Michael Overesch

Universität zu Köln

Prof. Dr.

Albertus-Magnus-Platz

WiSo-Gebäude

Cologne, 50923

Germany

http://www.steuer.uni-koeln.de/

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Scholarly Papers (30)

1.

Tax Avoidance through Advance Tax Rulings - Evidence from the LuxLeaks Firms

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 25 Sep 2015
Birgit Huesecken and Michael Overesch
University of Cologne and Universität zu Köln
Downloads 1,902 (16,280)
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Advance Tax Ruling, Tax Sheltering, Tax Avoidance, Effective Tax Rate

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Effects of Disclosing Tax Avoidance: Capital Market Reaction to LuxLeaks

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2018
Birgit Huesecken, Michael Overesch and Alexander Tassius
University of Cologne, Universität zu Köln and University of Cologne
Downloads 1,322 (28,367)
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Market Reaction, Tax Avoidance, Disclosure, Litigation Risk, Reputational Costs

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Multinationals' Profit Response to Tax Differentials: Effect Size and Shifting Channels

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 13-045
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 31 Jul 2013
Jost Heckemeyer and Michael Overesch
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and Universität zu Köln
Downloads 1,087 (37,655)
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Profit Shifting, Multinational Firm, Corporate Income Tax, Meta-Analysis

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The Impact of Thin-Capitalization Rules on Multinationals' Financing and Investment Decisions

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-68, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1817
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Oct 2006
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg-Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Universität zu Köln, University of Mannheim - Department of Business Administration and Taxation and University of Tuebingen
Downloads 904 (48,792)
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Corporate Income Tax, Multinationals, Leverage, Thin-Capitalization Rules, Firm-Level Data

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The Impact of Personal and Corporate Taxation on Capital Structure Choices

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 08-020
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 07 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2008
Michael Overesch and Dennis Voeller
Universität zu Köln and TBS Business School
Downloads 898 (49,238)
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Capital Structure, Corporate Income Tax, Personal Income Tax, Firm-Level Data

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Transfer Pricing of Intrafirm Sales as a Profit Shifting Channel - Evidence from German Firm Data

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 06-084
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 10 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 26 Dec 2012
Michael Overesch
Universität zu Köln
Downloads 843 (53,734)
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Taxation, Multinationals, Profit Shifting, Transfer Pricing, Firm-level Data

Capital Structure Choice and Company Taxation: A Meta-Study

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 11-075
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 18 Jan 2012
Lars P. Feld, Jost Heckemeyer and Michael Overesch
Walter Eucken Institute, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research and Universität zu Köln
Downloads 391 (138,665)
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Capital Structure, Corporate Income Tax, Meta-Analysis

Capital Structure Choice and Company Taxation: A Meta-Study

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3400
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 04 Apr 2011
Walter Eucken Institute, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic ResearchUniversity of Kiel - Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences and Universität zu Köln
Downloads 253 (220,578)

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capital structure, corporate income tax, meta-analysis

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Public Disclosure of Foreign Subsidiaries and International Tax Avoidance

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 07 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2016
Tanja Herbert, Pia Olligs and Michael Overesch
University of Cologne, University of Cologne and Universität zu Köln
Downloads 641 (77,088)
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Effective Tax Rate, Tax Avoidance, Public Disclosure

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German Inbound Investment, Corporate Tax Planning, and Thin Capitalization Rules - a Difference-in-Differences Approach

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 06-075
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 16 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2008
Michael Overesch and Georg Wamser
Universität zu Köln and University of Tuebingen
Downloads 509 (102,634)
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Corporate Income Tax, Multinationals, Thin-Capitalization Rule, Difference-in-Differences, Firm-Level Data

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Anti Profit-Shifting Rules and Foreign Direct Investment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4710
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Apr 2014
Thiess Buettner, Michael Overesch and Georg Wamser
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg-Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Universität zu Köln and University of Tuebingen
Downloads 499 (105,246)
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FDI, corporate taxation, tax competition, profit shifting, thin-capitalization rules, transfer-pricing regulations, affiliate-level data, foreign subsidiary, employment

