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The Reputational Costs of Corporate Tax Avoidance: A Closer Look at Stakeholder Responses and Their Potential Impacts on the Firm

Andrew D. Cuccia et al.

Journal of the American Taxation Association2025https://doi.org/10.2308/jata-2023-034article
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Abstract

We examine factors that potentially moderate the impact of corporate tax avoidance on individuals’ perceptions of a firm's overall corporate social responsibility (CSR) and, in turn, on potential consequences of CSR perceptions. We find that a firm’s nontax CSR activities and its stakeholders' financial sophistication, but not the aggressiveness of the tax avoidance strategy itself, moderate the impact of avoidance on overall CSR perceptions. Further, although these CSR perceptions have no impact on assessments of firm value, they do mediate the impact of avoidance on stakeholders’ willingness to invest in and patronize the firm. Finally, we find that reactions to avoidance differ across countries with varying views regarding the broader roles and responsibilities of corporations. The study corroborates and extends prior research examining the reputational costs of avoidance, providing insight for firms considering the nature and extent of their avoidance activities as well as for regulators considering related disclosures. JEL Classifications: D91; H26; K34; M49.

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@article{andrew2025,
  title        = {{The Reputational Costs of Corporate Tax Avoidance: A Closer Look at Stakeholder Responses and Their Potential Impacts on the Firm}},
  author       = {Andrew D. Cuccia et al.},
  journal      = {Journal of the American Taxation Association},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2308/jata-2023-034},
}

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