The relationship of corporate tax avoidance, cost of debt and institutional ownership : evidence from Malaysia
Utkir Kholbadalov
The primary aims of this study are to identify whether there is any relationship between corporate tax avoidance and the cost of debt, and whether the level of institutional ownership moderates this relationship, with two hypotheses tests on sample of 110 listed firms in the main board of Bursa Malaysia during the year 2005 – 2009. This study supports prior papers with negative relationship between tax avoidance and the cost of debt, suggesting corporate tax avoidance activity can reduce the cost of debt of the firms. The significant and positive relation statistical result between corporate tax avoidance and the cost of debt indicates that tax – favored effect of corporate tax avoidance can serve as a debt for firms; hence tax avoidance serves as a substitute for the use of debt, which is consistent with trade – off theory. Additionally, the empirical evidence suggests that there is no significant effect of institutional ownership on this relationship, meaning that the level of institutional ownership does not impact on the relationship between tax avoidance and the cost of debt, regardless the level institutional ownership is high or low.
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2012
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Authors: | Kholbadalov, Utkir |
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Atlantic review of economics : AROE. - La Coruña : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ISSN 2174-3835, ZDB-ID 2616322-6. - Vol. 2.2012
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Subject: | cost of debt | book-tax difference | institutional investors | Institutioneller Investor | Institutional investor | Malaysia | Steuervermeidung | Tax avoidance | Kapitalkosten | Cost of capital |
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freely available
Extent: | graph. Darst. |
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Type of publication: | Article |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | hdl:10419/146568 [Handle] |
Classification: | M41 - Accounting ; G34 - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010230382
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