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      ACCOUNTING CONSERVATISM AND CORPORATE TAX AVOIDANCE

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          This study investigates the effect of accounting conservatism on the corporate tax avoidance of listed non-financial firms in Nigeria. This study computes corporate tax avoidance based on the cash effective tax rate (CETR), GAAP effective tax rate (GETR) and book tax difference (BTD). Accounting conservatism was measured using negative accruals. The study employed an ex-post factor research design utilizing unbalanced panel data. The study covered 48 listed non-financial firms during the period between 2014 and 2020. Three regression models were developed and utilized in the study. The study has revealed that accounting conservatism has a negative and significant effect on both the GETR and BTD. It is recommended that the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria should encourage promulgation of standards which improve conservatism in financial reporting, as it has been empirically proven to reduce tax avoidance practices by non-financial firms in Nigeria.

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          Nigeria
          Nigeria
          Nigeria
          Journal
          International Journal of Banking and Finance
          UUM Press
          January 05 2023
          : 18
          : 51-66
          Affiliations
          [1 ]Business School, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
          [2 ]Chairman, Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service, Nigeria
          [3 ]Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
          Article
          12912
          10.32890/ijbf2023.18.1.3
          cf47ee3d-b2ab-4824-bceb-4467c750916c

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          General economics,Financial economics,International economics & Trade,Industrial organization,Macroeconomics,Microeconomics

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