I use both theoretical and empirical models to assess how alternative measurement approaches to banks’ loan loss allowances affect lending when banks are subject to regulatory capital requirements. I find that: (1) the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) method increases loan loss reserves on...

Part I: Introduction to Investment Decision Making: Introduction to Tax Planning; Principles of Investment Decision -- Part II: Integrating Taxation into Investment Decision Making: Integrating Income Taxes into Finance; Tax Facts; Neutral Income Tax Systems; Introduction to Business Taxation;...

This paper proposes the replacement of the corporate income tax by shareholder-based capital income taxation. Our proposal would guarantee investment neutrality of taxation and reduced tax compliance costs. The proposal is based on the S-base cash flow tax. Under the S-base tax, transactions...

Although tax values of corporate assets and liabilities could provide useful information for various economic decisions, they are typically unknown to financial statement users. Additional corporate tax information has been repeatedly claimed. We analyse whether tax balance sheets can be...

Due to the implementation of international financial reporting standards in the European Union, member states with uniform accounting are expected to replace their current one-book system with a two-book system, which will separate tax accounting and financial accounting. This separation...