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This paper analyzes the association between tax complexity and foreign direct investments (FDI) based on the newly developed Tax Complexity Index (TCI) and its components. For a sample of 15,607 new foreign subsidiaries, we find no association between total tax complexity, as proxied by the TCI,...
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This paper analyzes the association between tax complexity and foreign direct investments (FDI) based on the newly developed Tax Complexity Index (TCI) and its components. For a sample of 15,607 new foreign subsidiaries, we find no association between total tax complexity, as proxied by the TCI,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012216188
M&A. -- FDI ; corporate taxation ; location ; M&A ; Greenfield …
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We show that corporate taxation systems regarding foreign dividends and capital gains across 49 countries differ in … distorted. Consequently, a national tax policy maker may ask which taxation system improves the position of its multinational … dividends and capital gains taxation on cross-border M&A prices from the acquirer’s perspective and theoretically compare …
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We investigate real investment, financial revenues and profits in formerly domestic firms once they enter a multinational entity (MNE) through an acquisition. We argue that following the acquisition, those targets are tax-optimized in a profit shifting context if they are acquired by MNEs with...
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The OECD agreement in principle on a global minimum corporate income tax – Pillar II of the BEPS project – is a major step in international tax regulation and coordination. Yet, its consequences for foreign direct investment (FDI) have received limited attention thus far. The theme chapter...
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This paper examines how free-trade agreements and customs unions affect the location of foreign direct investment (FDI) and social welfare, taking into account that governments may adjust taxes and external tariffs to compete for FDI. Conditions are identified under which a free-trade agreement...
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This paper analyzes the impact of countries' tax attractiveness on the allocation of risk within multinational groups. Our dataset contains subsidiaries located in 32 European countries and owned by parents from 90 different countries globally. We show that tax symmetry positively influences the...
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This paper analyzes the impact of taxation on the location of patents within multinational groups. Based on groups with … attractiveness of countries into account when making these decisions. Specifically, we show that the statutory tax rate, the taxation …
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This paper argues that the large reduction in corporate tax rates and only gradual widening of tax bases in many countries over the last decades are consistent with tougher international competition for foreign direct investment (FDI). To make this point we develop a model in which governments...
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