The effect of corporate social responsibility on earnings management and tax avoidance in Chinese listed companies
- Authors
- Liu, Haijing; Lee, Hyun-Ah
- Issue Date
- 7-Oct-2019
- Publisher
- EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
- Keywords
- China; Corporate social responsibility; Earnings management; Tax avoidance; State-owned enterprise; Private enterprise
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, v.27, no.4, pp.632 - 652
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
- Volume
- 27
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 632
- End Page
- 652
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/899
- DOI
- 10.1108/IJAIM-08-2018-0095
- ISSN
- 1834-7649
- Abstract
- Purpose This paper aims to verify the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on Chinese listed firms' earnings management and tax avoidance. Specifically, this study investigates whether government-guided CSR implementation indeed drives firms to behave in a responsible manner by constraining earnings management and tax avoidance. Design/methodology/approach The paper analyses a sample of Chinese listed companies that are confronted with the unique situation of CSR being developed at a rapid pace by government-led policy and regulation. The study further investigates whether the effect of CSR on earnings management and tax avoidance is different for state-owned and private enterprises by partitioning the sample into these two subgroups. Findings The findings of this study show that government-guided CSR could be effective in reducing the firms' earnings management and tax avoidance, even though the effect is limited to state-owned enterprises. Originality/value This paper provides new evidence on the relation of CSR with earnings management and tax avoidance in the Chinese context and sheds light on the importance of differentiating between the state-owned and private enterprises when studying the corporate behaviors of Chinese firms.
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