In this study, we consider whether the gender composition of the board of directors could have some relation with tax aggressiveness for a sample of 739 public listed companies resident in different countries for the period 2015-2019. Our fixed-effect model of panel data does not show any...

In light of the omnipresent peril of profit shifting and loss in tax revenues, which are the downsides of increasing globalization and digitalization, industrialized countries have shown remarkable determination in adapting existing tax treaties and, most notably, introducing anti-tax avoidance...

We analyze the valuation-tax avoidance relation and find there is, in fact, a market value discount for tax avoidance. We identify several channels for the adverse valuation effects of tax avoidance. Tax-avoiding firms that i) lack foreign income, ii) are financially constrained, and iii) incur...

This study finds that aggressive tax strategies adopted by a firm affect idiosyncratic stock return volatility. Aggressive tax strategies, which I measure as tax paid by a firm divided by pretax income (adjusted for special items), are associated with higher levels of idiosyncratic stock...

The measured book-tax gap is often used as a surrogate for one of the behaviors that influences the gap - earnings management or tax sheltering - without adjusting for the effect of other influences - GAAP changes, tax law changes, and macroeconomic conditions. This paper provides evidence on...

This study investigates the relation between corporate political connections and tax aggressiveness. We study a broad array of corporate political activities, including the employment of connected directors, campaign contributions, and lobbying. Using a large hand-collected dataset of U.S....

While the world taxpayers focus on aggressive tax planning, the world jurisdictions try to deal with that especially under the leadership OECD. Until now, it is hard to say that jurisdictions are successful to solve this problem. And some other countries have started to take unilateral measures...

This study examines whether multinational corporations (MNCs) reclassify related-party payments to avoid the new base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT). The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 included the BEAT to combat income shifting from the U.S. to foreign entities. An exclusion in the tax law...

This study introduces and tests the applicability of a signal for individual tax reporting aggressiveness using German income tax return data. Tax aggressiveness is often defined as dealing with uncertainty - or more precisely: ambiguity - in an exploitative manner. In other words, firms and...