Italy's ACE tax and its effect on a firm's leverage

Paolo Panteghini, Maria Laura Parisi and Francesca Pighetti

No 2012-31, Economics Discussion Papers from Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Abstract: This article describes the new ACE-type system implemented in Italy since 2012. The authors first show that this system reduces but does not eliminate the financial distortion due to interest deductibility. Using a dataset of Italian companies, the authors analyze the impact of this relief on Italian firm capital structure. Despite the permanence of a tax advantage and its gradual implementation, the ACE relief is estimated to reduce significantly leverage. By decreasing default risk it is also expected to reduce systemic risk.

Keywords: ACE; business taxation; leverage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H25 H32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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