Corporate Tax Audits: Evidence from Malaysia

Tax audit, a key feature of the self-assessment system (SAS), may have a significant deterrent effect on taxpayers. Previous studies show that the audit experience may influence taxpayers' compliance behaviour. Though the SAS has been implemented on companies in Malaysia since 2001, information...

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Main Authors: Isa, Khadijah, Pope, Jeffrey
Format: Journal Article
Published: World Business Institute 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9513
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description Tax audit, a key feature of the self-assessment system (SAS), may have a significant deterrent effect on taxpayers. Previous studies show that the audit experience may influence taxpayers' compliance behaviour. Though the SAS has been implemented on companies in Malaysia since 2001, information on the efficiacy of tax audit activities conducted by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), particularly feedback from audited taxpayers, is very limited. Survey data are collected from corporate tazpaers to examine the extent of their audit experience. Findings from the study are predominantly positive and should be beneficial for policy makers, particularly the tax authority, in their effort to review and improve the current tax system.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-95132017-01-30T11:13:07Z Corporate Tax Audits: Evidence from Malaysia Isa, Khadijah Pope, Jeffrey Taxation - Audit - Self Assessment System - Developing Countries Tax audit, a key feature of the self-assessment system (SAS), may have a significant deterrent effect on taxpayers. Previous studies show that the audit experience may influence taxpayers' compliance behaviour. Though the SAS has been implemented on companies in Malaysia since 2001, information on the efficiacy of tax audit activities conducted by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), particularly feedback from audited taxpayers, is very limited. Survey data are collected from corporate tazpaers to examine the extent of their audit experience. Findings from the study are predominantly positive and should be beneficial for policy makers, particularly the tax authority, in their effort to review and improve the current tax system. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9513 World Business Institute fulltext
spellingShingle Taxation - Audit - Self Assessment System - Developing Countries
Isa, Khadijah
Pope, Jeffrey
Corporate Tax Audits: Evidence from Malaysia
title Corporate Tax Audits: Evidence from Malaysia
title_full Corporate Tax Audits: Evidence from Malaysia
title_fullStr Corporate Tax Audits: Evidence from Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Corporate Tax Audits: Evidence from Malaysia
title_short Corporate Tax Audits: Evidence from Malaysia
title_sort corporate tax audits: evidence from malaysia
topic Taxation - Audit - Self Assessment System - Developing Countries
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9513