• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.74-92
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• 2021

Purpose - Utilizing a large sample of Korean firms, this study examines international diversification impacts on corporate tax avoidance and whether firms affiliated with large business groups (known in Korean as "chaebol") reinforce the relationship between international diversification and tax avoidance. Design/methodology - This paper hypothesizes that 1) international diversification is likely to increase tax avoidance, 2) the positive effect of international diversification on tax avoidance is likely to be more pronounced for chaebol firms. We examine the hypotheses by using Korean firms listed in the Korean stock market between 2011 and 2016. We employ the number of foreign subsidiaries and the entropy index as proxies for international diversification and CASH ETR and GAAP ETR as proxies for tax avoidance. Findings - Our findings are summarized as follows. First, we have found that as firms are more internationally diversified, tax avoidance increases. It means that international diversification can be employed as a method of reducing the tax burden. Second, firms affiliated with chaebol are strengthened by the positive relation between international diversification and tax avoidance. It is interpreted that chaebol firms have more effective opportunities to reduce taxes than other firms. When entering foreign markets, they can share experience and resources to decrease taxation within the large business group. Originality/value - This study provides empirical evidence regarding the tax effect of international diversification. Unlike prior studies, international diversification is positively related to tax avoidance in Korea. In addition, we present additional evidence on the chaebol effects of international diversification on tax avoidance, in which they have an advantage to reduce taxes using transfer pricing through related party transactions, income shifting to low tax rate countries, and establishing subsidiaries in tax havens.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.115-129
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• 2021

Purpose - This study aimed to clarify the effects of tax investigation probability on accounting transparency in KOSDAQ firms by using financial statement. In particular, it was analyzed whether the characteristics of a firm's listed market have a discriminatory effect on the relationship between the tax investigation selection rate (or detection rate) and earnings management. Design/methodology/approach - This paper examines analyzed the effect of tax investigation of the National Tax Service on the earnings management. The sample includes 9,603 firms listed on KOSPI and KOSDAQ from 2011 to 2018, all of which are manufacturing firms. This study conducted correlation and multiple regression analyses to verify the relationship between tax investigation probability and earnings management. The possibility of a tax investigation is the selection rate and the detection rate, and the profit adjustment was estimated at discretionary amount. Findings - As a result of empirical analysis, both firms listed on KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets showed that the higher the tax investigation rates, the more significant the possibility of reducing the earnings management of discretionary accruals. Additionally it was found that in KOSDAQ markets firms, the tax investigation detection rates had a signigicant nagative effect on discretionary accruals. Research implications or Originality - It can be interpreted that firms with a high rates of receiving a tax investigation decrease earnings management consideration of expenses such as additional tax amount due to the tax audit or a decline in corporate image.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.701-725
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• 2000

Environmental taxes tend to compound the welfare cost of pre-existing tax distortions, the tax-interaction effect, however they also raise government revenues, tax revenue-recycling effect. By incorporating these two opposite tax effects, this paper examines a second- best environmental taxation for a polluting monopolist with distortionary taxes. The analysis suggests that the complications posed by pre-existing tax distortions as well as market structure can be key considerations in designing environmental taxes. In the tax setting game between regulator and regulated firm, we also derive the equilibrium tax rate and examine its relationship with distortionary taxes.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.53-73
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• 2018

Using an overlapping generations model, this paper examines tax policy effects across generations. The model incorporates housing assets separately from capital assets and includes taxes on labor income, capital income, consumption and housing assets. Tax reforms for each tax rate have different effects on tax burdens across generations and the overall efficiency of the economy, leading to different welfare costs for generations. Specifically, raising housing property taxes results in the smallest welfare loss by future generations, as in the model it does not hurt economic efficiency and the tax burden increases mainly for the elderly, who have accumulated housing assets in preparation for retirement.

