Corporate Tax Aggressiveness In Indonesian Mining Companies: The Roles Of Capital Intensity, Leverage, Related-Party Transactions, And Firm Size

  • Elisabet Undergraduate Applied Study Programme in Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Trisakti
  • Sri Yani Kusumastuti Undergraduate Applied Study Programme in Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Trisakti
Keywords: Corporate Tax Aggressiveness; Book Tax Difference; Capital Intensity; Leverage; Related-Party Transactions; Firm Size

Abstract

Corporate tax aggressiveness remains an important issue in Indonesia because differences between accounting and taxable income may affect corporate tax payments and the effectiveness of tax collection. This study examines the relationship between capital intensity, leverage, related-party transaction intensity, and firm size and corporate tax aggressiveness among mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2020–2024. Corporate tax aggressiveness is measured using the Book Tax Difference (BTD). Using a quantitative approach, the study employs secondary data from corporate annual financial statements and analyzes panel data using a Fixed Effect Model with cross-section weighted Generalized Least Squares. The findings indicate that capital intensity and leverage are not significantly associated with corporate tax aggressiveness. In contrast, related-party transaction intensity and firm size are positively and significantly associated with corporate tax aggressiveness. These findings suggest that organizational scale and the intensity of related-party financial relationships are more closely associated with differences between accounting and taxable income than asset intensity or debt financing in the sampled mining companies. The findings provide implications for tax authorities in developing risk-based monitoring of large firms and related-party transactions and for companies in strengthening tax governance, transparency, and compliance. However, the positive association between related-party transaction intensity and BTD should not be interpreted as direct evidence of transfer-pricing manipulation or profit shifting.

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Published
2026-09-29
How to Cite
Elisabet, & Sri Yani Kusumastuti. (2026). Corporate Tax Aggressiveness In Indonesian Mining Companies: The Roles Of Capital Intensity, Leverage, Related-Party Transactions, And Firm Size. International Journal of Economics, Business and Innovation Research, 5(05), 5376-5394. https://doi.org/10.63922/ijebir.v5i05.6587