What happens when Islamic capital markets move away from tax neutrality - a look at Oman & Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Selamat, Aslam Izah, Syed Mohamed, Mohamed Ariff, Ramadilli Mohd, Shamsher Mohamad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38920/1/18%20JSSH-1207-2014.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38920/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2023%20%281%29%20Mar.%202015/18%20JSSH-1207-2014.pdf

This article evaluates how tax reforms affect stock prices of local and foreign firms in Oman and Saudi Arabia. Both countries introduced corporate tax on foreign firms, exempting local firms from corporate tax, when they moved away from a pre-existing Islamic tax neutrality policy. These reforms we...