Under uncertainty and irreversibility, real option-based models are widely accepted for assessing investment projects. So far the existing post-tax analyses do not provide a general analytical description of investor reactions towards profit tax rate changes. This paper sets out to fill part of...

Im Rahmen von Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen bieten Genussrechte und stille Beteiligungen eine verbreitete Möglichkeit, die Vorteile aus Eigen- und Fremdfinanzierung miteinander zu kombinieren. Aus steuerlicher und finanzwirtschaftlicher Sicht stellt sich die Frage, unter welchen Bedingungen diese...

Under uncertainty and irreversibility, real option-based models are widely accepted for assessing investment projects. So far the existing post-tax analyses do not provide a general analytical description of investor reactions towards profit tax rate changes. This paper sets out to fill part of...

Tax uncertainty often negatively affects investment. Advance tax rulings (ATRs) are commonly used as a measure to provide tax certainty. Rulings are currently controversially discussed in the context of tax planning activities of multinational firms (Luxembourg Leaks). We analyze ATRs as tax...

Tax uncertainty often negatively affects investment. Advance tax rulings (ATRs) are commonly used to provide tax certainty. We analyze ATRs from the taxpayers' and tax authorities' perspectives. Investors request ATRs if the fee does not exceed a certain threshold. We integrate this finding into...

Politicians and tax practitioners often claim that tax uncertainty negatively affects investment. In many countries, firms can request fee-based Advance Tax Rulings (ATRs) to mitigate tax uncertainty. We analyze theoretically the circumstances under which investors request ATRs, how tax...

Steuerunsicherheit kann das Investitionsverhalten von Steuerpflichtigen negativ beeinflussen. Vor dem Hintergrund existierender Steuerunsicherheit stellen viele Steuerbehörden fiskalische Instrumente zur Verfügung, die diese Unsicherheit vor der Durchführung von Investitionsprojekten...

Eine allokativ effiziente rechtsform- und finanzierungsneutrale Besteuerung ist nicht praktikabel, wenn Kapitaleinkommen progressiv belastet werden sollen. In diesem Fall müßte die Körperschaftsteuer um Wege einer Teilhabersteuer vollständig in die Einkommensteuer integriert werden....