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- Title
Individual Wealth Taxes and Corporate Payouts.
- Authors
Barroso, Raúl; N'Gatta, Donald; Ormazabal, Gaizka
- Abstract
We examine the effect of individual wealth taxes on dividend policy. Using a comprehensive sample of European public firms from 26 countries, we document that wealth taxes paired with substantial increases in stock prices are associated with significantly larger dividend payouts. This pattern is stronger among closely held firms, family firms, and firms with shares directly owned by individuals. We also find evidence suggesting that the dividends induced by wealth taxes have meaningful economic consequences; the announcement of dividends with a higher probability of being induced by wealth taxes elicits lower stock returns, and such dividends are associated with lower levels of subsequent investment. Overall, our evidence contributes to the rekindled debate on wealth taxes by showing that this type of taxation affects corporate financial policies. JEL Classifications: G14; G20; G28; G30; K2.
- Subjects
WEALTH tax; DIVIDENDS; STOCK prices; FAMILY-owned business enterprises; RATE of return on stocks; CORPORATE finance; TAX rates; CORPORATE taxes
- Publication
Accounting Review, 2023, Vol 98, Issue 5, p31
- ISSN
0001-4826
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2308/TAR-2021-0475