Towards voluntary tax compliance: Understanding the impact of altruistic and egocentric orientation / Susan Hydra Sikayu … [et al.]

Sikayu, Susan Hydra and Gabriel Puem, Lucy Batchy and Jonathan, Lulu and Enggong, Tina Stephen (2020) Towards voluntary tax compliance: Understanding the impact of altruistic and egocentric orientation / Susan Hydra Sikayu … [et al.]. Journal of Emerging Economies & Islamic Research, 8 (1). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2289-2559

Abstract

Tax is one of the main sources of revenue for a country. Therefore, a sustainable contribution of tax revenue is crucial for a nation to prosper. Yet, the conundrum as to why taxpayers comply voluntarily, while, others resent from paying taxes is still unresolved. Hitherto, the conventional economic deterrent approach has failed to clearly explain this gap. Hence, the social psychology approach is explored in examining the taxpayers’ attitude. This study evaluates the taxpayers’ altruistic and egocentric oriented attitudes. Herein, these attitudes were examined for their corresponding relationship with taxpayers’ voluntary compliance. Survey questionnaires were distributed to the individual taxpayers of Malaysia using convenience sampling. Subsequently, 244 useable questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS and Smart PLS 3. The results revealed that the altruistic group was significantly happier and had a better attitude towards tax compliance. More importantly, altruistic orientation was significantly associated with taxpayers’ compliance. These findings highlighted the importance of imparting altruistic prosocial value within the education system and the society at large, in nurturing voluntary tax compliance.

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Sikayu, Susan Hydra
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Gabriel Puem, Lucy Batchy
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Jonathan, Lulu
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Enggong, Tina Stephen
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Subjects: H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance > Revenue. Taxation. Internal revenue
H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance > Revenue. Taxation. Internal revenue > Tax assessment
H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance > Revenue. Taxation. Internal revenue > Income tax
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor > Puncak Alam Campus > Faculty of Business and Management
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Emerging Economies & Islamic Research
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research (JEEIR)
ISSN: 2289-2559
Volume: 8
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 1-12
Keywords: Prosocial behavior, Voluntary tax compliance, Altruism, Happiness
Date: January 2020
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/32088
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