This study examines the relation between climate policy uncertainty (CPU) and corporate tax avoidance. Using a novel measure of CPU, we document that CPU is negatively related to effective taxes rates for both contemporary and future years. During higher levels of CPU, firms undertake aggressive...

This article investigates whether the adoption of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) affected corporate tax avoidance in Canada. Based on a 3,200 firm-year data set of 400 publicly listed Canadian firms that adopted IFRS and 400 listed US firms, matched one-to-one using...