The effect of earnings management on tax avoidance with political connections as a moderating variable

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https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v11i5.1864

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Tax Avoidance, Earnings Management, Political Connections, Firm Size, Leverage, Profitability, Firm Value, Firm Age.

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of earnings management on tax avoidance and the role of political connections in moderating those relationships. The population in this study are manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 period. There are 234 samples out of 835 total observations, produced by using purposive sampling. This study was tested by using Multiple Linear Regression Analysis and Moderated Regression Analysis. The results show that earnings management has a significant positive effect on tax avoidance and political connections strengthen the effect of earnings management on tax avoidance. This research used several control variables as well, which are firm size, leverage, profitability, firm value, and firm age, and the results show that profitability has a significant negative effect on tax avoidance, the firm value partially has a significant positive effect on tax avoidance, while firm size, leverage, and firm age have no significant effect on tax avoidance.

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2022-06-29

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Thalita, A. A., Hariadi, B., & Rusydi, M. K. . (2022). The effect of earnings management on tax avoidance with political connections as a moderating variable. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478), 11(5), 344–353. https://doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v11i5.1864

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Accounting Ecosystem and Tax Management