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In: Journal of Business Finance and Accounting
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments July 14, 2023 erstellt
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We examine the effect of bank interventions on corporate tax aggressiveness via the lens of debt covenant violations. Using three identification strategies, we find that bank interventions have a negative effect on corporate tax aggressiveness. This effect is less pronounced for more financially constrained firms, firms with higher shareholder power, and firms facing less powerful banks. Covenant violating firms compensate their reduced tax aggressiveness by reducing other expenditures, including capital expenditures and cash acquisitions. Our results suggest that creditors perceive aggressive tax activities as risky investment opportunities