Integrated Tax Rates on Corporate Income in Europe, 2024
In most European OECD countries, corporate income is taxed twice, once at the entity level and once at the shareholder level.
4 min readIn most European OECD countries, corporate income is taxed twice, once at the entity level and once at the shareholder level.
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