Der Umgang von Unternehmen mit steuerlichen Sachverhalten gerät immer stärker in den Fokus der Öffentlichkeit. Über die dafür operativ Verantwortlichen, die Steuerabteilungen sowie deren gegenwärtigen Aufbau und Aufgabenweisen ist allerdings wenig bekannt. Unser Ansatz von telefonischen...

The question of why some companies pay more taxes than others is a widely investigated topic of interest. One of the famous suspect explanations is a phenomenon called tax avoidance. We develop a holistic theoretical concept of influences on corporate tax planning through a series of 19 in-depth...

I use both theoretical and empirical models to assess how alternative measurement approaches to banks’ loan loss allowances affect lending when banks are subject to regulatory capital requirements. I find that: (1) the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) method increases loan loss reserves on...

I develop and estimate a model bank lending under regulatory capital requirements that rely on accounting measurement. I use the model to assess how alternative measurement approaches to banks’ loan loss allowances affect lending. Through counterfactuals, I find that: (1) the Current Expected...

[Einführung] In den Medien und der Öffentlichkeit werden internationale Steuervermeidung von Konzernen und Steuerhinterziehung im Allgemeinen lautstark diskutiert und durch prominente Einzelbeispiele von vorwiegend US-amerikanischen Konzernen 'anekdotisch' bewiesen. Dabei kann sogar ein...

The question of why some companies pay more taxes than others is a widely investigated topic of interest. One of the famous suspect explanations is a phenomenon called tax avoidance. We develop a holistic theoretical concept of influences on corporate tax planning through a series of 19 in-depth...