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Taxation and Corporate Group Structure - Evidence from a Sample of European Multinationals

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  • Andreas Oestreicher
  • Reinald Koch

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We empirically analyze the influence of tax considerations on the structure of investments of a parent company based in one EU member state that holds subsidiaries in a different member state. We show that group taxation, deductibility of financing expenses, or participation write-downs and additional taxes on intragroup dividends may factor into the parent company’s decision on the structure of investments as tax parameters. We find empirical evidence that a vertical structure with a pure holding interposed is implemented more often if a domestic parent entity is required for the formation of a tax group, the semi-elasticities being 0.568 and –0.343.

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  • Andreas Oestreicher & Reinald Koch, 2012. "Taxation and Corporate Group Structure - Evidence from a Sample of European Multinationals," Schmalenbach Business Review (sbr), LMU Munich School of Management, vol. 64(4), pages 254-280, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sbr:abstra:v:64:y:2012:i:4:p:254-280
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    1. Claudia Keser & Gerrit Kimpel & Andreas Oestreicher, 2014. "The CCCTB option – an experimental study," CIRANO Working Papers 2014s-24, CIRANO.
    2. Claudia Keser & Gerrit Kimpel & Andreas Oestreicher, 2016. "Would a CCCTB mitigate profit shifting?," CIRANO Working Papers 2016s-29, CIRANO.
    3. Keser, Claudia & Kimpel, Gerrit & Oestreicher, Andreas, 2014. "The CCCTB option: An experimental study," University of Göttingen Working Papers in Economics 199, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics.
    4. Dinkel, Andreas & Schanz, Deborah, 2015. "Tax attractiveness and the location of patents," arqus Discussion Papers in Quantitative Tax Research 188, arqus - Arbeitskreis Quantitative Steuerlehre.
    5. Keser, Claudia & Kimpel, Gerrit & Oestreicher, Andreas, 2014. "The CCCTB option an experimental study," VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy 100490, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    6. Rünger, Silke, 2015. "The effect of cross-border group taxation on ownership chains," arqus Discussion Papers in Quantitative Tax Research 194, arqus - Arbeitskreis Quantitative Steuerlehre.

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    Keywords

    Corporate Group Structure; Corporate Income Tax; Firm-Level Data; Multinationals;
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    JEL classification:

    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
    • K34 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Tax Law

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