THE EFFECT OF TAX INFORMATION SOCIALIZATION AND TAX KNOWLEDGE ON TAXPAYER COMPLIANCE WITH TAXPAYER AWARENESS AS MEDIATION VARIABLES

Abstract

The purpose of this study are as follows: 1) Finding empirical evidence regarding the effect of Tax Socialization on Taxpayer Awareness; 2) Finding empirical evidence regarding the effect of Tax Knowledge on Taxpayer Awareness; 3) Finding empirical evidence regarding the effect of Tax Socialization on Taxpayer compliance; 4) Finding empirical evidence regarding the effect of Taxation Knowledge on Taxpayer compliance; and 5) Finding empirical evidence regarding the influence of Taxpayer Awareness on Taxpayer compliance. This type of research used in this study is causal which will test the hypothesis about the effect of one or several independent variables on the dependent variable. The population in this study are all individual taxpayers who are registered in Jakarta Kramatjati Tax Office. Sample selection with convenience sampling method. The analytical method used to test hypotheses is the path analysis test and multiple test. The results showed that: 1) Tax socialization has a direct effect on the awareness of taxpayers; 2) Tax knowledge directly affects the awareness of taxpayers; 3) Tax socialization directly affects the compliance of taxpayers; 4) Tax knowledge directly affects the compliance of taxpayers; and 5) Taxpayer awareness directly influences taxpayer compliance. KEYWORDS : Taxation Socialization, Taxation Knowledge, Taxpayer Awareness, Taxpayer Compliance