Shareholder Taxes in Acquisition Premiums: The Effect of Capital Gains Taxation
利用资本利得税率的时间差异，检验股东层面的资本利得税是否与应税收购的更高溢价相关，发现个人投资者的资本利得税与收购溢价正相关，而机构持股会缓解这一效应。
Abstract We exploit cross‐temporal differences in capital gains tax rates to test whether shareholder‐level capital gains taxes are associated with higher acquisition premiums for taxable acquisitions. We model acquisition premiums as a function of proxies for the capital gains taxes of target shareholders, taxability of the acquisition, and tax status of the price‐setting shareholder as represented by the level of target institutional ownership. Consistent with a lock‐in effect for acquisition premiums, results suggest a unique positive association between shareholder capital gains taxes for individual investors and acquisition premiums for taxable acquisitions, which is mitigated by target institutional ownership.