Abstract
The paper addresses the long standing asymmetry in the tax treatment of debt and equity costs through a direct comparison of two hypothetical regimes based exclusively on income taxation, broadly defined, and value added taxation. The model presented widens existing debate to encompass the choice between entrepreneurial and contractual use of inputs generally and including labour, as well as capital. Using representative functional forms and numerical illustrations the analysis explores the effect of the tax regimes on firm decisions concerning input selection, output level and vertical integration. The greater neutrality of value added taxation is shown to produce gains in terms of firm efficiency in production and concentration on competitive advantage.
JEL Codes
H21 Efficiency Optimal Taxations, H25 Business Taxes and Subsidies, H32 Fiscal Policies and Behaviour of Economic Agents: Firm
Keywords
Residual income, income tax, value added tax, tax shield, neutrality, vertical integration
Recommended Citation
ZAFIRIS, Nicos
(2017)
"Value Added as the Tax Base for Enterprise Income,"
The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance:
Vol. 18:
Iss.
2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.57229/2373-1761.1273
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/jef/vol18/iss2/6
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