The Effect of Governance Mechanisms on Tax Aggressiveness

Subject Areas : Journal of Capital Market Analysis

Zahra  Mardani ¹ (Department of Accounting, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran)
Afsaneh  Soroushyar ² (Department of Accounting, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran)

Received: 2023-09-24 Accepted : 2024-04-20 Published : 2024-06-29

Keywords: Tax Aggressiveness, Board Independence, Board Size, Audit Committee Independence, Audit Committee Expertise.,

Abstract :

Tax aggressiveness is often expressed as the reduction of taxable income through tax planning activities and measures, which can be done legally or illegally. The issue of aggressive tax policies is more relevant in relation to companies whose ownership is separated from management. Therefore, one of the problems faced by the shareholders and the board of directors is to find managerial methods and incentives to minimize agency expenses. One of these methods is corporate governance mechanisms. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of corporate governance mechanisms on tax aggressiveness. In order to achieve this goal, four hypotheses were formulated. To test the hypotheses using the systematic elimination method; A sample consisting of 167 companies was selected from among the companies listed in the Tehran Stock Exchange during the years 2014 to 2021, and a regression model based on composite data was used. The results of the research show that the board independence reduce the tax aggressiveness. But the board size does not have a significant effect on tax aggressiveness. Also, the audit committee independence and expertise reduce the tax aggressiveness.