scholarly journals Taxing a Digital Economy: Exploring Intangible Assets to Broaden Revenue Base in Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-133
Author(s):  
Justice Gatuyu
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Transfer Pricing ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Service Economy ◽  
Digital Evolution ◽  
Border Trade ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
Area Of Concern

The world economy has shifted from brick and mortar industries to a knowledge and service economy. In the age of digital evolution, intangible assets have become the new drivers of corporate profit and restructured business models of leading firms. Creators of these assets look forward to monetising and making gains from them. Equally, governments expect to extract revenues by way of taxation. As cross-border trade broadens with the rise of globalisation, intangible assets have increasingly become an area of concern in relation to tax avoidance schemes especially by global firms. In Kenya, appreciation of intangible assets has been rising. This study surveys the prospects of expanding Kenya’s revenue base by tapping intangible assets. The digital economy in Kenya is generally inadequately regulated. This leaves tax loopholes which this study explores in order to identify where revenue can be imposed. In order to make recommendations, the study equally focuses on accounting, valuation, and transfer pricing of intangible assets for tax purposes. To this extent, numerous reforms are necessary to ensure that the taxation of intangibles is optimal and does not distort the rise of a digital economy.

scholarly journals Analysis of Tax Authority Readiness in Tax Policy on Digital Economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Bambang Firmansah ◽  
Ning Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
Tax Policy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
International Taxation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Results ◽  
New Business

The social phenomenon effects of technology development known as digital economy presents new business models open many opportunities for tax avoidance schemes. So OECD recommends action plan on digital economy in action plan 1, but this recommendation has not yet become a priority for Indonesian tax authority. On the other hand, tax authority has not achieve the tax revenue target in the past five years, while it is generally known that digital economy transaction value is very large and has not been taxed. So it is urgent and necessary for Indonesia to immediately tax digital economy. So regulations and tax authority readiness are needed. Tax policy on digital economy is contained in Law number 2 of 2020. The study purpose is to analyze tax authority 's readiness to carry out tax policies on digital economy. This research method is a descriptive qualitative analytical method in narratives, tables and pictures in which researcher develops abstractions, theories and information from key informants. The theory used is the readiness, international taxation theory integrated with OECD recommendations. Based on study results showed that tax authority was ready but still needed improvements to the implementing regulations and improvement of human resources competency about digital economy.

Corporate Tax Avoidance Practices: An Empirical Evidence from Nigerian Firms

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
Tajudeen Adejare Adegbite ◽  
Mustapha Bojuwon
Keyword(s):  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Transfer Pricing ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Corporate Tax ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Primary Driver

Abstract This study examined the existence of corporate tax avoidance practices among the public listed firms in Nigeria. Secondary data were obtained from annual published reports from selected Nigerian firms listed in Nigeria stock exchange from 2006 to 2017. Panel Data analysis technique was used to analyse the effect of independent variables (Thin capitalization, Leverage, Firms Size, Transfer Pricing, and Intangible Assets) on dependent variable (Corporate Tax Avoidance). The result showed that thin capitalisation, firm size, profitability, leverages, intangible assets, and transfer pricing are significantly related with corporate tax avoidance. Thin capitalisation, profitability and transfer pricing are the primary driver of corporate tax avoidance. It is concluded that there are several corporate tax avoidance practices employed by Nigerian firms to aggressively reduce their corporate tax liabilities in Nigeria.

Analisis Kesiapan Otoritas Pajak dalam Pemajakan atas Ekonomi Digital

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Bambang Firmansah ◽  
Ning Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Online Advertising ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
New Business ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
New Business Models

The patterns, forms of human behavior and the presence of many new forms of business today such as e-commerce, payment services, application services, online advertising, cloud computing, high frequency trading, participative networked platforms are influenced by the digital revolution as formulated by the OECD. Social phenomena as an effect of the rapid development of information and communication technology (ICT) known as the digital economy will certainly also change the patterns of business individuals and organizations throughout the world. With the presence of various new business models, there are many opportunities for tax avoidance schemes that are usually dominated by multinational entities (MNE). Based on this, the OECD recommends several action plans, one of which is about the digital economy. The need to detect the digital economy by the tax authorities of world countries such as Indonesia is now very large. Related to this the Indonesian government issued a unilateral regulation namely Perpu Number 1 of 2020 which later became Law No. 2 of 2020, one of which regulates taxation of the digital economy. The Indonesian tax authority seeks to respond to the dynamics of the internal and external environment called organizational readiness. This study wants to analyze whether the Indonesian tax authority is ready to tax the digital economy.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF TAX AVOIDATION, EXCHANGE RATE, PROFITABILITY, LEVERAGE, TUNNELING INCENTIVE AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS ON THE DECISION TO TRANSFER PRICING

