Intention to Become Tax Agents among Accounting Students in Malaysia

There are an insufficient number of tax agents in Malaysia. This insufficiency could be due to the intention to become tax agents among accounting students. Theory of Planned Behaviour indicates that behavioural intention is the main predictor of actual behaviour. Hence, this study attempts to inve...

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Main Authors: Marimuthu, Munusamy, Veloo, Puvaneswari
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Published: 2016
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spelling my.uum.repo.250452018-12-11T02:37:18Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/25045/ Intention to Become Tax Agents among Accounting Students in Malaysia Marimuthu, Munusamy Veloo, Puvaneswari HB Economic Theory There are an insufficient number of tax agents in Malaysia. This insufficiency could be due to the intention to become tax agents among accounting students. Theory of Planned Behaviour indicates that behavioural intention is the main predictor of actual behaviour. Hence, this study attempts to investigate the determinants of factors that could influence the accounting students to become tax agents. In order to determine the intention of accounting students to become tax agents, this study uses the Theory of Planned Behaviour as the fundamental theory. The first objective of the study was to determine whether attitude towards becoming tax agents influences the intention to become tax agents among accounting students. The second objective of the study was to determine whether subjective norms influence the intention to become tax agents among accounting students. The last objective was to determine whether perceived behavioural control (self-efficacy and knowledge on tax agent requirements) influences the intention to become tax agents among accounting students. Questionnaire survey was used for data collection. Reliability, validity, descriptive and multiple regression analyses were conducted using the data collected from 330 respondents chosen by using the convenience sampling techniques. The result of multiple regression analyses shows that the independent variables tested can explain 58% variances towards the intention to become tax agents. Hence, the model used in this study were supported being suitable and it was able to predict the dependent variable; intention to become tax agent. From the research findings, it was found that independent variables that influence the intention to become tax agent were attitude, subjective norm and self-efficacy. 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Marimuthu, Munusamy and Veloo, Puvaneswari (2016) Intention to Become Tax Agents among Accounting Students in Malaysia. In: 3rd Annual ECoFI Symposium 2016, 18-19 Dicember 2016, Universiti Utara Malaysia,Kedah.
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topic HB Economic Theory
spellingShingle HB Economic Theory
Marimuthu, Munusamy
Veloo, Puvaneswari
Intention to Become Tax Agents among Accounting Students in Malaysia
description There are an insufficient number of tax agents in Malaysia. This insufficiency could be due to the intention to become tax agents among accounting students. Theory of Planned Behaviour indicates that behavioural intention is the main predictor of actual behaviour. Hence, this study attempts to investigate the determinants of factors that could influence the accounting students to become tax agents. In order to determine the intention of accounting students to become tax agents, this study uses the Theory of Planned Behaviour as the fundamental theory. The first objective of the study was to determine whether attitude towards becoming tax agents influences the intention to become tax agents among accounting students. The second objective of the study was to determine whether subjective norms influence the intention to become tax agents among accounting students. The last objective was to determine whether perceived behavioural control (self-efficacy and knowledge on tax agent requirements) influences the intention to become tax agents among accounting students. Questionnaire survey was used for data collection. Reliability, validity, descriptive and multiple regression analyses were conducted using the data collected from 330 respondents chosen by using the convenience sampling techniques. The result of multiple regression analyses shows that the independent variables tested can explain 58% variances towards the intention to become tax agents. Hence, the model used in this study were supported being suitable and it was able to predict the dependent variable; intention to become tax agent. From the research findings, it was found that independent variables that influence the intention to become tax agent were attitude, subjective norm and self-efficacy.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Marimuthu, Munusamy
Veloo, Puvaneswari
author_facet Marimuthu, Munusamy
Veloo, Puvaneswari
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title Intention to Become Tax Agents among Accounting Students in Malaysia
title_short Intention to Become Tax Agents among Accounting Students in Malaysia
title_full Intention to Become Tax Agents among Accounting Students in Malaysia
title_fullStr Intention to Become Tax Agents among Accounting Students in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Intention to Become Tax Agents among Accounting Students in Malaysia
title_sort intention to become tax agents among accounting students in malaysia
publishDate 2016
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