From the 2008 assessment period onwards, a new regulation regarding the loss offset in case of share acquisitions was implemented under section 8c of the German Corporate Tax Code (Körperschaftsteuergesetz). This new provision is particularly important in light of the current financial and...

We analyze to what extent more generous tax loss offset regulations are associated with a weaker decline and stronger recovery of firm stock prices during economic crises. We argue that an unrestricted loss carryforward and, particularly, an unrestricted loss carryback provides firms with...