The Relationship between Sustainability Reporting, E-Commerce, Firm Performance and Tax Avoidance with Organizational Culture as Moderating Variable in Small and Medium Enterprises in Palembang

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the effect of e-commerce and sustainability reporting on tax avoidance and firm performance, as well as determining whether organizational culture acts as a moderating variable in small and medium enterprises in Palembang, South Sumatera, Indonesia. Agency theory and stakeholder theory were employed as a framework. The questionnaires were distributed online to the owners of small and medium enterprises in Palembang; a sample of 211 respondents completed the questionnaire. Partial least square structural equation model regression was used to test and analyze the hypotheses. The results show that sustainability reporting and e-commerce have a positive effect on tax avoidance, while tax avoidance has a positive effect on company performance. However, organizational culture does not act as moderating variable to strengthen the effect of tax avoidance on company performance.