Problematic Aspects of the Connection between Financial Accounting Standards and Legal Entities’ Taxation on Corporate Income

Authors

  • Martynas Endrijaitis Associate Professor • Vilnius University Law Faculty, Public Law Department (Lithuania) • PhD in tax law (Vilnius University Law Faculty), Master‘s degree in economics (financial accounting and audit, Vilnius University Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Lithuania)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33119/ASCASP.2020.2.5

Keywords:

financial accounting, corporate income tax, financial acctax law, tax law, taxation

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyse and assess comprehensively, in theoretical and practical aspects, the theoretical and practical problems of application of financial accounting standards when imposing tax on corporate income of legal entities, provide potential solutions to the problems, thus identifying necessary changes in tax law in the Republic of Lithuania.

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Published

2020-11-13

How to Cite

[1]
Endrijaitis, M. 2020. Problematic Aspects of the Connection between Financial Accounting Standards and Legal Entities’ Taxation on Corporate Income. Analysis and Studies CASP. 10, 2 (Nov. 2020), 47–55. DOI:https://doi.org/10.33119/ASCASP.2020.2.5.