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisa Apriani ◽  
Trisandi Eka Putri ◽  
Indah Umiyati
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Transfer Pricing ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Pricing Decisions

This study aims to analyze the effect of tax avoidance, exchange rate, profitability, leverage, tunneling incentives and intangible assets on transfer pricing decisions. The dependent variable in this study is transfer pricing which is proxied by the value of the related party transaction (RPT) of sales. The independent variables in this study are tax avoidance, exchange rate, profitability, leverage, tunneling incentives and intangible assets. This study uses secondary data on financial reports or annual reports that have been published by companies on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The population in this study is manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the 2014-2018 period. By using purposive sampling method, the total overall sample in this study is 70 financial statements from 14 companies. The analytical method used uses logistic regression analysis. The results of the analysis in this study indicate that the exchange rate, profitability, leverage, and intangible assets have a positive effect on the company's transfer pricing decision. While tax avoidance and tunneling incentives negatively affect company transfer pricing decisions.

Influence of social networks on business processes’ development

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 2225-2252
Author(s):  
E.V. Popov ◽  
V.L. Simonova ◽  
O.V. Komarova ◽  
S.S. Kaigorodova
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Sales Channels ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Impact

Subject. The emergence of new ways of interaction between sellers and buyers, the formation of new sales channels and product promotion based on the use of digital economy tools is at the heart of improving the business processes. Social networks became a tool for development; their rapid growth necessitates theoretical understanding and identification of potential application in enterprise's business process digitalization. Objectives. We explore the role of social media in the digitalization of business processes, systematize the impact of social networks on business processes of enterprises in the digital economy. Methods. The theoretical and methodological analysis of social networks as a tool for digitalization of company's business processes rests on the content analysis of domestic and foreign scientific studies, comparison, generalization and systematization. Results. We highlight the key effects of the impact of social networks on the business processes of the company; show that the digitalization of business processes should be considered in the context of a value-based approach, aimed at creating a value through the algorithmization of company operations. We determine that social networks are one of the most important tools for digitalization of company's business processes, as they have a high organizational and management potential. We also systematize the effects of social media on company's business processes. Conclusions. We present theoretical provisions of the impact of social networks on business processes of enterprises, which will enable to model and organize ideas about the development of digital ecosystems and the formation of business models.

DIGITAL ECONOMY AND GLOBALIZATION: THE IMPORTANCE OF DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
Farxod Tursunov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development ◽  
New Business ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Digital Enterprise ◽  
New Business Models ◽  
Digital Entrepreneurship

The article discusses the role of the digital economy in the development of the country, how it becomes the basis of the economy, new business models and management systems. The opinion of scientistsis analyzed, a definition of a digital enterprise is given

Thin Capitalization, Transfer Pricing Aggresiveness, Penghindaran Pajak

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Teza Deasvery Falbo ◽  
Amrie Firmansyah
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Transfer Pricing ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Tax Revenue ◽  
Thin Capitalization

The increase in tax revenue in Indonesia is not accompanied by an increase in tax ratio The low tax ratioindicatestax avoidance practices in Indonesia. Some tax avoidance practices can be conductedthrough transferpricing and thin capitalization.This study is aimed to examine empirically the effect of thin capitalization as well astransfer pricing aggressiveness on tax avoidance practice in Indonesia. This study uses manufacturing companieswhich are listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) within the period 2013-2015. Using purposive sampling, theselected samples in this study are 90 companies, so the total sample is 270 samples. The hypothesis examinationused in this study is multiple linear regression analysis of panel data.The results of this study suggest that thincapitalization is positively associated with tax avoidance,while transfer pricing aggressivenessis not associated withtax avoidance.

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