Barriers to Mobility: The Lockout Effect of U.S. Taxation of Worldwide Corporate Profits
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Graham, John R.
Hanlon, Michelle
Shevlin, Terry
Date Issued
December 2010
Journal
National Tax Journal
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National Tax Association
Citation
Graham, John R., Michelle Hanlon, and Terry J. Shevlin. "Barriers to Mobility: The Lockout Effect of U.S. Taxation of Worldwide Corporate Profits." National Tax Journal (December 2010) 63 (4, Part 2), 1111–1144.
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Abstract
Using data from a survey of tax executives, we examine the corporate response to the one-time dividends received deduction in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. We describe the firms’ reported sources and uses of the cash repatriated and we also examine non-tax costs companies incurred to avoid the repatriation tax prior to the Act. Finally, we examine whether firms would repatriate cash again if a similar Act were to occur in the future. Overall, the evidence is consistent with a substantial lockout effect resulting from the current U.S. policy of taxing the worldwide profits of U.S. multinationals.
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Sloan School of Management
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