Tax Policy: Information on Interest Deducted for Financing Mergers Is Not Available
GGD-88-58
Published: Mar 29, 1988. Publicly Released: Mar 29, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined tax deductions corporations took for interest from funds borrowed to finance mergers which required Federal Trade Commission (FTC) notification.
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