Determinantes de la evasión fiscal en instituciones financieras: evidencia de Brasil y Estados Unidos

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8069.2020v17n45p152

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Este artículo analiza los determinantes de la evasión fiscal en las instituciones financieras. Inicialmente, se analizaron 131 instituciones financieras brasileñas y 2.886 instituciones financieras estadounidenses de 2008 a 2017, con un total de 28.590 observaciones. Se calcularon las dos principales métricas de agresividad fiscal presentes en la literatura nacional e internacional (Book-Tax Differences - BTD y Cash ETR).. Se utilizaron cuatro estrategias econométricas: método de mínimos cuadrados (MCO), efectos fijos, efectos aleatorios y método de momentos sistémicos generalizados (GMM-Sis). Se encontró que, para la muestra brasileña, existe evidencia de que los intangibles, el tamaño y el rendimiento de los activos (ROA) son algunos factores determinantes de la evasión fiscal. Para la muestra de los Estados Unidos, se encontró que existe evidencia de que el tamaño y las deudas totales son algunos determinantes de la evasión fiscal. Un determinante común en las dos muestras es el tamaño. Este resultado está en línea con la literatura que predice que las compañías más grandes están en mejores condiciones para evadir impuestos. Este estudio contribuye a una mejor comprensión de las prácticas de planificación fiscal llevadas a cabo por las compañías financieras.

Biografía del autor/a

Rogiene Batista dos Santos

Doutoranda em Controladoria e Contabilidade FEARP (USP)


 

Amaury José Rezende, Professor do departamento de contabilidade da Faculdade de Economia

Doutor em Controladoria e Contabilidade (USP)

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2020-09-28

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Santos, R. B. dos, & Rezende, A. J. (2020). Determinantes de la evasión fiscal en instituciones financieras: evidencia de Brasil y Estados Unidos. Revista Contemporânea De Contabilidade, 17(45), 152–167. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8069.2020v17n45p152

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