Comment on 'the Value of Tax Shields is Not Equal to the Present Value of Tax Shields'

Fernandez (2004) 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.

Keywords: Present value of tax shield, perpetuities

JEL Classification: G31, G32, H43

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Fieten, Paul and Velez-Pareja, Ignacio and Kruschwitz, Lutz and Laitenberger, Jörg and Loeffler, Andreas and Tham, Joseph and Wonder, Nicholas X., Comment on 'the Value of Tax Shields is Not Equal to the Present Value of Tax Shields'. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=636901

Paul Fieten (Contact Author)

Ernst & Young, The Netherlands ( email )

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Ignacio Velez-Pareja

Grupo Consultor CAV Capital Advisory & Valuation ( email )

Ave Miramar # 18-93 Apt 6A
Cartagena
Colombia
+573112333074 (Phone)

HOME PAGE: http://cashflow88.com/decisiones/decisiones.html

Lutz Kruschwitz

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

Boltzmannstrasse 20
D-14195 Berlin, 14195
Germany
+49 30 838-54631 (Phone)
+49 30 838-54468 (Fax)

Jörg Laitenberger

University of Hannover - Economics and Business Administration Area ( email )

Koenigsworther Platz 1
30167 Hannover
Germany
+49-511-7624668 (Phone)
+49-511-7624670 (Fax)

Andreas Loeffler

Freie Universität Berlin ( email )

Thielallee 73
Berlin, 14195
Germany

HOME PAGE: http://www.andreasloeffler.de

Joseph Tham

Educational Independent Consultant ( email )

Nicholas X. Wonder

Western Washington University - College of Business & Economics ( email )

Department of Finance and Marketing
Bellingham, WA 98225-9071

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Comment on 'the Value of Tax Shields is Not Equal to the Present Value of Tax Shields'