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Dividend Taxes and Decisions of MNEs: Evidence from a Finnish Tax Reform
(Oxford University Press, 2017)
In this study, we explore how a firm-level dividend tax on redistributed foreign profits affects the financial decisions of a multinational enterprise (MNE). We examine this by using evidence from a recent tax reform in ...
The effects of corporate taxes on small firms
(Elsevier, 2022)
We study the impact of corporate taxes on firm-level investments and business activity by exploiting a 6 percentage-point reduction in the corporate tax rate in 2012–2014 in Finland. We use detailed administrative data and ...
Business owners and income-shifting: evidence from Finland
(Springer Verlag, 2016)
This study examines income-shifting between tax bases among the owners of privately held businesses. The dual income tax system in Finland offers noticeable incentives for income-shifting between wages and dividends for ...
The elasticity of taxable income and income-shifting: what is “real” and what is not?
(Springer Verlag, 2016)
Previous literature shows that income taxation significantly affects the behavior of high-income earners and business owners. However, it is still unclear how much of the response is due to changes in real economic activity, ...
How do small firms respond to tax schedule discontinuities? Evidence from South African tax registers
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2017-04-28)
We study the responsiveness of small and medium-sized firms to corporate income taxes using population-wide administrative data from South Africa. We find sizable bunching of firms at the corporate income thresholds where ...
Firm Responses to an Interest Barrier: Empirical Evidence
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2017-06-27)
This paper studies the effects of an interest barrier that was introduced in Finland to restrict the profit-shifting opportunities of multinational enterprises (MNEs). We employ full population data of Finnish, Swedish and ...
Does Mandating Social Insurance Affect Entrepreneurial Activity?
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2019-06-18)
This paper estimates the effect of relaxing the social insurance mandate on entrepreneurial activity using rich administrative data from Finland. We find that relaxing the social insurance mandate leads entrepreneurs to ...
The Effects of Corporate Taxes on Small Firms
(Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus, 2020-03-06)
We study the impact of corporate taxes on firm-level investments, total output and input usage by exploiting a 4.5 percentage-point corporate tax rate cut in Finland in 2014. We use detailed administrative data and a ...
Compliance costs vs. tax incentives: Why do entrepreneurs respond to size-based regulations?
(Elsevier, 2019)
This paper studies the mechanisms behind the responses of entrepreneurs to size-dependent tax regulation. We exploit the value-added tax (VAT) exemption threshold in Finland. Both tax incentives (remitted VAT) and compliance ...
How do small firms respond to tax schedule discontinuities? Evidence from South African tax registers
(Springer US, 2019)
We study the responsiveness of small- and medium-sized firms to a small-business corporate income tax schedule using population-wide administrative data from South Africa. We find sizeable bunching of firms at the corporate ...