The German 2008 corporate tax reform followed the distinct and internationally prevalent pattern of tax-rate cut cum base broadening. Based on a new corporate microsimulation model, ZEW TaxCoMM, we assess the heterogeneous effects of the tax reform on firms, varying according to some of the...

Abstract: Nach der zeitweiligen Abkehr von der direkten Substanzbesteuerung ergibt sich im Zuge der letzen Reformen der deutschen Unternehmensbesteuerung durch Verbreiterungen der ertragsteuerlichen Bemessungsgrundlage bei gleichzeitiger Senkung der tariflichen Steuersätze eine erneute...

This paper provides a quantitative review of the empirical literature on the tax impact on corporate debt financing. Synthesizing the evidence from 48 previous studies, we find that this impact is substantial. In particular, the tax rate proxy determines the outcome of primary analyses. Measures...