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Acquisitions by Real Estate Investment Trusts as a strategy for minimization of investor tax liability

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  • Jingyu Li

  • Fayez Elayan

  • Thomas Meyer

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A key requirement for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) to maintain their corporate tax-exempt status is that 95 percent of income must be distributed as dividents. Receipt of this income imposes a personal tax burden on shareholders. A central tenet of this research is that REIT management is motivated to reduce investors’ personal taxes. This may involve reduction of before-tax income through acquisitions. Market reaction to REIT merger announcements is found to be positive and significant. The evidence developed is more consistent with abnormal returns being related to a tax advantage from acquisitions rather than gaining economies of scale. Copyright Springer 2001

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  • Jingyu Li & Fayez Elayan & Thomas Meyer, 2001. "Acquisitions by Real Estate Investment Trusts as a strategy for minimization of investor tax liability," Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer;Academy of Economics and Finance, vol. 25(1), pages 115-134, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jecfin:v:25:y:2001:i:1:p:115-134
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02759690
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