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Publication date: 20 November 2023

Jae Yeon Sim, Natalie Kyung Won Kim and Jeong-Taek Kim

This study investigates how the introduction of a stricter loss carryforward offset rule affects firms' innovation.

Abstract

Purpose

This study investigates how the introduction of a stricter loss carryforward offset rule affects firms' innovation.

Design/methodology/approach

This study investigates the overall impact of a Korean tax reform that introduced a tighter loss deduction through a difference-in-differences approach and regression discontinuity design.

Findings

This study finds that firms subject to the more restrictive tax loss offset provisions tend to file fewer patents than firms not subject to the provision. The authors further find that this effect is more pronounced for firms with high R&D intensity, more investment opportunities and weaker monitoring mechanisms.

Research limitations/implications

The results of this study suggest that more restrictive loss carryforward provisions may deter firms from innovation. This study contributes to the literature on the impact of tax loss rules, the effect of tax policies on investments and the real effects of corporate taxation.

Practical implications

This study sheds light on the debate of the consequences of a Korean tax reform. Specifically, the authors examine whether a stricter tax loss offset policy indeed dampens corporate innovation.

Originality/value

This study exploits a unique and infrequent exogenous tax policy change. The South Korean tax reform creates a treatment group of large firms that were affected by the tax reform, and a control group of small and medium-sized firms that were unaffected. This study takes advantage of this setting to examine the research question.

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International Journal of Emerging Markets, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1746-8809

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Publication date: 17 May 2017

The outlook for South Korea's new administration.

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220918

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Publication date: 18 November 2021

Neither is from their party’s mainstream, and has never been elected as a lawmaker. The conservative, Yoon Seok-youl, is a former prosecutor general. The liberal, Lee Jae-myung…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265544

ISSN: 2633-304X

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