VAT rate and the optimization of enterprise asset allocation from the perspective of VAT input tax credit
From the perspective of VAT input tax credit,the article considers how enterprises optimize their assets allocation under the effects of the tax burden and tax dividend sharing(or tax burden transfer)caused by the VAT rate deduction.Tax dividend sharing(or tax pass-through)can affect the following prices:(ⅰ)VAT exclusive sales price and purchase price,(ⅱ)VAT exclusive sales price and VAT inclusive purchase price,(ⅲ)VAT inclusive sales price and VAT exclusive purchase price,(iv)VAT inclusive sales price and purchase price.The results find that:1)When the output tax rate decreases:If returns to scale are diminishing,enterprises will increase investment in capital and labor and reduce investment in financial assets.2)When the input tax rate reduces:In case(ⅰ),if returns to scale are decreasing,enterprises will reduce investment in capital and labor.However,in other cases,if returns to scale are decreasing,enterprises will reduce investment in capital and labor and increase investment in financial assets.3)When the VAT output and input tax rate reduce simultaneously:In case(ⅰ)or(ⅲ),if returns to scale are increasing and the expected return rate of financial assets is higher than the additional tax rate,the enterprise will reduce investment in capital and labor and increase investment in financial assets.But if returns to scale are decreasing and the expected return rate of financial assets is higher than the additional tax rate,the enterprise will increase investment in capital and labor.The paper simulates the various relationships between the VAT rates and enterprises assets under the mentioned prices to verify our conclusions using relevant industries'data.The article also uses the data of China's A-share listed companies from 2016 to 2021,finding that the empirical results also confirmed the conclusion.Under the current national conditions of diminishing returns to scale in our country,the research results also explain the rational necessity of the VAT rate reduction from the microscopic behavior of enterprises.
VAT input tax creditreduction of VAT ratestax dividend sharing(or tax burden transfer)sales price and purchase priceenterprise asset allocation