Governance quality and tax compliance behaviour in East Malaysia

In this paper, we examine the relationship and links between the governance quality and tax compliance behaviour across taxpayers in East Malaysia otherwise known as Borneo. The hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling of partial least squares. Four proxies of governance qualit...

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Main Authors: Mohd Allif Anwar Abu Bakar, Mohd Rizal Palil, Ruhanita Maelah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16750/
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author Mohd Allif Anwar Abu Bakar,
Mohd Rizal Palil,
Ruhanita Maelah,
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Mohd Rizal Palil,
Ruhanita Maelah,
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description In this paper, we examine the relationship and links between the governance quality and tax compliance behaviour across taxpayers in East Malaysia otherwise known as Borneo. The hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling of partial least squares. Four proxies of governance quality were examined in the study, namely, Voice and Accountability (VA), Political Stability (PS), Government Effectiveness (GE), and Rule of Law (RL). Results indicate that only political stability and rule of law are found to significantly influence tax compliance behaviour positively, while the other two proxies of voice and accountability and government effectiveness showed otherwise with insignificant findings. The current finding suggests that the government should maintain stability in the political system and promote a stringent with the effective rule of law to encourage substantial participation in tax compliance behaviour.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:167502021-06-10T01:54:01Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16750/ Governance quality and tax compliance behaviour in East Malaysia Mohd Allif Anwar Abu Bakar, Mohd Rizal Palil, Ruhanita Maelah, In this paper, we examine the relationship and links between the governance quality and tax compliance behaviour across taxpayers in East Malaysia otherwise known as Borneo. The hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling of partial least squares. Four proxies of governance quality were examined in the study, namely, Voice and Accountability (VA), Political Stability (PS), Government Effectiveness (GE), and Rule of Law (RL). Results indicate that only political stability and rule of law are found to significantly influence tax compliance behaviour positively, while the other two proxies of voice and accountability and government effectiveness showed otherwise with insignificant findings. The current finding suggests that the government should maintain stability in the political system and promote a stringent with the effective rule of law to encourage substantial participation in tax compliance behaviour. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16750/1/47792-154762-1-PB.pdf Mohd Allif Anwar Abu Bakar, and Mohd Rizal Palil, and Ruhanita Maelah, (2021) Governance quality and tax compliance behaviour in East Malaysia. Asian Journal of Accounting and Governance, 15 . pp. 1-14. ISSN 2180-3838 https://ejournal.ukm.my/ajac/issue/view/1393
spellingShingle Mohd Allif Anwar Abu Bakar,
Mohd Rizal Palil,
Ruhanita Maelah,
Governance quality and tax compliance behaviour in East Malaysia
title Governance quality and tax compliance behaviour in East Malaysia
title_full Governance quality and tax compliance behaviour in East Malaysia
title_fullStr Governance quality and tax compliance behaviour in East Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Governance quality and tax compliance behaviour in East Malaysia
title_short Governance quality and tax compliance behaviour in East Malaysia
title_sort governance quality and tax compliance behaviour in east malaysia
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16750/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16750/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16750/1/47792-154762-1-PB.pdf