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    Determinants of Effective Tax Investigations in Malaysia

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    Authors
    Raig, J.
    Pope, Jeffrey
    Pinto, Dale
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Raig, J. and Pope, J. and Pinto, D. 2014. Determinants of Effective Tax Investigations in Malaysia. New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy. 20: pp. 390-415.
    Source Title
    New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy
    ISSN
    1322-4417
    School
    School of Economics and Finance
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    This article was first published by Thomson Reuters in the New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy and should be cited as Raig, J. and Pope, J. and Pinto, D. 2014. Determinants of Effective Tax Investigations in Malaysia. New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy. 20: pp. 390-415. For all subscription inquiries please phone, from Australia: 1300 304 195, from Overseas: +61 2 8587 7980 or online at www.thomsonreuters.com.au/catalogue -The official PDF version of this article can also be purchased separately from Thomson Reuters.

    Reproduced with permission of Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited, www.thomsonreuters.com.au

    This publication is copyright. Other than for the purposes of and subject to the conditions prescribed under the Copyright Act (Australia) 1968, no part of it may in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, microcopying, photocopying, recording or otherwise) be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted without prior written permission. Enquiries should be addressed to Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12585
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Whilst most tax authorities throughout the world publish their organisation’s objectives and policies, hitherto, there is very little research investigating the attitudes of those at the “front line”, namely tax investigation officers. This qualitative study investigates the attitudes of 16 senior investigation officers from the Inland Revenue Board Malaysia (IRBM) who are also the directors of investigation branches and divisions throughout the country. The sensitive area of criminal tax investigations as opposed to civil investigations is also examined in this article. An individual semi-structured interview method was used for this research. It is found that the effectiveness of tax investigations is strongly influenced by the professional proficiency of the officers, which incorporates their knowledge and skills, ability to work independently, high integrity as well as their capacity for being a good team worker. In addition, the other factors that were found to be influential include tax penalties and the enforcement strategies of the IRBM. The degree of tax law complexity, whilst important, was found to be relatively less important than the foregoing factors. Although this research was based on Malaysian officers’ experience, the study is placed in the context of international research, and uses Australian and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) policies and recommendations as comparative reference points wherever possible.

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