Tax planners often choose debt over equity financing. As this has led to increased corporate debt financing, many countries have introduced thin capitalization rules to secure their tax revenues. In a general capital structure model we analyze if thin capitalization rules affect dividend and...

In this study we investigate the impact of the thin capitalization rule (TCR), introduced in Germany in 2008, on firms' capital structure, investment and profitability. The identification of the causal effects is based on the escape clauses in the regulation using a difference-in-difference...

Die Gesellschafter-Fremdfinanzierung wird sowohl in Deutschland also auch europaweit sowie international zunehmend restriktiv geregelt mit der Folge, dass die steuerlichen Regelungen zur Gesellschafter-Fremdfinanzierung (Thin Capitalization Rules) die Finanzierungsentscheidung multinationaler...

This study examines the interactive effect of tax planning and corporate governance on the financial performance of 50 non-financial quoted companies in Nigeria between 2007 and 2018. The study sample that covers 9 sectors was selected purposively through stratified random sampling. Data used...