Theresia Feolina Franstitus
Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta

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The Effect of Tax Planning on Earnings Management Posma Sariguna Johnson Kennedy; Theresia Feolina Franstitus; Emerald G.M. Tobing
Asia Pacific Fraud Journal Vol. 8 No. 2: 2nd Edition (July-December 2023)
Publisher : Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Indonesia Chapter

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21532/apfjournal.v8i2.298

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This study aims“to determine the effect of tax planning accompanied by other variables, namely leverage and firm size, on earnings management. The research method is a descriptive and quantitative study using statistical techniques of multiple linear regression analysis. The population are “non-manufacturing companies in the infrastructure sector listed on the Indo-nesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during 2014-2018. Sample selection using the purposive sam-pling technique was obtained from 19 firms. The sources of data in this research are second-ary data. The results show that tax planning and company size affect earnings management. Vice versa, the variable leverage and interest rates don’t affect earnings management. Simul-taneously, leverage, tax planning, and company size significantly influence earnings manage-ment. What needs to be considered, taxpayers undertake a practice to reduce or minimize the tax burden to be paid to the state, often slipping into fraud such as tax evasion