Does Corporate Income Taxation Affect Securitization? Evidence from OECD Banks
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Does Corporate Income Taxation Affect Securitization? Evidence from OECD Banks
Does Corporate Income Taxation Affect Securitization? Evidence from OECD Banks
Date Written: August 6, 2014
Abstract
Corporate income taxation, by affecting the after-tax cost of funding, has implications for a bank's incentive to securitize. Using a sample of OECD banks over the period 1999-2006, we find that corporate income taxation led to more securitization at banks that are constrained in funding markets, while it did not affect securitization at unconstrained banks. This is consistent with prior theory suggesting that the tax effects of securitization depend on the extent to which banks face funding constraints. Our results suggest that a country's tax system has distorting effects on banks' securitization decisions and therefore proposals of new taxes on bank profits are inappropriate.
Keywords: Securitization, Banking, Corporate Income Tax
JEL Classification: G21, H25
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