This paper develops a model of dynamic tax planning in which the implementation of a tax plan involves exercising the option regarding an irreversible investment or financing structure choice. The model is applied to a common estate freeze tax plan. Undertaking an estate freeze requires a...

This paper uses a strategic tax compliance model to examine taxpayer reporting and tax authority audit strategies in an international setting with two tax authorities. The setting features both information asymmetry between the taxpayer and the tax authorities and tax law ambiguity. The latter...

This paper compares two attributes of a deferred tax liability (DTL) that arise from differences in book and tax depreciation methods. The first attribute is the effect of the DTL on the market value of the firm. The second is the length of time between when the asset is placed into service and...

This study examines the effect on firm value of repealing the last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory method for tax purposes. Our model extends prior literature by determining quantities and prices in equilibrium rather than specifying them exogenously. We find that LIFO repeal could increase the...

This study examines a setting in which a tax reporting decision is delegated to a firm 's tax manager. Using financial accounting measures of tax expense to evaluate the tax manager allows the fi rm to efficiently attain the level of tax avoidance it prefers, despite the fact that the...