Overseas dividend remittance is an important vehicle for multinational corporations (MNCs) to move funds among their global subsidiaries. Concerns that residence-based (e.g., U.S.) and territorial (e.g., European countries) tax systems distort dividend repatriations decisions have led countries...

This paper investigates whether an increase in the R&D tax credit rate stimulates firms' incremental R&D spending. We find that the increase in the credit rate has a positive effect on the R&D spending of high-tech firms with taxable status, but does not have the same positive effect on non-high...

The Taiwanese government offers firms that invest in qualified projects in emerging high-tech industries two mutually exclusive tax incentives—a corporate 5-year tax exemption or shareholder investment tax credits. This study examines whether corporate managers take shareholder tax benefits...

The Taiwanese government offers firms that invest in qualified projects in emerging high-tech industries two mutually exclusive tax incentives-a corporate 5-year tax exemption or shareholder investment tax credits. This study examines whether corporate managers take shareholder tax benefits into...

By conducting indepth interviews with the CEO and top management of TTY Biopharm Company, a Taiwan-based pharmaceutical company, I depict the role of TTY’s intellectual capital in building competitive advantages and enhancing the achievement of corporate strategies. TTY’s success illustrates...

Research has documented the stimulating effect of R&D tax credits on R&D expenditure when enacting an R&D tax credit or raising the credit rate. However, the potential adverse effects and consequences of reducing R&D tax incentives remain unexamined. Using a cut in R&D tax incentives in Taiwan,...