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Business basics: how do companies pay tax?

  • Written by: Toni Patricia Brackin, Professor of Accounting and Deputy Head of School - Business, University of Southern Queensland
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This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask leading experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance.

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