Governing Corporate Tax Management The Role of State Ownership, Inst

This excellent study of how alternative tax strategies work in China is an important contribution both to our understanding of corporate tax management in China and in other countries at a similar level of development. —Professor Dwight H. Perkins, Harvar

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Governing Corporate Tax Management The Role of State Ownership, Institutions and Markets in China

Governing Corporate Tax Management

Chen Zhang · Rajah Rasiah · Kee Cheok Cheong

Governing Corporate Tax Management The Role of State Ownership, Institutions and Markets in China

Chen Zhang Institute of Belt and Road, Business School Qingdao University Qingdao, Shandong, China

Rajah Rasiah Asia-Europe Institute University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kee Cheok Cheong Institute of China Studies University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Preface

Since economic reforms began in 1978, China’s enterprises have undergone considerable changes. So too have the taxation system, which has experienced major reforms over the last three decades to closely resemble those of the market economies, which included the introduction of corporate income taxes in the country. Since corporate tax is a significant cost to enterprises, firms have introduced corporate tax management to strengthen financial decision-making. The extant theories on corporate tax management have not always been consistent, which is more so with the empirical evidence from China given its unique transition from a socialist structure to one where the market has gradually increased its role in the economy. Given the complexity of the economy and the paramount role of the state in the economy, there are still lo