This paper analyzes the impact of taxation on risk-taking under irreversibility. We integrate a simple tax system into a real option model. Under irreversibility and risk neutrality, raising the tax rate can either increase or reduce risk-taking. We numerically derive tax-volatility indifference...

The introduction of a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and tax allocation via formula apportionment (FA) is hotly debated in the European Union (EU) since more than a decade. While the literature has thoroughly analyzed the economic effects of FA from a macro-level perspective, the...

This paper analyses the effects of the periodic taxation principle on the repatriation policy of a multinational firm. A domestic investor decides on real versus financial investment both of which can be realised either in a foreign branch or a foreign subsidiary. Loss-offset restrictions and...

In 2005, Austria changed its group taxation and now provides an option for cross-border loss-offset. We analyze the combined impact of Austria's new group taxation and loss-offset limitations on cross-border investment decisions of Austrian corporations. Monte Carlo-simulations in an...