Global Tax 50 2019: Accounting scandals

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Global Tax 50 2019: Accounting scandals

Josh White
December 17 2019
Accounting scandals

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Josh covers transfer pricing, BEPS, tax disputes and other direct tax matters for ITR’s audience. He covers a range of tax issues in these areas and how companies are dealing with them, as well as the influence of politics on tax developments.
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