This paper investigates the impact of chief financial officer (CFO) co-option on corporate tax avoidance. Using hand-collected data from a sample of nonfinancial listed firms included in the S&P350-Europe from 2013 to 2019, we find that firms with co-opted CFOs exhibit higher levels of tax avoidance. We also find that the board membership of co-opted CFOs moderates their propensity to engage in tax avoidance. These results introduce novel evidence about the role of CFOs in influencing firms’ levels of tax avoidance. They also shed light on the monitoring activity of the board of directors in the presence of board members who are also key decision-makers in tax strategies.

Chief financial officer co-option and tax avoidance in European listed firms / Campa, Domenico; Ginesti, Gianluca; Allini, Alessandra; Casciello, Raffaela. - In: JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AND PUBLIC POLICY. - ISSN 0278-4254. - 41:1(2022).

Chief financial officer co-option and tax avoidance in European listed firms

Gianluca Ginesti
Secondo
;
Alessandra Allini
Penultimo
;
Raffaela Casciello
Ultimo
2022

Abstract

This paper investigates the impact of chief financial officer (CFO) co-option on corporate tax avoidance. Using hand-collected data from a sample of nonfinancial listed firms included in the S&P350-Europe from 2013 to 2019, we find that firms with co-opted CFOs exhibit higher levels of tax avoidance. We also find that the board membership of co-opted CFOs moderates their propensity to engage in tax avoidance. These results introduce novel evidence about the role of CFOs in influencing firms’ levels of tax avoidance. They also shed light on the monitoring activity of the board of directors in the presence of board members who are also key decision-makers in tax strategies.
2022
Chief financial officer co-option and tax avoidance in European listed firms / Campa, Domenico; Ginesti, Gianluca; Allini, Alessandra; Casciello, Raffaela. - In: JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AND PUBLIC POLICY. - ISSN 0278-4254. - 41:1(2022).
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