Geopolitical Differences and Tax Non-compliance among Yemeni SMEs

This paper aims at enhancing understanding of tax non-compliance behaviour by investigating the influence of geopolitical differences on taxpayers behaviour. The study focuses on income tax compliance behaviour of owner-managers of small and medium enterprises in Yemen. The study was conducted throu...

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Main Authors: Al-Ttaffi, Lutfi Hassen Ali, Abdul Jabbar, Hijattulah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UUM Press 2018
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/30001/1/JBMA%2008%2001%202018%2031-45.pdf
https://doi.org/10.32890/jbma2018.8.1.8795
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description This paper aims at enhancing understanding of tax non-compliance behaviour by investigating the influence of geopolitical differences on taxpayers behaviour. The study focuses on income tax compliance behaviour of owner-managers of small and medium enterprises in Yemen. The study was conducted through survey to collect the required data. The major finding of this study is that geopolitical differences has a significant influence on taxpayers behaviour. Particularly, the result revealed that the Southern people of Yemen are more compliant with tax rules and regulations than Northern people. This result may be attributed to the geopolitical background of both peoples. While the Southern part of Yemen has been governed by strict socialist regimes, the Northern part was administrated by tribalism system. From the literature, this study may be among the first to consider and provide evidence on the influence of geopolitical differences on the behaviour of taxpayers. The findings of this study could serve as useful input for tax policy and strategy purpose in Yemen.
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spelling uum-300012023-11-28T09:43:16Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/30001/ Geopolitical Differences and Tax Non-compliance among Yemeni SMEs Al-Ttaffi, Lutfi Hassen Ali Abdul Jabbar, Hijattulah HF5601 Accounting This paper aims at enhancing understanding of tax non-compliance behaviour by investigating the influence of geopolitical differences on taxpayers behaviour. The study focuses on income tax compliance behaviour of owner-managers of small and medium enterprises in Yemen. The study was conducted through survey to collect the required data. The major finding of this study is that geopolitical differences has a significant influence on taxpayers behaviour. Particularly, the result revealed that the Southern people of Yemen are more compliant with tax rules and regulations than Northern people. This result may be attributed to the geopolitical background of both peoples. While the Southern part of Yemen has been governed by strict socialist regimes, the Northern part was administrated by tribalism system. From the literature, this study may be among the first to consider and provide evidence on the influence of geopolitical differences on the behaviour of taxpayers. The findings of this study could serve as useful input for tax policy and strategy purpose in Yemen. UUM Press 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc4_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/30001/1/JBMA%2008%2001%202018%2031-45.pdf Al-Ttaffi, Lutfi Hassen Ali and Abdul Jabbar, Hijattulah (2018) Geopolitical Differences and Tax Non-compliance among Yemeni SMEs. Journal of Business Management and Accounting (JBMA), 8 (1). pp. 31-45. ISSN 2231-9298 (e2636-9249) https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/jbma/article/view/8795 https://doi.org/10.32890/jbma2018.8.1.8795 https://doi.org/10.32890/jbma2018.8.1.8795
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title Geopolitical Differences and Tax Non-compliance among Yemeni SMEs
title_full Geopolitical Differences and Tax Non-compliance among Yemeni SMEs
title_fullStr Geopolitical Differences and Tax Non-compliance among Yemeni SMEs
title_full_unstemmed Geopolitical Differences and Tax Non-compliance among Yemeni SMEs
title_short Geopolitical Differences and Tax Non-compliance among Yemeni SMEs
title_sort geopolitical differences and tax non compliance among yemeni smes
topic HF5601 Accounting
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