This study aims to empirically examine the direct and indirect effects of institutional ownership on tax avoidance with profitability as a mediating variable. This research observation totaled 611 manufacturing companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for 2020-2022. Hypothesis testing using path analysis with Stata software. The results of this study show that profitability has a significant positive effect on tax avoidance. In contrast, institutional ownership does not affect profitability, institutional ownership does not affect tax avoidance, and profitability does not mediate the relationship between institutional ownership and tax avoidance.
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