Transfer Pricing, Thin Capitalization, and Intangible Assets' Impact on Tax Avoidance: Evidence from Indonesian Manufacturing Firms (2022-2024)

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This study examines the effect of transfer pricing, thin capitalization, and intangible assets on tax avoidance among manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during 2022-2024. Using a purposive sampling method, 90 firms were selected, yielding 262 firm-year observations after removing 8 outliers from an initial pool of 270. Tax avoidance is proxied by the Cash Effective Tax Rate (CETR); transfer pricing by the Related Party Transaction ratio (RPT); thin capitalization by the Debt-to-Equity Ratio (DER); and intangible assets by the ratio of intangible assets to total assets. The results indicate that transfer pricing has a significant negative effect on tax avoidance, thin capitalization has a significant negative effect on tax avoidance, and intangible assets do not significantly affect tax avoidance. The model is jointly significant (F = 25.422; p < .001) with an Adjusted R² of 21.92%, indicating that 21.92% of the variation in tax avoidance is explained by the three independent variables. These findings carry important implications for tax authorities seeking to strengthen oversight of related-party transactions and the capital structures of multinational enterprises.
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Disya Yuke Farhana, et al. (2026). Transfer Pricing, Thin Capitalization, and Intangible Assets' Impact on Tax Avoidance: Evidence from Indonesian Manufacturing Firms (2022-2024). Jurnal Ekonomi, Akuntansi, dan Perpajakan, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.61132/jeap.v3i2.2225

Disya Yuke Farhana; Enggar Diah Puspa Arum; Ilham Wahyudi; Wiralestari Wiralestari, "Transfer Pricing, Thin Capitalization, and Intangible Assets' Impact on Tax Avoidance: Evidence from Indonesian Manufacturing Firms (2022-2024)," Jurnal Ekonomi, Akuntansi, dan Perpajakan, vol. 3, no. 2, 2026.

Disya Yuke Farhana; Enggar Diah Puspa Arum; Ilham Wahyudi; Wiralestari Wiralestari. "Transfer Pricing, Thin Capitalization, and Intangible Assets' Impact on Tax Avoidance: Evidence from Indonesian Manufacturing Firms (2022-2024)." Jurnal Ekonomi, Akuntansi, dan Perpajakan, vol. 3, no. 2, 2026.

Disya Yuke Farhana; Enggar Diah Puspa Arum; Ilham Wahyudi; Wiralestari Wiralestari. "Transfer Pricing, Thin Capitalization, and Intangible Assets' Impact on Tax Avoidance: Evidence from Indonesian Manufacturing Firms (2022-2024)." Jurnal Ekonomi, Akuntansi, dan Perpajakan 3, no. 2 (2026).

Disya Yuke Farhana, et al. (2026) 'Transfer Pricing, Thin Capitalization, and Intangible Assets' Impact on Tax Avoidance: Evidence from Indonesian Manufacturing Firms (2022-2024)', Jurnal Ekonomi, Akuntansi, dan Perpajakan, 3(2). doi: 10.61132/jeap.v3i2.2225.

Disya Yuke Farhana; Enggar Diah Puspa Arum; Ilham Wahyudi; Wiralestari Wiralestari. Transfer Pricing, Thin Capitalization, and Intangible Assets' Impact on Tax Avoidance: Evidence from Indonesian Manufacturing Firms (2022-2024). Jurnal Ekonomi, Akuntansi, dan Perpajakan. 2026;3(2).

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