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Rebound Effect of Allowance for Corporate Equity on Debt Bias

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  • Márcio Telles Portal
  • Luís Laureano

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We analyse if the Brazilian Allowance for Corporate Equity (ACE-type system) reduces the debt tax bias. Specifically, we study if the continuous treatment effect of interest on equity negatively affects the level of financial leverage. We find that the tax policy implemented is similar to the deductible cash dividends and not to an ACE. The empirical implication is that the interest on equity treatment increases the debt tax bias, producing a rebound effect to what is expected for this policy on the risk-taking behaviour and corporate capital structure. This rebound effect is homogeneous in firms with different financial constraints status. There are evidences that shareholders influence the cash distribution policy, adjusting the later to their own tax preferences.

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  • Márcio Telles Portal & Luís Laureano, 2015. "Rebound Effect of Allowance for Corporate Equity on Debt Bias," Working Papers Series 2 15-06, ISCTE-IUL, Business Research Unit (BRU-IUL).
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    Keywords

    capital structure; debt bias; dividend; dose-response function; financial constraints; taxation;
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    JEL classification:

    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G35 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Payout Policy
    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies

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