We quantify the degree of tax-induced earnings management associated with statutory tax rates and examine whether greater book-tax conformity alters this particular type of earnings management. We first validate a new empirical approach for examining tax-induced earnings management using...

As a result of the confidential sharing of data among tax authorities in different jurisdictions, effective tax rates have risen by between one and two percentage points. This demonstrates that the rules in place are working. By contrast, the publication of sensitive corporate data online makes...