This study examines the effect of shareholder scrutiny of tax issues on corporate tax behavior. Specifically, we examine the factors associated with receiving shareholder tax litigation and the effect of such litigation on the future tax behavior of both the sued firm and its peers. We find...

Research in economics, finance, and management describes a new type of firm and a new way of doing business - the “new economy business model” - that has been reshaping the U.S. economy since at least the mid 1980's. We extend this research and develop a composite measure of this model,...

Research in economics, finance, and management describes a new type of firm and a new way of doing business — the "new economy business model" — that has been reshaping the U.S. economy since at least the mid 1980's. We extend this research and develop a composite measure of this model,...

Companies are adopting executive compensation recoupment ("clawback") policies to discourage aggressive financial reporting choices. Recent research suggests clawback policies might encourage other, less aggressive, means of meeting earnings expectations. We suggest that reducing income tax...

We examine the relation between a firm's business and tax planning strategies. To identify firms' business strategies we use a comprehensive measure of business strategy based on the theoretical framework of Miles and Snow (1978, 2003). Specifically, we first investigate whether a firm's...

This study examines the effect of short-selling threats on tax aggressiveness. The SEC’s Regulation SHO pilot program relaxed short-selling constraints for a sample of U.S. stocks, thus leading to an exogenous increase in short-selling threats for these pilot stocks. After controlling for...