Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/105105 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 5091
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
When companies finance their investment via the international markets for stocks and bonds, relief from domestic personal taxes on dividends and capital gains will not reduce the cost of capital. Some authors have shown that even for small domestic companies whose shares are not traded internationally, domestic shareholder tax relief will not necessarily reduce the cost of equity finance. This paper argues that, under realistic assumptions, domestic shareholder tax relief will in fact reduce the cost of capital for small firms. It also argues that a shareholder income tax on the equity premium with full loss offset will improve the allocation of risk in the economy.
Subjects: 
double tax relief
cost of capital
dividend taxation
JEL: 
H20
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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