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Determinants of Corporate Financial Factors on Tax Reporting Strategy

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  • Hashem Valipour

    (Accounting Department, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran,)

  • Saeid Homayoun

    (Faculty of Education and Economics, University of G vle, Sweden)

  • Fateme Piran

    (Accounting Department, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran.)

Abstract

The primary objective of present study is to analyze the effects of financial factors on financial and tax reporting decisions. The statistical population of present study includes all companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange out of which 438 companies are included in the statistical sample of present study. The results suggests that there is a significant positive association between debt ratio and aggressive financial reporting. In addition, there is a significant negative association between debt ratio and aggressive tax reporting.

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  • Hashem Valipour & Saeid Homayoun & Fateme Piran, 2017. "Determinants of Corporate Financial Factors on Tax Reporting Strategy," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 7(3), pages 377-381.
    • Handle: RePEc:eco:journ1:2017-03-49
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    Keywords

    Debt Ratio; Long-term Debt Ratio; Aggressive Financial Reporting; Aggressive Tax Reporting;
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    JEL classification:

    • M4 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting
    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

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