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Post Tax Reform and Corporate Effective Tax Rate: Evidence from Tunisia

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  • Kamel Naoui

    (University of Manouba, Higher School of Business, 2010, La Manouba, Tunisia)

  • Abdelkader Kasraoui

    (PhD Student, University of Manouba, Higher School of Business, 2010, La Manouba, Tunisia.)

Abstract

This study examines the impact of the tax reform on corporate effective tax rate (ETR) and firm-specifics in Tunisia for the post tax reform period (after the fiscal year 2014). The corporate effective tax rate is a component by major firm-specific characteristics, especially firm size, capital structure (leverage), inventory intensity, capital intensity. The ETR provides information about the tax burdens and can be used as a political instrument to boost the economic reliance. The post tax reform period reflects the impact of lower corporate tax rate on the firm characteristics. The sample consists of 112 firm-year observations from 16 listed companies in Tunis Stock Exchange (known Bourse de Tunis- BVMT) covering seven years from 2010 to 2016. Our result indicates that the tax reform had a significant impact only on the inventory variable but no significant results on the others firm characteristics for the post-tax reform period. These findings urge the Tunisian’s tax authority to reformulate the corporate tax system.

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  • Kamel Naoui & Abdelkader Kasraoui, 2020. "Post Tax Reform and Corporate Effective Tax Rate: Evidence from Tunisia," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 10(3), pages 1-6.
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    Keywords

    Tax Reform; Corporate Effective Tax Rate; Tunisia.;
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    JEL classification:

    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • M4 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting

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