The Tax on Dividends: Speculations on How Taxation Changes Might Affect Investor Strategies
- Topics:
- Investment and Capital Markets
- Tags:
- Asset,
- Strategy,
- Operational Planning,
- Investor,
- Free Trade,
- Financial Planning,
- Financial Accounting,
- Finance,
- Dividend,
- Business Operations,
- ...
- Source:
- Greycourt & Co.
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Overview: Speculation has heightened that the Bush administration will seek to reduce or eliminate the double taxation of dividends paid on corporate stocks. This paper initially seeks to illustrate how a typical investor's recommended asset allocation might change if the elimination of taxes on dividends were to become a reality. Second, it is likely that such a tax law change would indirectly impact other asset classes and alter the behavior of corporate management. Such secondary affects, while not as quantifiably measurable as asset allocation changes, may in fact turn out to be more significant.
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Format: PDF | Size: 1,137KB | Date: Jan 2003 | Pages: 8
