The Effects of Tax Avoidance, Accrual Earnings Management, Real Earnings Management, and Capital Intensity on the Cost of Equity

Amrie Firmansyah(1), Ahmad Sigid Febriyanto(2),


(1) Polytechnic of State Finance STAN
(2) Polytechnic of State Finance STAN

Abstract

This study aims to examince the effects of tax avoidance, accrual earning management, real earnings management and capital intensity on the cost of equity. The population of this study is a manufacturing company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange which amounted to 146 companies. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling and resulted in 420 units of analysis. This type of research is quantitative causality by performing hypothesis testing analysis is done by using multiple linear regression model. The findings of this research are tax avoidance will add to the risks that must be borne by investors thus increasing uncertainty over their investment. Investors consider that accrual profit management actions are opportunistic as risk-taking actions as well as real profit management actions. While on Capital Intensity, investors assume the information on the company’s fixed assets is not useful in making investment decisions. The conclusions that can be taken are tax avoidance, accrual profit management, and earnings management real positive to the cost of equity. However, capital intensity has a negative effect.

Keywords

the cost of equity; manager’s actions; investment risk

Full Text:

PDF

References

Balakrishnan, K., Blouin, J. L., & Guay, W. R. (2012). Does Tax Aggressiveness Reduce Corporate Transparency? https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1792783

Botosan, C. A. (2006). Disclosure and The Cost of Capital: What Do We Know? Accounting and Business Research, 36(sup1), 31–40.

Botosan, C. A., & Plumlee, M. A. (2002). A Re-examination of Disclosure Level and The Expected Cost of Equity Capital. Journal of Accounting Research, 40(1), 21–40.

Cohen, D. A., & Zarowin, P. (2010). Accrual-Based and Real Earnings Management Activities Around Seasoned Equity Offerings. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 50(1), 2–19.

Cook, K. A., Moser, W. J., & Omer, T. C. (2017). Tax Avoidance and Ex Ante Cost of Capital. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 44(7–8), 1109–1136.

Dyreng, S. D., Hanlon, M., & Maydew, E. L. (2008). Long-run Corporate Tax Avoidance. The Accounting Review, 83(1), 61–82.

Dyreng, S. D., Hanlon, M., & Maydew, E. L. (2010). The Effects of Executives on Corporate Tax Avoidance. The Accounting Review, 85(4), 1163–1189.

Febrininta, C. N., & Siregar, S. V. (2014). Manajemen Laba Akrual, Manajemen Laba Riil, dan Biaya Modal. Jurnal Akuntansi Multiparadigma, 5(1), 365–379.

Francis, J., LaFond, R., Olsson, P. M., & Schipper, K. (2004). Costs of Equity and Earnings Attributes. The Accounting Review, 79(4), 967–1010.

Frank, M. M., Lynch, L. J., & Rego, S. O. (2009). Tax Reporting Aggressiveness and Its Relation to Aggressive Financial Reporting. The Accounting Review, 84(2), 467–496.

Geraldina, I. (2013). Preferensi Manajemen Laba Akrual Atau Manajemen Laba Riil Dalam Aktivitas Tax Shelter. Jurnal Akuntansi Dan Keuangan Indonesia, 10(2), 206–224.

Goel, D. (2016). The Earnings Management Motivation: Accrual Accounting vs. Cash Accounting. Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal, 10(3), 48–66.

Goh, B. W., Lee, J., Lim, C. Y., & Shevlin, T. (2016). The Effect Of Corporate Tax Avoidance On The Cost Of Equity. The Accounting Review, 91(6), 1647–1670.

Graham, J. R., Harvey, C. R., & Rajgopal, S. (2005). The Economic Implications of Corporate Financial Reporting. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 40(1–3), 3–73.

Hutchens, M., & Rego, S. (2015). Does Greater Tax Risk Lead To Increased Company Risk? Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 28(4), 281–300. https://doi.org/dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2186564

Jaggi, B., Leung, S., & Gul, F. (2009). Family Control, Board Independence And Earnings Management: Evidence Based On Hong Kong Companys. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 28(4), 281–300.

Jones, J. J. (1991). Earnings Management During Import Relief Investigations. Journal of Accounting Research, 193–228.

Kim, J.-B., & Sohn, B. C. (2013). Real Earnings Management And Cost Of Capital. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 32(6), 518–543.

Lambert, R., Leuz, C., & Verrecchia, R. E. (2007). Accounting Information, Disclosure, And The Cost Of Capital. Journal of Accounting Research, 45(2), 385–420.

Meini, Z., & Siregar, S. V. (2014). The Effect of Accrual Earnings Management and Real Earnings Management on Earnings Persistence and Cost of Equity. Journal of Economics, Business & Accountancy Ventura, 17(2), 269–280.

Ortiz-Molina, H., & Phillips, G. M. (2014). Real Asset Illiquidity and The Cost of Capital. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 49(1), 1–32.

Roychowdhury, S. (2006). Earnings Management Through Real Activities Manipulation. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 42(3), 335–370.

Septyanto, D. (2013). Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Investor Individu dalam Pengambilan Keputusan Investasi Sekuritas di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI). Jurnal Ekonomi Universitas Esa Unggul, 4(2).

Tang, T., & Firth, M. (2011). Can Book–Tax Differences Capture Earnings Management And Tax Management? Empirical Evidence From China. The International Journal of Accounting, 46(2), 175–204.

Torkkeli, A., & Kukkonen, M. (2017). Reforming Capital Gains Taxation Of Intercorporate Share Realizations: A Law And Economics Approach From A Nordic Perspective. Nordic Tax Journal, 1(1), 47–58.

Utami, R. (2005). Pengaruh Manajemen Laba terhadap Biaya Modal Ekuitas (Studi pada Perusahaan Publik Sektor Manufaktur). In Simposium Nasional Akuntansi VIII (pp. 100–116). Solo.

Whitworth, J., & Zhang, Y. (2010). Accrued Capital Gains And Ex-Dividend Day Pricing. Managerial Finance, 36(8), 680–702.

Zang, A. Y. (2011). Evidence On The Trade-Off Between Real Activities Manipulation And Accrual-Based Earnings Management. The Accounting Review, 87(2), 675–703.

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.




Creative Commons License
Jurnal Dinamika Akuntansi is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License