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Capital gains taxation and funding for start-ups
Abstract
We examine how capital gains taxes affect investment in private start-up (i.e., pre-IPO) firms. Using data on capital raised in individual funding rounds, we estimate the effect of the 2010 SBJA, which implemented a full exemption from federal capital gains tax on the sale of qualified shares. Because of the resulting higher expected after-tax returns, we hypothesize and find evidence consistent with this capital gains tax reduction increasing...
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Title
Capital gains taxation and funding for start-ups
Published Date
Nov 1, 2020
Volume
138
Issue
2
Pages
549 - 571
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