VAT Refunds : A Review of Country Experience /

A key feature of the invoice-credit form of value-added tax (VAT) is that some businesses- notably exporters-will pay more tax on their purchases than is due on their sales, and so can seek refunds of excess credits from government. While refunding is straightforward in principle, serious problems a...

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Hovedforfatter: Harrison, Graham
Andre forfattere: Krelove, Russell
Format: Tidsskrift
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Serier:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/218
Online adgang:Full text available on IMF
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