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Tax evasion, firm’s value and governance: evidence from Tunisian Stock Exchange

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  • Olfa Nafti
  • Ines Kateb
  • Oumaima Masghouni

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Purpose - The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between tax evasion and firm’s value while determining the moderating role of family management and the ownership’s concentration in this relationship. Design/methodology/approach - The empirical study employs a Panel Data set of 34 firms listed on the Tunisian Stock Exchange (TSE) for the period 2007 to 2014. Regression analysis is used to estimate the relationships proposed in the hypotheses. Findings - The results show that tax evasion has no direct effect on a firm’s value. This study highlighted the presence of a moderating effect of family management on the relationship between tax evasion and firm’s value. However, no moderating effect of the concentration of property on the mentioned relationship was detected. Originality/value - This study represents a first empirical essay focusing on the relationship between tax evasion and firm’s value. Furthermore, it analyzes the moderating effect of some aspects of governance, such as family management and ownership’s structure, on this relationship in a Tunisian context.

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  • Olfa Nafti & Ines Kateb & Oumaima Masghouni, 2020. "Tax evasion, firm’s value and governance: evidence from Tunisian Stock Exchange," Journal of Financial Crime, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 27(3), pages 781-799, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jfcpps:jfc-02-2020-0023
    DOI: 10.1108/JFC-02-2020-0023
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