• 한국항해학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.255-267
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• 2000

This paper aims to compare tax systems related to shipping companies among German, Norway, the Netherlands, UK and Korea and to identify which country has the most competitive edge in terms of tax burdens. The previous studies of international comparison of shipping competitiveness have been simply concerned with the international comparison of nominal tax rates of some foreign countries with Korea. One of their shortcomings have not fully considered tax systems inherent in the shipping industry, which may produce different conclusions. Having home it in mind, this study has tried to calculate effective tax rates among countries concerned, taking fully into account tax systems of the countries.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.368-376
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• 2011

본 연구는 성실납세를 위해 양도소득세법에 대한 인지도를 분석하고 이에 따른 양도소득세법의 개선방안을 제시하기 위해 양도소득세법에 대한 문제점을 설문조사를 통해 밝히고 통계프로그램을 이용한 분석결과는 선행 연구자들의 연구결과와 연관시켜 해석하였다. 통계분석은 양도소득세법상 세율구조의 형평성 정도와 양도소득세법상 세율 차등정도의 적정성, 양도소득세법상 세율구조의 형평성 정도와 현행 조세정책하에서의 납부회피 의도에 대하여 분석하였고, 양도소득세 납부회피에 대한 문제점을 파악하기 위해 현행 조세정책하에서의 납부회피 의도와 성실납세 회피자에 대한 행정처분 인식정도에 대하여 분석하였으며, 양도소득세법 구조의 복잡성 정도와 양도소득세법 구조의 이해정도간의 관계를 분석하였다. 상기의 분석 결과를 토대로 양도소득세법 제도에 대한 개선 방안으로 조세부담의 형평성 제고를 위한 양도소득세법상 세율구조의 형평성 제고, 성실납세 회피방지를 위한 적법한 세무조사 강화 규정정립, 양도소득세법 구조의 복잡성완화 등을 제시하였다.

• 한국컴퓨터산업학회논문지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.287-294
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• 2005

우리나라에서는 2000년부터 인터넷 홈택스 서비스가 시작되어 2004년에 확대${\cdot}$개편되었다. 따라서 현재 대부분의 중요한 세금 관련 업무는 홈택스 서비스로 구축되어 있다. 본 논문에서는 연구모형을 토대로 9개 변수에 대하여 평가항목은 변수별로 3-7개씩 총 41개의 문항을 설정하였다. 이들은 각각 시스템의 질, 정보의 질, 법적 영역, 제도적 영역, 심리적 영역, 사용자 만족도, 효과성 향상, 그리고 납세순응도 제고를 담고 있다.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.79-93
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• 1999

By the IMF condition, tax revenues of local governments are decreasing, under these conditions, container tax take important proportion in financial resources in Pusan Metropolitan City. However the container tax have time limit until 2001, that is, purposeful tax. But after the creating container tax, the level of accomplishment is very insufficient. So for the activation of local economy, we need active study on the existence problem of container tax. Though the abolition of container tax item is frequently discussed in central government, If the worst case comes, namely the abrogation, it gives big damages to the financial management of Pusan Metropolitan City. Therefore the container tax should be existent for both residents and local government. Because the expansion rate of container tax is so rapid, it makes very critical contribution to the stability and sound condition of Pusan Metropolitan City's finances.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.689-706
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• 2002

This paper makes some contributions on optimal environmental taxes in the generalized utilitarian social welfare function. It is not to suggest as to appropriate environmental tax rates but to contribute the direction of environmental tax policy. The tax rates depend on parameters of individual utility function (CES utility function) and social welfare function and income tax rate. The major findings are that, as the elasticity of substitution between labor and leisure and the concavity of social welfare function increase, both the optimal tax rates and the government demogrants rise. And, as the parameter of environmental pollution in the individual utility function increases, the optimal tax rates also increase. For the future study, this model involves the income tax and the capital tax as endogenous variables and the wage changes due to international trade.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.53-82
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• 2002

Earlier papers, regarding this topic, have shown that the optimal environmental tax rate under the second best situation typically smaller than that under the first best world, the well known Pigouvian tax. This paper casts a doubt on the generality of this result, since the conclusion was derived from the models which employed rather strict assumptions on the utility function, which is homothetic and separable. This paper, with simple-static CGE model, shows that the result of earlier studies is sensitive to the assumption on the utility function. According to the simulation results, as previous studies pointed out, if the utility function is assumed to be homothetic, the optimal environmental tax rate is smaller than the Pigouvian tax. In contrast, if certain type of non-homotheticity is allowed, the optimal environmental tax rate could be greater than the Pigouvian tax. The results of this simulation also imply that the enlargement of environmental tax base could enhance the efficiency of overall tax system. Hence, there will be a less burden to share for the tax authority from the policy change.