PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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ISBN: 9781264052059
Author: BREALEY
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 31, Problem 17PS
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To discuss: The difference among taxable merger and tax free merger and discuss the circumstances under which the buyer and seller agree to a taxable merger.
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