We provide evidence of the final, immediate financial statement impact of some of the major provisions of the 2017 U.S. tax law changes, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). We also provide evidence on the accuracy of companies' estimates. Using hand-collected financial...

Despite the importance of internal decision-making for corporate tax outcomes, we know little about the role of within-firm delegation of decision rights. Using confidential survey data, we examine the relation between corporate tax effectiveness and the extent to which capital investments,...

As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the US Congress repealed a long-standing exception that allowed companies to deduct executives’ qualified performance-based compensation in excess of $1 million. The purpose of this study is to examine whether Congress achieved its stated objective...