Taxes and Business Strategy
Traditional finance and other business courses notes analyze a broad spectrum of factors affecting business decision-making but typically give little systematic consideration to the role of taxes. In contrast, traditional tax accounting course note concentrate on administrative issues while ignoring the richness of the context in which tax factors operate. The objective of this note is to bridge this gap by providing a framework for recognizing tax planning opportunities and applying basic principles of tax strategy.
Author(s): Prof. George Plesko
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Taxes And Business Strategy by MIT
This page has lecture notes to Taxes And Business Strategy and covers a range of topics related to tax planning, compensation, corporate formation, and international taxation. It provides an introduction to the role of taxes in business and presents a framework for tax planning. It also covers implicit taxes and clienteles, organizational form, and non-tax costs. Marginal tax rates, compensation, and corporate formation are also discussed, along with capital structure, taxable and tax-free acquisitions, divestitures, and miscellaneous topics. The course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the impact of taxes on business decisions and to develop effective tax planning strategies.
Author(s): Prof. George Plesko, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Traditional finance and other business courses notes analyze a broad spectrum of factors affecting business decision-making but typically give little systematic consideration to the role of taxes. In contrast, traditional tax accounting course note concentrate on administrative issues while ignoring the richness of the context in which tax factors operate. The objective of this note is to bridge this gap by providing a framework for recognizing tax planning opportunities and applying basic principles of tax strategy.
Author(s): Prof. George Plesko
NA Pages
