US Defense Contracts during the Tax Expenditure Battles of the 1980s

Susan J. Guthrie & James R. Hines Jr.
Published Date
Copyright 2011
DOI 10.17310/ntj.2011.2S.11
Book: Economic Analysis of Tax Expenditures
Book organizer: James M. Poterba
PUBLISHER: National Tax Journal 64 (2.2)

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U.S. Defense Contracts During the Tax Expenditure Battles of the 1980s
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This paper considers the impact of the tax treatment of U.S. military contractors. Prior to the early 1980s,...

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