DAMPAK MANAJEMEN LABA TERHADAP PERENCANAAN PAJAK DAN PERSISTENSI LABA

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of earnings management on tax planning and earnings persistence using firm size as a control variable. The analytical method used is panel data regression using secondary data from the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The sample consists of 40 manufacturing firms in period of 2006-2010. The test results found that both real earnings management and accrual earnings management increase earnings persistence, while tax planning does not affect earnings persistence. Firms do real earnings management through the manipulation of sales and reduction of discretionary expenses to influence earnings persistence, while overproduction does not affect earnings persistence. In addition, the firms do not perform earnings management in tax planning. The firms that perform earnings management would have more persistent earnings than firms that do not perform earnings management. The larger the firm size, the more persistent the earnings. This study supports the agency theory which explains that earnings management is done by signaling motivation.