Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10125/51935
Is tax return information useful to equity investors?
File | Size | Format | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
HARC 2018 paper 77.pdf | 991.28 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Item Summary
Title: | Is tax return information useful to equity investors? |
Authors: | Demere, Paul |
Keywords: | Tax Return Information Syndicated Loans Tax Expense Valuation Tax Anomaly Returns |
Date Issued: | 28 Aug 2017 |
Abstract: | In this study, I examine whether tax return information is incrementally useful to equity investors relative to publicly-available information, such as financial statements. To test this relation, I exploit unique features of the syndicated loan market, as prior literature shows that lenders obtain tax returns from borrowers and that lenders’ private information is transmitted to equity markets when institutional investors are part of a loan syndicate. I find economically significant increases in tax expense valuation and decreases in tax-related market anomalies following the issuance of institutional syndicated loans, consistent with equity investors finding information about firm performance in tax returns that is useful for their trading decisions. I also document that tax returns are a valuable information source that can motivate institutional investor participation in loan syndicates. This study informs the important, ongoing policy debate over public disclosure of corporate tax return information and extends prior research by showing that investors use information from tax returns incremental to information in financial statements. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/51935 |
Appears in Collections: |
08 Taxation (Tax) |
Please email libraryada-l@lists.hawaii.edu if you need this content in ADA-compliant format.
Items in ScholarSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.