Foreign Capital Participation and Tax Aggressiveness in Brazilian Companies

Antonio Lopo Martinez () and Clébio Bis ()
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Antonio Lopo Martinez: University of Coimbra, Portugal
Clébio Bis: Fucape Business School, Brazil

European Journal of Studies in Management and Business, 2020, vol. 15, 43-53

Abstract: This study explores the relationship between tax aggressiveness and foreign capital participation in Brazilian companies listed on the BM & F BOVESPA from 2010 to 2015, using the concept of tax aggressiveness as a reduction of taxable income through tax management and planning (Chen et al., 2010). Observing that previous studies show a significant relationship between tax aggressiveness and ownership structures, this research seeks to understand whether this relationship is significant if there is foreign capital participation in the company. The sample was composed of Brazilian companies listed on the BM&F BOVESPA. Two metrics of tax aggressiveness were used to investigate this relationship: effective tax rate (ETR) and book-tax difference (BTD). The use of these metrics was inspired in a review on tax research by Hanlon and Heitzman (2010), who concluded that ETR and BTD could capture the reduction of taxable income through tax planning. The results showed no significant relationship between foreign capital participation and tax aggressiveness, demonstrating that the origin of equity capital is not a factor of tax aggressiveness.

Keywords: Tax aggressiveness; Foreign Capital Participation; Tax Planning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.32038/mbrq.2020.15.04

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