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TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND CORPORATE INCOME TAX AVOIDANCE.
- Source :
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Economic Inquiry . Oct2019, Vol. 57 Issue 4, p1963-1980. 18p. 12 Charts, 4 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- We identify the effect of trade liberalization on corporate income tax avoidance in a sample of Chinese manufacturing firms, taking advantage of China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). We find that firms engage in more tax avoidance in industries with larger tariff reductions. Further analysis shows that firms with a lack of cash or a high demand for cash before WTO entry tend to engage in more tax avoidance after WTO entry. Our study also provides evidence that manipulating costs is one way that firms avoid corporate income tax. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *FREE trade
*CORPORATE taxes
*TARIFF
*TAX evasion
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00952583
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Economic Inquiry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 138089069
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12810