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Comment on 'the Value of Tax Shields is Not Equal to the Present Value of Tax Shields', Including an Arbitrage Opportunity


Nicholas X. Wonder


Western Washington University - College of Business & Economics

Paul Fieten


Ernst & Young, The Netherlands

Lutz Kruschwitz


Free University of Berlin (FUB) - Department of Business and Economics

Jörg Laitenberger


University of Hannover - Economics and Business Administration Area

Andreas Loeffler


Freie Universität Berlin

Joseph Tham


Duke University - Duke Center for International Development in the Sanford School of Public Policy

Ignacio Velez-Pareja


Master Consultores

December 22, 2003

The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 188-192, February 2005

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In a forthcoming paper, Fernandez (2002) claims to derive a formula for the valuation of debt tax shields for firms with cash flows that grow perpetually at a constant rate. We show that his formula is incorrect and provide an example where his valuation would admit arbitrage.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 8

Keywords: Present value of tax shield, perpetuities

JEL Classification: G31, G32, H43

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Date posted: December 31, 2003 ; Last revised: April 1, 2009

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Wonder, Nicholas X., Fieten, Paul, Kruschwitz, Lutz, Laitenberger, Jörg, Loeffler, Andreas, Tham, Joseph and Velez-Pareja, Ignacio, Comment on 'the Value of Tax Shields is Not Equal to the Present Value of Tax Shields', Including an Arbitrage Opportunity (December 22, 2003). The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 188-192, February 2005. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=482342 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.482342

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Nicholas X. Wonder (Contact Author)
Western Washington University - College of Business & Economics ( email )
Department of Finance and Marketing
Bellingham, WA 98225-9071
Paul Fieten
Ernst & Young, The Netherlands ( email )
Postbus 488
Rotterdam, 3000 AL
Netherlands
Lutz Kruschwitz
Free University of Berlin (FUB) - Department of Business and Economics ( email )
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D-14195 Berlin
Germany
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Jörg Laitenberger
University of Hannover - Economics and Business Administration Area ( email )
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Germany
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Andreas Loeffler
Freie Universität Berlin ( email )
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Joseph Tham
Duke University - Duke Center for International Development in the Sanford School of Public Policy ( email )
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