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Title: The personal characteristics that influence tax auditors’ conciliatory style: an empirical study
Authors: Zarifah Syahirah Nordin (USIM)
Izlawanie Muhammad (USIM)
Kalsom Abd. Wahab (USIM)
Nor Asiah Yaakub (USIM)
Keywords: Conciliatory style
Dispute resolution
Enforcement regulatory style
Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia
Personal characteristics
Tax auditors
Issue Date: Jun-2017
Description: The way a tax auditor deals with taxpayers can give an impact on audit settlement outcomes. Qualitative studies show that tax auditors often use the conciliatory style as a strategy to resolve disputes because it expedites audit settlement and promotes longterm compliance. However, there is no study that has empirically examined the factors that influence tax auditors’ conciliatory style. This study aims to examine the influence of personal characteristics i.e. attitude towards achieving goals, experience and ethical ideology on tax auditors’ conciliatory style in resolving audit settlement disputes. Six hundred and thirty-six questionnaires (63.6% of response rate) were usable for data analysis. The results revealed that all the personal characteristics surveyed significantly influenced tax auditors’ conciliatory style. This study can extend the literature on tax auditors’ behaviour and facilitate the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia in better understanding their auditors.
News Source: Pertanika Journals
ISSN: 0128-7702
Volume: 25
Pages: 961-976
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Appears in Collections:Journal Content Pages/ Kandungan Halaman Jurnal

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