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Does Accounting for Taxes on Income Provide Information About Tax Planning Performance? - Evidence from German Multinationals

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 06-072
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 14 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2008
Michael Overesch and Ulrich Schreiber
Universität zu Köln and University of Mannheim - Department of Business Administration and Taxation
Downloads 489 (108,080)

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International Taxation, Financial Accounting, Income Taxes, Firm-level Data

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The Impact of Thin-Capitalization Rules on Multinationals' Financing and Investment Decisions

Bundesbank Series 1 Discussion Paper No. 2008,03
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 08 Jun 2016
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute, Universität zu Köln, University of Mannheim - Department of Business Administration and Taxation and University of Tuebingen
Downloads 460 (117,078)
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Corporate Income Tax, Multinationals, Leverage, Thin-Capitalization Rules, Firm-Level Data

Taxation and Capital Structure Choice - Evidence from a Panel of German Multinationals

ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-067
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 07 Oct 2006
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg-Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Universität zu Köln, University of Mannheim - Department of Business Administration and Taxation and University of Tuebingen
Downloads 260 (214,625)
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Corporate Income Tax, Multinationals, Capital Structure, Firm-Level Data

Taxation and Capital Structure Choice - Evidence from a Panel of German Multinationals

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1841
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 24 Nov 2006
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg-Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg, Universität zu Köln, University of Mannheim - Department of Business Administration and Taxation and University of Tuebingen
Downloads 193 (285,458)

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corporate income tax, multinationals, capital structure, firm-level data

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'Home Sweet Home' versus International Tax Planning: Where Do Multinational Firms Hold Their U.S. Trademarks?

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 07 Mar 2017
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic ResearchUniversity of Kiel - Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne and Universität zu Köln
Downloads 386 (141,900)
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Trademark, Corporate Tax, Location Choice, Multinational Firm

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Profit Shifting and Tax Response of Multinational Banks

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 14 Aug 2014
Julia Merz and Michael Overesch
University of Cologne and Universität zu Köln
Downloads 366 (150,677)
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Financial Sector Taxation, Multinational Bank, Corporate Taxation, Empirical Analysis

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Towards an Amended Arm’s Length Principle – Tackling Complexity and Implementing Destination Rules in Transfer Pricing

TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency Working Paper Series No. 89, WU International Taxation Research Paper Series No. 2022-10
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 Jul 2022 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2022
German Federal Ministry of Finance, Universität zu Köln, Goethe University Frankfurt, University of Mannheim - Department of Business Administration and Taxation and Paderborn University
Downloads 345 (160,723)
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Arm's Length Principle, Transfer Pricing, International Taxation, OECD BEPS Project

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Combating Overreporting of Deductions in Tax Returns: Prefilling and Restricting the Deductibility of Expenditures

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 22 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2020
Free University of Berlin, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, University of Cologne and Universität zu Köln
Downloads 328 (169,729)
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Tax Compliance, Tax Evasion, Deductions, Pre-filled Tax Returns, Behavioral Economics

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The Effects of the U.S. Tax Reform on Investments in Low-Tax Jurisdictions – Evidence from Cross-Border M&As

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 28 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2022
Mathias Dunker, Michael Overesch and Max Pflitsch
University of Cologne - Department of Accounting, Universität zu Köln and Technical University Munich
Downloads 290 (193,256)
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Cross-Border M&As, U.S. Tax Reform, International Taxation, Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income

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Less Cheating? The Effects of Prefilled Forms on Compliance Behavior

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 24 Jul 2018
Martin Fochmann, Nadja Müller and Michael Overesch
Free University of Berlin, University of Cologne and Universität zu Köln
Downloads 251 (223,491)
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Dishonesty, Defaults, Prefilled Forms, Tax Compliance, Behavioral Economics

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Cross-border Effects of a Major Tax Reform - Evidence from the European Stock Market

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 19 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2020
Michael Overesch and Max Pflitsch
Universität zu Köln and Technical University Munich
Downloads 208 (267,366)
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U.S. tax reform, stock returns, event study, cross-border effects, international competition

