TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of state shareholding and control versus institutional investors on tax aggressiveness of Chinese listed firms.Design/methodology/approach By exploring recently available tax reconciliation data required under 2006 Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises on a sample of Chinese A-share listed firms, the authors calculate a direct measure of tax aggressiveness and investigate the influence of firm ownership structure on their tax aggressiveness.Findings The authors find that state ownership and control are positively associated with corporate tax aggressiveness. A positive link between the collective shareholding by the top ten shareholders and firm tax aggressiveness is also found. In contrast, institutional share ownership is negatively associated with corporate tax aggressiveness.Research limitations/implications The results indicate that political connections and ownership concentration empower firms to pursue aggressive tax planning, whereas institutional investors partially mitigate such influences.Originality/value This paper complements recent studies on tax aggressiveness in the USA by analyzing tax planning activities of Chinese listed firms. The authors highlight firm ownership and control factors that encourage aggressive tax planning in China. This paper has important implications for both public policy and corporate governance in emerging markets similar to China.
VL  - 25
IS  - 3
SN  - 1834-7649
DO  - 10.1108/IJAIM-07-2016-0070
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJAIM-07-2016-0070
AU  - Ying Tingting
AU  - Wright Brian
AU  - Huang Wei
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Ownership structure and tax aggressiveness of Chinese listed companies
T2  - International Journal of Accounting & Information Management
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 313
EP  - 332
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -