THE EFFECT OF THE 1986 TAX REFORM ACT ON EX-DIVIDEND DAY RETURN BEHAVIOR

In this study I examine whether the Tax Reform Act of 1986 has an effect on ex-date stock return behavior. Results indicate that the tax reform has a significant effect on ex-date returns for NASDAQ stocks, but not for NYSE/AMEX stocks. Further analysis suggests that the ex-date returns on NASDAQ stocks are primarily determined by the tax premium. However, the ex-date returns on NYSE/AMEX stocks are more influenced by short-term trading.     

加快推进资源税整体改革

2010年我国资源税改革取得重要进展,后续改革任务仍很重,建议采用扩大地域范围和扩大产品覆盖范围两条线分别梯次推进的方法,加快推进资源税整体改革。     

THE MARKET REACTION TO THE 1986 TAX OVERHAUL: A STUDY OF THE CAPITAL GAIN TAX CHANGE

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA) eliminated the favorable tax treatment on long-term capital gains in the US. Using a standard event study… CONTENTS AND ABSTRACTS 111 methodology, this paper examines daily stock return reactions to the tax overhaul. The results show that high dividend yield stocks earned a significant positive abnormal return and low yield stocks a significant negative return during the legislation period. This finding is consistent with the notion that the TRA made the market valuation of stocks shift in favor of high yield stocks.     

AN ANALYSIS OF THE AUTO CHOICE REFORM ACT OF 1997

Abstract: The authors examine the nuances involved in no-fault coverage. They focus their examination on the concept of choice, providing a perspective on both coverage and constitutional questions.     

A NOTE ON TAXATION AND THE LEASING DISCOUNT RATES

It is demonstrated that the discount rate for taxes in the traditional formula for the after-tax cost of debt is misspecified for the UK situation. Several new formulae are derived for the after-tax costs for specific periods, including the accounting period and the tax lag. Iterative solution methods are not required.     

ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE POLL TAX: THE IMPACT ON LOCAL AUTHORITY BUDGETS OF THE REFORM OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE IN ENGLAND

In 1990 the United Kingdom government introduced major reforms to the system of local government finance in England. The most dramatic change was the replacement of domestic property taxation by a flat rate community charge, or poll tax. The government's principal argument for this reform was that it would enhance the accountability of local authorities to their electorates. This paper examines the nature of this accountability link, and develops measures of the extent to which the new arrangements have increased accountability. A model is presented which seeks to determine whether the changes in accountability have led to changes in the expenditure patterns of local authorities in the first year of the reforms. The results are negative, and this preliminary evidence therefore suggests that the accountability arguments for the reforms are spurious.     

TAX UNCERTAINTIES AND THE INVESTMENT DECISION

This paper investigates how the firm's investment decision is affected by uncertainties in the tax laws under an asymmetric structure of income taxation. Tax liability is modelled as a call option, and tax uncertainties are modelled as randomness in the exercise price of the call option. The effects on the investment decision are derived by evaluating the comparative statics of the optimal investment level with respect to the volatility of the exercise price. The central result is that the disincentive effects of the tax uncertainties are generally exacerbated under the tax asymmetry.     

BETAS AND DEBT MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE UK TAX ENVIRONMENT

Tax complexities relating to corporate tax losses, induced by debt finance, and to the differential tax treatment of equity and sterling debt, are introduced into corporate valuation. The after personal tax value of the geared firm can be less than that of the equivalent ungeared firm. Also, debt-induced tax losses can create negative betas. These fiscal effects are incorporated into degearing formulae under active and passive debt management policies.