A Unifying Model of How the Tax System and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Affect Corporate Behavior

45 Pages Posted: 22 Jan 2007

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Douglas A. Shackelford

University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Joel B. Slemrod

University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

James Sallee

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

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Date Written: January 12, 2007

Abstract

This paper models the impact of the tax system and GAAP on the real and financial reporting decisions of corporations. It provides a first step toward joint evaluation of taxation and financial reporting in the standard economic analyses of corporate behavior. The key finding is that value arises from real decisions that provide firms with discretion in their tax and financial reporting. This desire for flexibility modifies the optimal decisions of firms, in theory, and we provide examples that illustrate this behavior in the real world.

Keywords: taxation, financial reporting, accounting, discretion

JEL Classification: H25, H21, M41, M44

Suggested Citation

Shackelford, Douglas A. and Slemrod, Joel B. and Sallee, James, A Unifying Model of How the Tax System and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Affect Corporate Behavior (January 12, 2007). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=958436 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.958436

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