Impact of repatriation taxes and earned/contributed capital mix on dividend repatriation policy: the moderating role of firm financial maturity
by Muhammad Tahir; Haslindar Ibrahim; Abdul Hadi Zulkafli; Muhammad Mushtaq
International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance (IJMEF), Vol. 13, No. 2, 2020

Abstract: This study aims to examine the effect of repatriation taxes and earned/contributed capital mix on the dividend repatriation policy of the foreign subsidiaries of US multinational corporations (MNCs) worldwide. In addition, it investigates the moderating effect of firm financial maturity on the relationship between repatriation taxes and dividend repatriation policy. The present study uses secondary data to evaluate the impact of various explanatory variables on dividend repatriation policy over 2006-2016. The difference generalised method of moments (GMM) estimator is applied to estimate the dynamic dividend repatriation models. The results suggest a significant inverse relationship between repatriation taxes and dividend repatriation policy. Further, a significant positive effect of the earned/contributed capital mix on the dividend repatriation policy is identified. Moreover, results indicate that firm financial maturity does not play a statistically significant role in minimising the negative effect of the repatriation tax rate on dividend repatriation policy.

Online publication date: Mon, 08-Jun-2020

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