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dc.contributor.advisorDhaliwal, Dan S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGaertner, Fabio B.
dc.creatorGaertner, Fabio B.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-13T20:35:39Z
dc.date.available2011-10-13T20:35:39Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/145277
dc.description.abstractI examine the association between CEOs' after-tax incentives and their firms' levels of tax avoidance. Economic theory holds that firms should compensate CEOs on an after-tax basis when the expected tax savings generated from incentive alignment outweigh the incremental compensation demanded by CEOs for bearing additional tax-related compensation risk. Using publicly available data, I estimate CEOs' after-tax incentives and find a negative relation between the use of after-tax incentives and effective tax rates. While the results suggest that greater use of after-tax measures in CEO compensation leads to higher tax savings, it is possible that these savings will lead to lower pre-tax returns, or implicit taxes. Therefore, I also examine the association between the use of after-tax incentives and implicit taxes and find a positive association between the two. Finally, I find a significant positive relation between after-tax incentives and total CEO compensation, suggesting that CEOs who are compensated after-tax demand a premium for the additional risk they bear.
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
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dc.titleCEO After-tax Compensation Incentives and Corporate Tax Avoidanceen_US
dc.typeElectronic Dissertationen_US
dc.typetexten_US
dc.contributor.chairDhaliwal, Dan S.en_US
dc.identifier.oclc752261359
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Arizonaen_US
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberEldenburg, Leslie G.en_US
dc.contributor.committeememberBens, Daniel A.en_US
dc.contributor.committeememberCook, Kirsten A.en_US
dc.identifier.proquest11489
thesis.degree.disciplineGraduate Collegeen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineAccountingen_US
thesis.degree.namePh.D.en_US
refterms.dateFOA2018-05-27T22:49:20Z
html.description.abstractI examine the association between CEOs' after-tax incentives and their firms' levels of tax avoidance. Economic theory holds that firms should compensate CEOs on an after-tax basis when the expected tax savings generated from incentive alignment outweigh the incremental compensation demanded by CEOs for bearing additional tax-related compensation risk. Using publicly available data, I estimate CEOs' after-tax incentives and find a negative relation between the use of after-tax incentives and effective tax rates. While the results suggest that greater use of after-tax measures in CEO compensation leads to higher tax savings, it is possible that these savings will lead to lower pre-tax returns, or implicit taxes. Therefore, I also examine the association between the use of after-tax incentives and implicit taxes and find a positive association between the two. Finally, I find a significant positive relation between after-tax incentives and total CEO compensation, suggesting that CEOs who are compensated after-tax demand a premium for the additional risk they bear.


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