International Research Journal of Management, IT & Social Sciences
Available online at https://sloap.org/journals/index.php/irjmis/
Vol. 6 No. 3, May 2019, pages: 18~28
ISSN: 2395-7492
https://doi.org/10.21744/irjmis.v6n3.624
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The Role of Working Experience Moderating the Effect of
Emotional Intelligence, Intellectual Intelligence, and Spiritual
Intelligence on the Ethical Decision of Tax Consultants
in Bali Area
I Putu Indra Wiguna
a
Ketut Yadnyana
b
Article history: Abstract
Received: 27 December 2018
Accepted: 31 March 2019
Published: 24 April 2019
This study aims to examine the effect of emotional intelligence, intellectual
intelligence, and spiritual intelligence on ethical decisions of tax consultants
with work experience as moderating variables. The population in this study
were all registered tax consultants in the Bali Region who had practice licenses
in accordance with the Directory of Indonesian Tax Consultants Association
in 2018 as many as 58 people. The research sample was determined by
purposive sampling method and based on the specified criteria obtained a total
sample of 41 people. Research data was collected through survey methods with
questionnaire techniques. The data analysis technique used in the study was
multiple linear regression analysis and moderated regression analysis. The
results showed that the variables of emotional intelligence had a positive effect
on ethical decisions, intellectual intelligence had a positive effect on ethical
decisions, and spiritual intelligence had a positive effect on ethical decisions.
Work experience moderates the effect of emotional intelligence, intellectual
intelligence, and spiritual intelligence on the ethical decisions of tax
consultants.
Keywords:
emotional intelligence;
ethical decisions;
intellectual intelligence;
spiritual intelligence;
work experience;
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Author correspondence:
I Putu Indra Wiguna,
Faculty of Economic and Business Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia.
Email address: indra.wiguna89@gmail.com
1. Introduction
Devos (2012), states taxpayers use tax consultants to represent them for a number of reasons. That is: the desire to
report accurate tax returns mainly due to their lack of knowledge of taxes based on the complexity of current tax law,
the desire to minimize their taxes in an ethical manner required to be paid, and their fear of making mistakes that can
a
Faculty of Economic and Business, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia
b
Faculty of Economic and Business, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia