Evaluation of the determinants of tax evation of the greek listed cpmpanies and development of prediction models

Abstract

The primary purpose of this thesis is to estimate at first the extent of tax evasion of the Greek listed in A.S.E. companies and next to evaluate the determinants of tax evasion and to develop prediction models. Within this framework, the methods of exploratory factor analysis and multiple linear regression are applied in order to analyze the companies' financial statements and corporate governance practices. The tax evasion of the listed companies has been estimated at about 20% while it appears that the public offering of their shares has affected their tax behaviour only temporarily. On the contrary, the audit firm turns out to affect greatly the extent of the tax evasion committed. The amount of debt and its maturity also appears to affect positively the tax evasion (estimated as a percentage). However, the companies that are larger, more effective regarding the management of their resources and more efficient in their operations appear to be more tax compliant. Respectively, the s ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/28361
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/28361
ND
28361
Alternative title
Εκτίμηση προσδιοριστικών παραγόντων και ανάπτυξη μοντέλων πρόβλεψης της φοροδιαφυγής των ελληνικών εισηγμένων επιχειρήσεων
Author
Kourdoumpalou, Stavroula (Father's name: Konstantinos)
Date
2010
Degree Grantor
University of Macedonia Economic and Social Sciences
Committee members
Καραγιώργος Θεοφάνης
Σουμπενιώτης Δημήτριος
Νούλας Αθανάσιος
Νικολάου Άννα
Ελευθεριάδης Ιορδάνης
Σπάθης Χαράλαμπος
Αγοραστός Κωνσταντίνος
Discipline
Social Sciences
Economics and Business
Keywords
Fraudulent financial reporting; Tax evasion; Accounting fraud; Earnings management
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
276 σ., tbls., ch.
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