The Effect of Innovation on Corporate Tax Avoidance

A large body of literature examines the determinants of corporate tax avoidance. In this paper I examine a new determinant of tax avoidance: innovation. Firms with more innovation generate more patents. Due to information asymmetry between the managers of the firm and tax authorities, firms have con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guo, Peng
Other Authors: Reichelt, Ken
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2014
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-08142014-175532/