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Capital structure, corporate taxation and firm age
Pfaffermayr, Michael; Stöckl, Matthias; Winner, Hannes - 2008
This paper analyzes the relationship between capital structure, corporate taxation and firm age. We adapt a standard model of optimal capital structure choice under corporate taxation, focusing on the financing and investment decisions a young firm is typically faced with. Our model allows to...
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Capital structure, corporate taxation and firm age
Pfaffermayr, Michael; Stöckl, Matthias; Winner, Hannes - 2009
This paper analyzes the relationship between corporate taxation, firm age and debt. We adapt a standard model of capital structure choice under corporate taxation, focusing on the financing and investment decisions a firm is typically faced with. Our model suggests that the debt ratio is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009732574
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Can formula apportionment really prevent multinational enterprises from profit shifting? : the role of asset valuation, intragroup debt, and leases
Kiesewetter, Dirk; Steigenberger, Tobias; Stier, Matthias - 2014
The European Commission has been supporting a transition from a system of separate accounting to a system of formula apportionment. In 2011, it presented a proposal for a council directive on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB). Formula apportionment is often considered more...
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Curbing corporate debt bias : do limitations to interest deductibility work?
Mooij, Ruud A. de; Hebous, Shafik - 2017
Tax provisions favoring corporate debt over equity finance ("debt bias") are widely recognized as a risk to financial stability. This paper explores whether and how thin-capitalization rules, which restrict interest deductibility beyond a certain amount, affect corporate debt ratios and mitigate...
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Zinsschranke, Unternehmensbewertung und APV Ansatz - eine Anmerkung zum Beitrag von Förster/Stöckl/Brenken (ZfB 2009, S. 985 ff.)
Arnold, Sven; Lahmann, Alexander; Schwetzler, Bernd - 2011 - Version vom 09.06.2010
Diskontierungssätze die Kenntnis des Wertbeitrages bereits voraus. -- Unternehmensbewertung ; Kapitalstruktur ; Tax Shield ; Zinsschranke …The German "Zinsschranke" limits the tax deductability of interest expenses. Recently, in this journal Förster et al … Zinsschranke und ihrer Wirkung auf die zinsinduzierte Steuerersparnis vor. Dieser Beitrag nimmt kritisch dazu Stellung: Es wird …
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Investor taxation, firm heterogeneity and capital structure choice
Haring, Magdalena; Niemann, Rainer; Rünger, Silke - 2016
We analyze the effect of investor level taxes, firm-specific ownership structure and firm-specific payout policy on firms' capital structure choice. Our analysis is based on data for 10,983 firms from 13 Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries over the time period 2002-2012. Our results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011541065
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Accelerated depreciation, default risk and investment decisions
Panteghini, Paolo; Vergalli, Sergio - 2016
In this article we focus on a representative firm that can decide when to invest under default risk. On the one hand, this firm can benefit from generous tax depreciation allowances, on the other hand it faces a default risk. Our aim is to study the effects of tax depreciation allowances in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011416013
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The effect of taxes on Corporate Financing Decisions – Evidence from the German Interest Barrier
Alberternst, Stephan; Sureth, Caren - 2015
The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) recently proposed an interest barrier to fight tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). We use the introduction of such an interest deductibility restriction in Germany as a quasi-experiment and find significant corporate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334123
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The effect of taxes on corporate financing decisions : evidence from the German interest barrier
Alberternst, Stephan; Sureth, Caren - 2015
The theoretical literature suggests that when taking tax effects into account, debt ought to be preferable to equity. However, there are no uniform predictions of the size of this tax benefit (tax shield) in comparison to an opposing increasing cost of debt (especially insolvency costs). The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010466305
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Interest deductions in a multijurisdictional world
Desai, Mihir A.; Dharmapala, Dhammika - 2015
This paper proposes and evaluates alternative methods for addressing the tax treatment of interest expenses in a multijurisdictional setting. The differential deductibility of debt entailed by various current tax law provisions leads to potential distortions in the patterns of asset ownership...
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