JURNAL RISET AKUNTANSI DAN KEUANGAN, 8 (3), 2020, 455-464
455 | Jurnal Riset Akuntansi dan Keuangan Vol.8 | No.3 | 2020
Empirical Test of Tax Ratio: (Empirical Studies in ASEAN 2011-2017)
Rosita Wulandari
1
, Syafrizal
2
, Ali Mubarok
3
1,2
Program Studi S1 Akuntansi Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Pamulang, Tangerang
Selatan, Indonesia
3
Program Studi Manajemen, Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Pamulang, Tangerang Selatan,
Indonesia
Abstract . The purpose of this study is to show the effect of per capita income, and economic structure on tax ratios in
ASEAN countries for the period 2011-2017. This study uses data sourced from the official website of the World Bank.
The population of this study is data on the amount of tax revenue, GDP, GDP per sector, and economic structure. The
sample is taken from time series data on the amount of tax revenue, GDP, GDP per sector, tax rates, and economic
structure in ASEAN countries for 7 years from 2011-2017. The method used in determining the sample is a purposive
sampling method that is sampling based on certain criteria that have been determined by researchers. The sample
obtained in this study amounted to 8 countries in ASEAN. The data analysis method used in this study is panel data
regression analysis.
Based on the results of research conducted, the partial test results obtained indicate that income per capita, and
economic structure affect the tax ratio. Simultaneous test results in this study also indicate per capita income, and
economic structure have an influence on tax ratios in ASEAN countries 2011-2017.
Keywords. Economic Structure; Per capita income; Tax Ratio.
Corresponding author. Email:rosita_1882@yahoo.co.id
1
, dosen00630@unpam.ac.id
2
, alimubarok1310@g ma il.c o m
3
How to cite this article. Wulandari, R., Syafrizal, & Mubarok A., (2020). Empirical Test of Tax Ratio: (Empirical
Studies in ASEAN 2011-2017). Jurnal Riset Akuntansi dan Keuangan, 8(3), 455-464,
History of article. Received: Agustus 2020, Revision: Oktober 2020, Published: Desember 2020
Online ISSN: 2541-061X.Print ISSN: 2338-1507. DOI: 10.17509/ jra k.v8i3.29422
Copyright©2020. Published by Jurnal Riset Akuntansi dan Keuangan. Program Studi Akuntansi. FPEB. UPI
INTRODUCTION
Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or
more popularly known as the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an
organization of geo-politics and the economy
of the countries in Southeast Asia, which was
established in Bangkok, August 8th, 1967 by
the Bangkok Declaration by Indonesia,
Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and
Thailand. The organization aims to promote
economic growth, social progress and cultural
development of its member countries,
promoting peace stability at regional level, as
well as increasing the opportunity to discuss
the differences between its members with
peace. For governments in countries in the
ASEAN region is a country with a majority of
its members growing conditions, a source of
income tax revenue the state relied upon by
governments around the world, both the
developed and developing countries. Tax
revenue is a revenue source of the most
dominant. According Sinaga (2010) since the
early 1980s, the Indonesian government on tax
revenues as a source of revenue for the state,
because the state revenue from oil and gas
sector can not be relied upon due to lower
international oil prices.
With a variety of tax information that has
been truly global, the term tax ratio is not
something that is familiar to the people.
According to(Way, 2014)The tax ratio is the
ratio of tax revenue to gross domestic product
(GDP). Tax rate is one indicator for assessing
the performance of tax revenues. Although the
actual tax rate is not the only indicator in
assessing the performance of a state tax, but
until now the ratio of tax to a size that is
considered to give a general overview of a
country's tax situation (Aeny, 2017), Some
countries will raise the ratio of tax to gross
domestic product to cover the shortfall in state
revenue budget up to a few percent. When the
tax revenue growth is lower than the growth in
gross domestic product of a country then the
tax rate will decrease. By dividing the nationa l
tax revenue to gross domestic product that is a