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Tax credit rating disclosure and stock price crash risk: evidence from China

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  • Xiaohang Ren
  • Ruixuan Liang
  • Xu Cheng
  • Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary

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PurposeThis paper aims to explore the relation between tax credit rating disclosure on stock price crash risk with a focus on the energy industry.Design/methodology/approachUsing a sample of tax credit rating and financial index data of listed enterprises between 2014 and 2020, the paper conducts panel regression analysis to examine how tax credit rating disclosure affects stock crashes.FindingsThis study discovered a notable negative correlation between firms’ tax credit ratings and crash risk, suggesting that companies with better tax credit ratings face lower crash risks. The supervision of managerial opportunistic behaviors and investments’ reputation is the two ways tax credit rating disclosure causes stock price crashes. The results further demonstrate that enterprises with higher tax credit ratings exert a more pronounced influence on stock crashes among state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and those characterized by less growth potential and larger operational size.Originality/valueBy studying the positive signal role of tax credit rating disclosure containing unique government tax certification, this paper expands the research on stock price crash factors. It enriches the financial consequences of a flexible tax administration system.

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  • Xiaohang Ren & Ruixuan Liang & Xu Cheng & Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, 2025. "Tax credit rating disclosure and stock price crash risk: evidence from China," Review of Accounting and Finance, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 24(4), pages 551-567, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:rafpps:raf-02-2025-0055
    DOI: 10.1108/RAF-02-2025-0055
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