Institutions and corporate tax evasion: A review of the literature and a methodological exploration

We first review the recent research published in JIAR on the influence of international institutions on accounting practices and follow it with a discussion of the literature studying the influence of institutions on tax avoidance and tax evasion. We then explore a new methodological approach that d...

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Main Authors: KANAGARETNAM, Kiridaran, LEE, Jimmy, LIM, Chee Yeow, LOBO, Gerald J.
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soa_research-30562024-04-01T04:24:25Z Institutions and corporate tax evasion: A review of the literature and a methodological exploration KANAGARETNAM, Kiridaran LEE, Jimmy LIM, Chee Yeow LOBO, Gerald J. We first review the recent research published in JIAR on the influence of international institutions on accounting practices and follow it with a discussion of the literature studying the influence of institutions on tax avoidance and tax evasion. We then explore a new methodological approach that draws on the theory of institutional hierarchy proposed by Williamson (2000) and examine the relative importance of three broad types of institutions (informal, formal and media) in curtailing perceived tax evasion activities. We contribute to the international accounting literature by summarizing the recent research that addresses tax avoidance and tax evasion and providing preliminary evidence on how employing an institutional hierarchy approach can address the interdependencies between commonly used institutional factors. 2024-03-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/2029 info:doi/10.2308/JIAR-2021-082 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soa_research/article/3056/viewcontent/Institutions_and_Corporate_Tax_Evasion___KLLL.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School Of Accountancy eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Perceived tax evasion Tax avoidance Institutional economics Institutional hierarchy Accounting practices Accounting Corporate Finance
institution Singapore Management University
building SMU Libraries
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country Singapore
Singapore
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topic Perceived tax evasion
Tax avoidance
Institutional economics
Institutional hierarchy
Accounting practices
Accounting
Corporate Finance
spellingShingle Perceived tax evasion
Tax avoidance
Institutional economics
Institutional hierarchy
Accounting practices
Accounting
Corporate Finance
KANAGARETNAM, Kiridaran
LEE, Jimmy
LIM, Chee Yeow
LOBO, Gerald J.
Institutions and corporate tax evasion: A review of the literature and a methodological exploration
description We first review the recent research published in JIAR on the influence of international institutions on accounting practices and follow it with a discussion of the literature studying the influence of institutions on tax avoidance and tax evasion. We then explore a new methodological approach that draws on the theory of institutional hierarchy proposed by Williamson (2000) and examine the relative importance of three broad types of institutions (informal, formal and media) in curtailing perceived tax evasion activities. We contribute to the international accounting literature by summarizing the recent research that addresses tax avoidance and tax evasion and providing preliminary evidence on how employing an institutional hierarchy approach can address the interdependencies between commonly used institutional factors.
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author KANAGARETNAM, Kiridaran
LEE, Jimmy
LIM, Chee Yeow
LOBO, Gerald J.
author_facet KANAGARETNAM, Kiridaran
LEE, Jimmy
LIM, Chee Yeow
LOBO, Gerald J.
author_sort KANAGARETNAM, Kiridaran
title Institutions and corporate tax evasion: A review of the literature and a methodological exploration
title_short Institutions and corporate tax evasion: A review of the literature and a methodological exploration
title_full Institutions and corporate tax evasion: A review of the literature and a methodological exploration
title_fullStr Institutions and corporate tax evasion: A review of the literature and a methodological exploration
title_full_unstemmed Institutions and corporate tax evasion: A review of the literature and a methodological exploration
title_sort institutions and corporate tax evasion: a review of the literature and a methodological exploration
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2024
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/2029
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soa_research/article/3056/viewcontent/Institutions_and_Corporate_Tax_Evasion___KLLL.pdf
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