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CEO Duality and Bank Tax Avoidance: The Moderating Role of Risk Committees - An International Evidence

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  • Mohammed Baba Yahaya

    (Faculty of Business & Economics, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

  • Elaine Yen Nee Oon

    (Faculty of Business & Economics, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

  • Ruzita Jusoh

    (Faculty of Business & Economics, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Abstract

This paper examines the influence of CEO duality on bank tax avoidance and whether the board-level risk committee moderates the relationship. Moreover, we examine whether two risk committees’ characteristics (size and meeting frequency) moderate the CEO duality-bank tax avoidance relationship. Based on 1540 bank-year observations of 152 unique banks across 32 countries from 2011 to 2021, we find that CEO duality positively relates to bank tax avoidance. More importantly, we find that the board-level risk committee and its structural characteristics (size and meeting frequency) mitigate the positive influence of the CEO duality on bank tax avoidance. Our findings remain robustly similar using an alternative sample. This paper broadens our knowledge about the role of the risk committee and its attributes on the CEO duality-bank tax avoidance relationship. The findings of this study help policymakers understand the benefits of establishing bank board-level risk committees.

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  • Mohammed Baba Yahaya & Elaine Yen Nee Oon & Ruzita Jusoh, 2024. "CEO Duality and Bank Tax Avoidance: The Moderating Role of Risk Committees - An International Evidence," Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver), Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, vol. 74(1), pages 73-104, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:fau:fauart:v:74:y:2024:i:1:p:73-104
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    Keywords

    CEO duality; risk committee; risk committee characteristics; banks; tax avoidance;
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    JEL classification:

    • H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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