What does tax aggressiveness signal? Evidence from stock price reactions to news about tax shelter involvement

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 126-141

  Hanlon, Michelle ^a   Slemrod, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Market reaction; Tax aggressiveness; Tax shelter

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749184561     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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