789072
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