Abstract :
Purpose - This study aims to obtain empirical evidence about the effect of audit quality, accounting conservatism, financial distress, and leverage on tax avoidance.
Design/methodology/approach - This research uses quantitative research. The sample in this study is a bank sub-sector company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2023. The sample selection is based on certain criteria using purposive sampling method, from 47 bank sub-sector companies, there are 14 companies that meet the criteria to be sampled. The analysis technique used to test the hypothesis is multiple linear analysis using Eviews 9 software.
Findings - The results of this study found that Audit Quality has a negative but statistically insignificant effect on Tax Avoidance, while Accounting Conservatism has a positive but statistically insignificant effect on Tax Avoidance. Then, Financial Distress has a negative but statistically insignificant effect on Tax Avoidance while Leverage has a positive and statistically significant effect on Tax Avoidance.