Impact des mécanismes internes de gouvernance sur le risque fiscal : une étude menée dans le contexte tunisien

摘要

The main objective of this thesis is to examine the impact of internal governance mechanisms on tax risk in the Tunisian context. The concepts of tax risk and tax risk management were defined in the first chapter. The second chapter presented the theoretical framework of our study. In fact, game theory provides a suitable framework for analyzing the behavior of the two main actors in the context of this study, firms and tax authority, vis-à-vis the tax risk. Governance stakeholder theory was also mobilized to examine the role of governance mechanisms in reducing tax risk. Assumptions from this theory assumes the existence of a negative effect of board independence, separation of the positions of CEO and Chairman of the Board, accounting or fiscal expertise of the audit committee and accounting or tax expertise of the internal audit function on the tax risk. Our research methodology involves three steps. First, a content analysis of tax judgments between businesses and tax administration has identified various types of firm tax risks detected during the control and confirmed by judicial proceedings. Second, the content analysis of financial statements and reports of the auditors of listed Tunisian firms over a period of five years has emphasized the existence of tax risk disclosures in accordance with regulatory requirements. Finally, logistic regression analysis has highlighted the role played by the board of directors and the external advisor in the accounting management of tax risk. This analysis also showed that the actors who have an impact on the accounting management of tax risk differ between financial and non-financial firms. Overall, the analysis of the interaction between governance and tax risk identified actors who are actively involved in the accounting management of tax risk. These actors appear in favor of the tax transparency of the company in respect of stockholders and tax authorities. Thus, this thesis fits into the broader issues of corporate social responsibility.