Estimating the Costs of Filing Tax Returns and the Potential Savings from Policies Aimed at Reducing These Costs
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- Youssef Benzarti, 2020. "Estimating the Costs of Filing Tax Returns and the Potential Savings from Policies Aimed at Reducing These Costs," NBER Chapters, in: Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 35, pages 55-85, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Youssef Benzarti, 2020. "Estimating the Costs of Filing Tax Returns and the Potential Savings from Policies Aimed at Reducing These Costs," NBER Working Papers 27946, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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