Tax Avoidance, Earnings Management, and Corporate Governance Mechanism (An Evidence From Indonesia)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine whether tax avoidance can be used as an instrument for companies doing earnings management in Indonesia. The study also investigates the role of corporate governance mechanism in influencing the relation between tax avoidance and earnings management. The research proved that the manufacturing company in Indonesia applies tax avoidance in earning management. These results also showed that among the three indicators of the corporate governance mechanism used only institutional ownership is capable of reducing the effect of tax avoidance on earnings management; while, the board of commissioners and the independent commissioner are not