Tax Avoidance Sebagai Latar Belakang Dalam Memanfaatkan Tax Deductible Expense (Studi pada Perusahaan Manufaktur yang Terdaftar di BEI)
<em><span lang="EN-US">This study aims to test and prove empirically the effect of tax avoidance on the cost of debt. The research population is a company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange with a sample of companies in the manufacturing category during 2012 to 2017, which is as many as 50 sample companies. Sampling uses purposive sampling and the data analysis method used is a simple linear regression method. The results of this study prove that tax avoidance has a positive effect on the cost of debt. Based on the results of testing this study, it can be concluded that the company will always use a tax deductible expense in its efforts to conduct tax avoidance regardless of the tax rate that has been imposed by the government.</span><span lang="EN-US">Thus, the government should consider further policies by focusing more on regulating the recognition of tax deductible expenses, rather than issuing a policy of reducing back rates, especially for corporate taxpayers. </span></em>