International Research Journal of Management, IT & Social Sciences
Available online at https://sloap.org/journals/index.php/irjmis/
Vol. 5 No. 2, March 2018, pages: 227~236
ISSN: 2395-7492
https://sloap.org/journals/index.php/irjmis/article/view/90
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The Effect of Tax Amnesty and Taxpayer Awareness to Taxpayer
Compliance with Financial Condition as Intervening Variable
Oyong Lisa
a
Bambang Hermanto
b
Article history: Abstract
Received: 10 September 2017
Revised: 25 February 2018
Approved: 15 March 2018
Published: 23 March 2018
This study aimed to analyze the influence Tax Amnesties and awareness of
taxpayer on the financial condition and taxpayer compliance, analyze the
influence of financial condition on tax compliance and to analyze the
influence of Tax Amnesties and awareness of taxpayers on tax compliance
with financial conditions as moderating. Analysis using techniques
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The result showed that Tax Amnesties
and awareness of taxpayer have a significant effect on financial condition
and taxpayer compliance. Then, the financial condition has a significant
effect on tax compliance. The result also showed that Financial Condition is
mediating the effect of Tax amnesties and tax payer’s awareness of tax
compliance. The financial condition strengthens the relationship between the
Tax amnesties and awareness of taxpayers with tax compliance in paying
taxes. If the taxpayer has the willingness to pay tax, compliance in paying
taxes will be high when supported with tax payer's financial condition.
Keywords:
Tax Amnesty;
Taxpayer Awareness;
Tax Compliance;
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Author correspondence:
Oyong Lisa,
Gajayana University of Malang, Indonesia
Email address: oyong.lisa_ol@yahoo.co.id
1. Introduction
Tax is a tool for government in revenue acceptance, either directly or indirectly from the community and
using to funding routine expenditures as well as the national and economic development of the community. Taxes
are dynamics as the social and economic development of country and society. In order to achieve target of tax
revenue, Government shall conduct organizational changes and business process renewal through Institutional
Transformation of Directorate General of Taxation based on PMK No.260.2/PMK/2015 on Organization and
Working Procedure of Vertical Institution of Directorate General of Taxation and implement Tax Amnesty
regulated according to Regulation of Minister of Finance No.91/PMK.03/2015 on the Reduction or Elimination
of Administrative Sanctions for Late Delivery of Notices. Through these steps, it is expected that the Directorate
General of Taxation can realize the direction of fiscal policy 2015 based on the Act of the State Budget by
achieving the target of tax revenue imposed by the Act. According to Baer (2008) Tax Amnesty is a limited
a
Gajayana University of Malang, Indonesia
b
Politehnik LP3I Jakarta, Indonesia