The value of a levered firm depends to a large extent upon the value of the tax shields. The German Corporate Tax Reform Act 2008 changes the tax system dramatically and introduces a new ceiling for the tax-deduction of interest payments. A central objective of this reform has been the tax...

From a tax planner's point of view, it is often attractive to choose debt over equity financing. As this has led to an increase of debt financing of corporations, many countries have introduced thin capitalization rules to secure their tax revenues. We analyze the influence of section 8a of the...