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Should Small Businesses Be Tax Favored?

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Examination, from the vantage point of equity and efficiency, of federal tax policy toward small businesses. Considers the relatively few tax provisions that explicitly target small businesses, and concludes that current tax-based subsidies are not justified.

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  • Holtz-Eakin, Douglas, 1995. "Should Small Businesses Be Tax Favored?," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 48(3), pages 387-395, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ntj:journl:v:48:y:1995:i:3:p:387-95
    DOI: 10.1086/NTJ41789156
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