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How Do Taxes Affect Investors' Stock Market Realizations? Evidence from Tax-Return Panel Data

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  • Seyhun, H Nejat
  • Skinner, Douglas J

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This article provides direct evidence on the empirical importance of tax-reduction strategies. The authors' results indicate that relatively few investors trade securities to reduce their taxes and that tax-induced trading has little effect on stock prices. Their findings suggest that, holding all else constant, stock prices are likely to be insensitive to the difference between short- and long-term capital gains tax rates. Copyright 1994 by University of Chicago Press.

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  • Seyhun, H Nejat & Skinner, Douglas J, 1994. "How Do Taxes Affect Investors' Stock Market Realizations? Evidence from Tax-Return Panel Data," The Journal of Business, University of Chicago Press, vol. 67(2), pages 231-262, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jnlbus:v:67:y:1994:i:2:p:231-62
    DOI: 10.1086/296631
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