Dividend Policy and Tax Structure

We show that a certain class of progressive tax structure induces an optimal dividend policy which is autogressive in nature. The theoritical model is consistent with empirically observed dividend policies.

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Main Author: Lim, Kian Guan
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1989
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2243
https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1765(89)90012-8
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:We show that a certain class of progressive tax structure induces an optimal dividend policy which is autogressive in nature. The theoritical model is consistent with empirically observed dividend policies.