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The choice of organizational form by closely-held firms in Sweden: tax versus non-tax determinants

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  • Karin Edmark
  • Roger H. Gordon

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This article makes use of individual data from 2004 to 2008 on owners of closely held businesses in Sweden to estimate the role of both tax and non-tax determinants in the choice to be a closely held corporation (CHC) versus a proprietorship. Although lower-income individuals face relatively neutral incentives, higher-income households face strong tax incentives to be corporate. The data suggest a strong response to these tax incentives. Many conventional non-tax determinants are confirmed in the data as well. Copyright 2013 The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Associazione ICC., Oxford University Press.

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  • Karin Edmark & Roger H. Gordon, 2013. "The choice of organizational form by closely-held firms in Sweden: tax versus non-tax determinants," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 22(1), pages 219-243, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:indcch:v:22:y:2013:i:1:p:219-243
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