Corporate taxation and firm heterogeneity

Julien Albertini, Xavier Fairise and Anthony Terriau
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Xavier Fairise: GAINS, Le Mans Université

No 2410, Working Papers from Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St-Étienne (GATE Lyon St-Étienne), Université de Lyon

Abstract: This paper explores the differentiated effects of corporate tax changes based on firm characteristics and evaluates the potential impact of a tax system modulated by both firm size and age. Using tax rate variations across U.S. states and comparing adjacent counties across state borders, we find that corporate taxes significantly reduce employment in small and young firms, while having no notable impact on large and older firms. We then develop a model to analyze firm dynamics throughout their life cycle under different tax regimes. Our simulations show that a corporate tax system adjusted by both firm size and age is more effective than one based solely on size (and even more so than a system with a single rate). This approach lightens the tax burden on highly productive young firms and shifts it toward less productive older firms, ultimately boosting employment and welfare without reducing the fiscal surplus.

JEL-codes: E61 E62 H25 H32 J21 J23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-acc, nep-bec, nep-cfn, nep-dge, nep-ent, nep-lma, nep-pbe, nep-pub and nep-sbm
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Working Paper: CORPORATE TAXATION AND FIRM HETEROGENEITY (2024)
Working Paper: Corporate taxation and firm heterogeneity (2024)
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