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Income tax liability for large corporations in China: 1998‐2007

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine long‐term income tax liability for Chinese public corporations from 1998 to 2007. It also studies the factors that are associated with Chinese firms' long‐run effective tax rates. Design/methodology/approach - The paper uses the measurement of long‐run effective tax rate, developed by Dyrenget al., which is measured as the sum of taxes paid over ten years divided by the sum of pretax book income over those same ten years. This paper is an empirical study using the financial report data collected from China stock market financial statement database and corporate ownership structure change from SINA Finance database. The tests include both univariate and multivariate tests. Findings - The paper's findings are: ten‐year effective tax rates are considerably lower than the statutory tax rate; ten‐year effective tax rates vary significantly across industries and geographic areas; profitability, firm size, capital structure, and capital intensity are all associated with ten‐year effective tax rates; corporate ownership structures, i.e. tradable vs non‐tradable shares, are related to ten‐year effective tax rates. Research limitations/implications - Given that corporate ownership has changed dramatically in China in recent years, future studies should be conducted to explore the association between effective tax rates and ownership changes. Practical implications - The paper is of interest to the policy makers, corporate managements, and academics, who seek to examine corporate income tax burden and the factors associated with tax rates over the long term. Given that corporate ownership has changed dramatically in China in recent year, future studies should be conducted to explore the association between effective tax rates and ownership changes. Originality/value - The paper differs from Dyrenget al.'s paper in 2007. While Dyrenget al.conduct a univariate analysis on the association between firm characteristics and long‐run effective tax rates, this paper employs multivariate regression models to examine what factors are associated with long‐run effective tax rates. Second, this paper examines the relationship between corporate ownerships and effective tax rates.

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  • Tao Zeng, 2010. "Income tax liability for large corporations in China: 1998‐2007," Asian Review of Accounting, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 18(3), pages 180-196, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:arapps:v:18:y:2010:i:3:p:180-196
    DOI: 10.1108/13217341011089612
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