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The Effective Tax Burden of Companies and on Highly Skilled Manpower: Tax Policy Strategies in a Globalized Economy

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 05-031
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 01 Jun 2005 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2015
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Universität zu Köln and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW)
Downloads 189 (291,687)
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Effective tax burden, tax policy, company taxation, personal income tax

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The Effects of Multinationals' Profit Shifting Activities on Real Investments

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 07-071
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 04 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2008
Michael Overesch
Universität zu Köln
Downloads 175 (312,174)
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Taxation, Multinationals, Profit Shifting, Investment Decisions, Firm-level Data

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Do US Firms Pay Less Tax than Their European Peers? On Firm Characteristics, Profit Shifting Opportunities, and Tax Legislation as Determinants of Tax Differentials

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6960
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 30 May 2018
Michael Overesch, Sabine Schenkelberg and Georg Wamser
Universität zu Köln, University of Cologne and University of Tuebingen
Downloads 174 (313,819)
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effective tax rate, tax avoidance, tax reform, CFC rule, international taxation, pair matching, difference-in-differences analysis

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The Relation between Corporate Social Responsibility and Profit Shifting of Multinational Enterprises

RSIT Working Paper 05/2022
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 23 Nov 2022
Michael Overesch and Sina Willkomm
Universität zu Köln and University of Cologne
Downloads 170 (321,784)

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Profit Shifting, Corporate Social Responsibility, Tax Avoidance, Corporate Governance

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Rate Cutting Tax Reforms and Corporate Tax Competition in Europe

ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 08-028
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 21 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2008
Friedrich Heinemann, Michael Overesch and Johannes Rincke
ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Universität zu Köln and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)
Downloads 164 (332,012)
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tax reform, tax competition, corporate taxes

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The Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on the Tax-Competitiveness of Multinational Corporations

CESifo Working Paper No. 10310
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 13 Mar 2023
Michael Overesch, Leon G. A. Reichert and Georg Wamser
Universität zu Köln, University of Cologne and University of Tuebingen
Downloads 156 (344,530)

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effective tax rate, tax reform, tax-competitiveness, tax avoidance, pair matching, difference-in-differences analysis, profit shifting

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What Drives Corporate Tax Rates Down? A Reassessment of Globalization, Tax Competition, and Dynamic Adjustment to Shocks

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2535
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 06 Feb 2009
Michael Overesch and Johannes Rincke
Universität zu Köln and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)
Downloads 146 (367,778)
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corporate taxes, tax competition, openness

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Tax vs. Regulation Policy and the Location of Financial Sector FDI

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5500
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 06 Oct 2015
Julia Merz, Michael Overesch and Georg Wamser
University of Cologne, Universität zu Köln and University of Tuebingen
Downloads 100 (483,127)
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financial sector taxation, multinational banks, corporate taxation, mixed logit model

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Design and Consequences of Cfc and Gilti Rules: A Review and Potential Lessons for the Global Minimum Tax

CESifo Working Paper No. 11018
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 04 Apr 2024
Michael Overesch, Dirk Schindler and Georg Wamser
Universität zu Köln, Erasmus School of Economics and University of Tuebingen
Downloads 22 (931,422)

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Controlled-foreign-company (CFC) Rules, Global Intangible Low-taxed Income (GILTI), tax havens, tax avoidance, effects of regulation, global minimum tax

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Financial Transparency to the Rescue: Effects of Public Country-by-Country Reporting in the EU Banking Sector on Tax Avoidance

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 08 Feb 2021
Michael Overesch and Hubertus Wolff
Universität zu Köln and University of Cologne

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tax transparency, Country-by-Country Reporting, banks, tax avoidance

Other Papers (1)

Total Downloads: 30
1.

Capital Structure Choice and Company Taxation: A Meta-Study

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 13 Mar 2011
Walter Eucken Institute, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic ResearchUniversity of Kiel - Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences and Universität zu Köln
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Capital Structure, Corporate Income Tax, Meta-Analysis