Modeling Corporate Tax Risk: Evidence from Portugal
40 Pages Posted: 25 Nov 2012
Date Written: November 21, 2012
Abstract
Given the current Portuguese economic and financial situation, it becomes increasingly necessary to safeguard the credits of the State. Thus, this study aims to analyze the risk of tax non-compliance, specifically in companies in the sector of real estate agencies. To achieve this goal, we use confidential data from the Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority (Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira-AT) for the period from 2007 to 2009, as well as data on the AT major debtors, with debt amounts exceeding € 100,000. In this research, we use two of the methodologies that have been employed in studies of financial distress: Discriminant Analysis and Logistic Regression. After testing 28 financial indicators, five variables were selected to include in the empirical model: financial profitability, total asset turnover, liquidity, debt and tax burden. We were able to identify the profile of the companies with the highest risk of tax non-compliance.
Keywords: tax non-compliance, discriminant analysis, logit model
JEL Classification: H25, H26, M41
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