The allocation of management and control in the business decision process finds expression in the coordination intensity between agents in the firm. We develop and test a theory, based on the organizational design literature, for the intensity in which the tax department strives to coordinate...

We use a unique matched tax return-financial statement data set to examine the magnitude and sources of book-tax differences in Germany. For the first time, the data set enables us to evaluate the extent to which financial and tax accounting differ in Germany in the most accurate manner. Despite...

The German Accounting Law Modernization Act (BilMoG) represents a change in paradigm with regard to the traditionally close relationship between financial and tax accounting in Germany. At the same time, requirements on the disclosure of deferred taxes were revised considerably. We make use of...

Aggressive tax planning efforts of highly profitable multinational companies (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)) have recently become the subject of intense public debate. As a response, several international initiatives and parties have called for more transparency in financial reporting,...

In diesem Beitrag werden die Gewinnermittlungsregelungen nach dem RLE (GKB / GUB) mit der deutschen Gewinnermittlung durch einen Betriebsvermögensvergleich nach § 5 Abs. 1 EStG (Steuerbilanz) verglichen. Durch einen detaillierten qualitativen Belastungsvergleich wird aufgezeigt, in welchen...

In diesem Beitrag werden die im Richtlinienentwurf enthaltenen Vorschriften zum Einstieg in eine GKKB bzw. zum Ausstieg aus einer GKKB daraufhin untersucht, wie diese sich bei Einführung einer GKB / GUB (Übergang von einer Steuerbilanz auf eine GKB / GUB) auswirken würden. Der Einstieg in...

Several studies indicate that stock option plans are becoming more and more a substantial part of compensation schemes in U.S. companies. This paper shows the tax implications and accounting rules for stock option plans. By comparison of the tax and accounting rules for different compensation...

This paper analyzes whether predominantly non-listed corporations in the residential property industry systematically adjust their capital structure to changing financing requirements. Since previous research almost exclusively focused on listed companies, little is known about the...