Abstract
This study examined the influence of corporate governance disclosures for tax evasion planning of 216 Thai companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Data were collected from good corporate governance reports, corporate social responsibility report, sustainability disclosures, annual report (form 56-1), annual financial statements, and notes to the financial statements in 2018. Quantitative research method was considered appropriate for this study using Multiple Linear Regression for data analysis. The results revealed that the good corporate governance disclosures based on the eight principles of 2017 have a positive influence on tax evasion planning from reduction in net accounting profit and net taxable profit, and calculation of tax ratio (TXO) per cash flow from operation (CFO) (74%), at statistically significant level 0.01. The size of good corporate governance disclosures has an influence on tax evasion planning at statistically significant level 0.01. Good corporate governance principles of 2017 in this study have an influence on the tax evasion planning from reduction in net accounting profit and net taxable profits. By disclosing corporate governance information based on the eight principles of good corporate governance 2017, listed companies can be seen with fair practice in avoiding tax evasion as well as enhancing a company’s image of transparency and reliability.
Keywords: good corporate governance, tax planning, tax evasion, tax evasion planning
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