Do Personal Taxes Destroy Tax Shields? A Critique to Miller’s (1977) Proposal

Ignacio Velez-Pareja ()

Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 2017, vol. 53, issue 10, 2199-2214

Abstract: We discuss the relevance of personal taxes on tax shields. Interest and taxes are the basis for defining an optimal capital structure. When personal taxes are greater than or equal to TS, an optimal capital structure does not exist.We suggest that the approach proposed by Miller (1977) might understate the effect of personal taxes in the net TS and/or its associated net value. We consider the irrelevance of personal taxes on interest received by debtholders on the value of TS earned by the firm on interest paid. We conclude that Miller’s approach might be wrong and has some inconsistencies.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/1540496X.2016.1220859

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