Effects of IFRS adoption on tax avoidance

ABSTRACT This study investigates the association between mandatory International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) adoption and corporate tax avoidance. In this study, tax avoidance is defined as a reduction in the effective corporate income tax rate through tax planning activities, whether these...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Renata Nogueira Braga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista Contabilidade & Finanças
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-70772017000300407&lng=en&tlng=en