Author: James M. Poterba
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Category : Capital investments
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Taxes on corporate distributions have traditionally been regarded as a "double tax" on corporate income. This view implies that while the total effective tax rate on corporate source income affects real economic decisions, the distribution of this tax burden between the shareholders and the corporation is irrelevant. Recent research has suggested an alter- native to this traditional view. One explanation of why firms in the U.S. pay dividends in spite of the heavy tax liabilities associated with this form of distribution is that the stock market capitalizes the tax payments associated with corporate distributions. This capitalization leaves investors indifferent at the margin between corporations paying our dividends and retaining earnings. This alternative view holds that while changes in the dividend tax rate will affect shareholder wealth, they will have no impact on corporate investment decisions. This paper develops econometric tests which distinguish between these two views of dividend taxation. By extending Tobin's "q" theory of investment to incorporate taxes at both the corporate and personal levels, the implications of each view for corporate investment decisions can be derived. The competing views may be tested by comparing the performance of investment equations estimates under each theory's predict ions. British time series data are particularly appropriate for testing hypotheses about dividend taxes because of the substantial postwar variation in effective tax rates on corporate distributions. The econometric results suggest that dividend taxes have important effects on investment decisions.
Dividend Taxes, Corporate Investment, and "Q"
Author: James M. Poterba
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Capital investments
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Taxes on corporate distributions have traditionally been regarded as a "double tax" on corporate income. This view implies that while the total effective tax rate on corporate source income affects real economic decisions, the distribution of this tax burden between the shareholders and the corporation is irrelevant. Recent research has suggested an alter- native to this traditional view. One explanation of why firms in the U.S. pay dividends in spite of the heavy tax liabilities associated with this form of distribution is that the stock market capitalizes the tax payments associated with corporate distributions. This capitalization leaves investors indifferent at the margin between corporations paying our dividends and retaining earnings. This alternative view holds that while changes in the dividend tax rate will affect shareholder wealth, they will have no impact on corporate investment decisions. This paper develops econometric tests which distinguish between these two views of dividend taxation. By extending Tobin's "q" theory of investment to incorporate taxes at both the corporate and personal levels, the implications of each view for corporate investment decisions can be derived. The competing views may be tested by comparing the performance of investment equations estimates under each theory's predict ions. British time series data are particularly appropriate for testing hypotheses about dividend taxes because of the substantial postwar variation in effective tax rates on corporate distributions. The econometric results suggest that dividend taxes have important effects on investment decisions.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Capital investments
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Taxes on corporate distributions have traditionally been regarded as a "double tax" on corporate income. This view implies that while the total effective tax rate on corporate source income affects real economic decisions, the distribution of this tax burden between the shareholders and the corporation is irrelevant. Recent research has suggested an alter- native to this traditional view. One explanation of why firms in the U.S. pay dividends in spite of the heavy tax liabilities associated with this form of distribution is that the stock market capitalizes the tax payments associated with corporate distributions. This capitalization leaves investors indifferent at the margin between corporations paying our dividends and retaining earnings. This alternative view holds that while changes in the dividend tax rate will affect shareholder wealth, they will have no impact on corporate investment decisions. This paper develops econometric tests which distinguish between these two views of dividend taxation. By extending Tobin's "q" theory of investment to incorporate taxes at both the corporate and personal levels, the implications of each view for corporate investment decisions can be derived. The competing views may be tested by comparing the performance of investment equations estimates under each theory's predict ions. British time series data are particularly appropriate for testing hypotheses about dividend taxes because of the substantial postwar variation in effective tax rates on corporate distributions. The econometric results suggest that dividend taxes have important effects on investment decisions.
Capital Gains Taxation and Corporate Investment
Author: David A. Weisbach
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Category : Capital gains tax
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
This study examines the interaction of dividend taxes and capital gains taxes on the sale of stock. Using a model of the new view of dividend taxation modified to incorporate realization-based capital gains and losses on stock, it shows that there are two interactions that effect the timing of dividend payments. First, there is an incentive to distribute dividends prior to realizing gain on a stock sale. Second, the timing of dividends is affected by considerations parallel to the standard lock-in effects for sales. Finally the paper shows that if there are tax clienteles, the new view no longer holds. The conclusions have a number of policy implications and also may affect empirical strategies used to identify the new view.
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Category : Capital gains tax
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
This study examines the interaction of dividend taxes and capital gains taxes on the sale of stock. Using a model of the new view of dividend taxation modified to incorporate realization-based capital gains and losses on stock, it shows that there are two interactions that effect the timing of dividend payments. First, there is an incentive to distribute dividends prior to realizing gain on a stock sale. Second, the timing of dividends is affected by considerations parallel to the standard lock-in effects for sales. Finally the paper shows that if there are tax clienteles, the new view no longer holds. The conclusions have a number of policy implications and also may affect empirical strategies used to identify the new view.
The Economic Effects of Dividend Taxation
Author: James M. Poterba
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Category : Dividends
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This paper tests several competing hypotheses about the economic effects of dividend taxation. It employs British data on security returns, dividend payout rates, and corporate investment, because unlike the United States, Britain has experienced several major dividend tax reforms in the last three decades. These tax changes provide an ideal natural experiment for analyzing the effects of dividend taxes. We compare three different views of how dividend taxes affect decisions by firms and their shareholders. We reject the"tax capitalization" view that dividend taxes are non-distortionary lump sum taxes on the owners of corporate capital. We also reject the hypothes is that firms pay dividends because marginal investors are effectively untaxed. We find that the traditional view that dividend taxes constitute a "double-tax" on corporate capital income is most consistent with our empirical evidence. Our results suggest that dividend taxes reduce corporate investment and exacerbate distortions in the intersectoral and intertemporal allocation of capital
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Category : Dividends
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This paper tests several competing hypotheses about the economic effects of dividend taxation. It employs British data on security returns, dividend payout rates, and corporate investment, because unlike the United States, Britain has experienced several major dividend tax reforms in the last three decades. These tax changes provide an ideal natural experiment for analyzing the effects of dividend taxes. We compare three different views of how dividend taxes affect decisions by firms and their shareholders. We reject the"tax capitalization" view that dividend taxes are non-distortionary lump sum taxes on the owners of corporate capital. We also reject the hypothes is that firms pay dividends because marginal investors are effectively untaxed. We find that the traditional view that dividend taxes constitute a "double-tax" on corporate capital income is most consistent with our empirical evidence. Our results suggest that dividend taxes reduce corporate investment and exacerbate distortions in the intersectoral and intertemporal allocation of capital
Do Dividend Taxes Affect Corporate Investment?
Author: Annette Alstadsaeter
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
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Do Dividend Taxes Affect Corporate Investment
Author: Annette Alstadsæter
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Macroeconomic Effects of Dividend Taxation with Investment Credit Limits
Author: Matteo Ghilardi
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
We analyze the effects of dividend taxation in a general equilibrium business cycle model with an occasionally-binding investment credit limit. Permanent dividend tax reforms distort capital investment decisions in the binding long-run equilibrium, but are neutral otherwise. Temporary unexpected tax cuts stimulate shortterm real activity in the credit-constrained economy, yet produce contractionary macroeconomic outcomes in the slack regime. The occasionally-binding constraint reconciles the `traditional' and `new' views of dividend taxation, and highlights the importance of measuring the firm's initial borrowing position before enacting tax reforms. Finally, permanently lower dividend taxes dampen financial business cycles, and help to explain macroeconomic asymmetries.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
We analyze the effects of dividend taxation in a general equilibrium business cycle model with an occasionally-binding investment credit limit. Permanent dividend tax reforms distort capital investment decisions in the binding long-run equilibrium, but are neutral otherwise. Temporary unexpected tax cuts stimulate shortterm real activity in the credit-constrained economy, yet produce contractionary macroeconomic outcomes in the slack regime. The occasionally-binding constraint reconciles the `traditional' and `new' views of dividend taxation, and highlights the importance of measuring the firm's initial borrowing position before enacting tax reforms. Finally, permanently lower dividend taxes dampen financial business cycles, and help to explain macroeconomic asymmetries.
The Effect of the Relative Tax Treatment of Dividends and Capital Gains on Corporate Valuation and Behavior
Author: John Karl Scholz
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Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Languages : en
Pages : 276
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The Double Taxation of Dividend Income
Author: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. Finance Department. Committee on Taxation
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Category : Dividends
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Category : Dividends
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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The Economic Effects of Dividend Taxation
Author: Kenneth James McKenzie
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Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Do Dividend Taxes Affact Corporate Investment?
Author: Annette Alstadsaeter
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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