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Do Personal Taxes Destroy Tax Shields? A Critique to Miller’s (1977) Proposal

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  • Ignacio Vélez-Pareja

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We discuss the relevance of personal taxes on tax shields. Interest and taxes are the basis for defining an optimal capital structure. When personal taxes are greater than or equal to TS, an optimal capital structure does not exist.We suggest that the approach proposed by Miller (1977) might understate the effect of personal taxes in the net TS and/or its associated net value. We consider the irrelevance of personal taxes on interest received by debtholders on the value of TS earned by the firm on interest paid. We conclude that Miller’s approach might be wrong and has some inconsistencies.

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  • Ignacio Vélez-Pareja, 2017. "Do Personal Taxes Destroy Tax Shields? A Critique to Miller’s (1977) Proposal," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(10), pages 2199-2214, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:53:y:2017:i:10:p:2199-2214
    DOI: 10.1080/1540496X.2016.1220859
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    1. Lucia MICHALKOVA & Tomas KLIESTIK, 2019. "The Role Of Risk In The Valuation Of Tax Shield," Proceedings of the INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 13(1), pages 218-233, November.

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