TAXATION & DIVIDEND POLICY: NEW EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

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Abstract

The present paper takes advantage of two important changes in the Canadian taxation of capital gains in Canada to examine the interaction between taxation and corporate dividend policy. Our empirical results suggest that Canadian firms did not increase their dividend payout after the reduction of capital gains exemption in 1987; however, they did so when the remaining $100,000 capital gains exemption in 1994 was eliminated. Moreover, we find that firms with high level of control concentration tend to pay fewer dividends. Our finding suggests taxation does influence corporate dividend policy.

Keywords: Dividend Policy, Taxation, Corporate Governance

How to cite this paper: Chkir, I., & Saadi, S. (2008). Taxation & dividend policy: new empirical evidence. Corporate Ownership & Control, 5(4-4), 432-439. https://doi.org/10.22495/cocv5i4c4p2