會計可比性與相對租稅規避：考量資訊環境及企業策略之角色

How do information sources affect corporate tax avoidance behavior relative to industry peers? In this study, we examine this important issue using the emerging market setting of Taiwan, where poor information disclosures and abusive related party transactions negatively affect the information envir...

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Published in:會計評論 2024-01, p.123-163
Main Authors: 廖益興(Yi-Hsing Liao), 單騰笙(Teng-Sheng Sang), 張瑀珊(Yu-Shan Chang)
Format: Article
Language:Chinese
Subjects:
Accounting comparability
Business strategies
Director interlocks
Relative tax avoidance
TSSCI
企業策略
會計可比性
相對租稅規避
連鎖董事
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Summary:How do information sources affect corporate tax avoidance behavior relative to industry peers? In this study, we examine this important issue using the emerging market setting of Taiwan, where poor information disclosures and abusive related party transactions negatively affect the information environment. We have found that a firm’s tax avoidance rank among peers is significantly influenced by accounting comparability, which is consistent with the notion that accounting comparability can help to reduce the costs of information acquisition and the processing of peer firms. The comparability effect is stronger when firms have a richer peer information environment, but not when firms share directors with other firms. Further analyses indicate that the comparability effect is more pronounced for firms sharing common directors with strategically similar firms. Overall, these results are in line with the view that accounting comparability matters to managers in the assessment of peers’ tax arrangements, but only t
ISSN:1018-1687