Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 209

Full Length Research Paper

Non-conforming tax aggressiveness and earnings management: Evidence from Greek public companies

Stavroula Kourdoumpalou
  • Stavroula Kourdoumpalou
  • Department of Business Administration, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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George Drogalas
  • George Drogalas
  • Department of Business Administration, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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  •  Received: 10 December 2021
  •  Accepted: 27 January 2022
  •  Published: 28 February 2022

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