The Factors That Effect Taxpayer Compliance by Using Environment As The Moderating Variable
The Factors That Effect Taxpayer Compliance by Using Environment As The Moderating Variable
ISSN No:-2456-2165
Abstract:- This study aims to determine the effect of the amount of taxpayers and annual tax return has not been
factors of tax awareness, tax knowledge and able to offset the tax compliance that is still low. The table
understanding, tax socialization, tax penalties, and tax rate below shows the level of compliance of individual taxpayers
on tax compliance by using taxpayer environment as the at KPP Makassar Selatan in 2015 to 2019.
moderating variable. The population in this study are
155.689 taxpayers at KPP Pratama Makassar Selatan. The Total
Total Annual Tax
sampling method used is slovin formula, in order to obtain Year Individual
Tax Compliance
a sample of 100 respondents. Data collection used a Taxpayer
questionnaire instrument. Data were analyzed using 2015 116.433 37.155 31,91%
moderated regression analysis (MRA). The results shows 2016 127.150 40.303 31,70%
that (1) tax awareness has an effect on taxpayer 2017 137.630 41.793 30,37%
compliance; (2) tax knowledge and understanding has an 2018 146.146 42.544 29,11%
effect on taxpayer compliance; (3) tax socialization has an 2019 155.689 47.133 30,27%
effect on taxpayer compliance; (4) tax penalties has no Table 1:- The Level of Compliance of Individual Taxpayers at
effect on taxpayer compliance; (5) tax rate has an effect on KPP Makassar Selatan in 2015 to 2019
taxpayer compliance; (6) taxpayer environment weakens Source: KPP Pratama Makassar Selatan
the relationship of tax awareness on taxpayer compliance;
(7) taxpayer environment does not moderate the Based on table above shows the level of compliance of
relationship of tax knowledge and understanding on individual taxpayers decreases from year to year. In 2016 it
taxpayer compliance; (8) taxpayer environment weakens decreased by 0,21% from 2015. The same thing happened in
the relationship of tax socialization on taxpayer 2017 where the compliance of individual taxpayers decreases
compliance; (9) taxpayer environment does not moderate by 1,33% from 2016. Therefore, this condition provides
the relationship of tax penalties on taxpayer compliance; motivation to conduct research on several factors that
(10) taxpayer environment strengthens the relationship of influence the level of taxpayer compliance in carrying out
tax rate on taxpayer compliance. their tax obligations in KPP Pratama Makassar Selatan.
Keywords:- Tax Knowledge And Understanding, Tax Due to tax revenue is the main concern in financing
Penalties, Tax Rate, Taxpayer Environment, Tax Compliance. country, Directorate General of Taxation under auspices of the
Ministry of Finance made various efforts to increase the level
I. INTRODUCTION of tax compliance, both directly and indirectly, both in short
and medium term. Efforts made for example, create new
In Indonesia, the applicable tax collection system is a policies to impose taxes that were not originally imposed,
self-assessment system. In this system taxpayers are given the increase certain tax rate, increase supervision and inspection
authority to calculate, pay, and report their own tax of taxpayers and others.
obligations. The success of tax collection through the self-
assessment system is determined by the behavior of taxpayers James and Alley (2004) defines tax compliance
in carrying out their tax obligations. Therefore, tax compliance regarding the extent to which the taxpayer meets the
becomes an important indicator in the attainment of state applicable tax obligations. Along with James and Alley,
revenue optimization. Gunadi (2005) adds that compliance is a condition in which
taxpayers has a willingness to fulfill their tax obligations in
In Makassar City, namely in KPP Pratama Makassar accordance with applicable regulations without the need for
Selatan (tax office), the level of tax compliance from 2015 to inspection, thorough investigation, warning and sanctions or
2019 decreases every year, although the amount of taxpayers the threat of legal or administrative.
and annual tax returns increases. It means that the increase in
Heider (1958) also states that internal forces (personal H2: tax knowledge and understanding have a positive effect
attributes such as ability, effort, and exhaustion) and external on taxoayer compliance.
forces (environmental attributes such as rules and weather)
together determine human behavior. internal and external Based on attribution theory, socialization is a factor that
attribution has been stated to influence the evaluation of caused externally or influenced from outside, in other words
individual performance, for example in determining how that individuals will be forced to behave because of the
superiors treat subordinates, and affect individual attitudes and environment, such as the social influence of others. The higher
satisfaction with work. People will behave differently if they the level of knowledge and the better the level of
feel their internal attributes more than their external attributes. understanding through socialization will have an impact on
increasing taxpayer compliance in carrying out tax
The reason for choosing this theory is because taxpayer obligations.
environment as the moderates the behavior of taxpayers
towards taxpayer compliance. Someone’s perception to make In line with research conducted by Ananda et al. (2015)
an assessment of something is strongly influenced by the which states that tax socialization has an effect on tax
surrounding environment, thus attribution theory is considered compliance. Similarly, study conducted by Winerungan
appropriate because it tries to find what causes a person to (2013) which states that tax socialization also can influence to
determine whether or not to comply with tax compliance. increase the number of taxpayers and can lead to taxpayer
compliance. However, study conducted by Julianto (2017)
B. Hypothesis shows that socialization has no effect on taxpayer compliance.
Based on attribution theory, awareness is an element in
humans in determining their actions. In this case taxpayer H3: tax socialization has a positive effect on taxpayer
compliance.
IV. RESULT
Fig 2
The table above shows that the VIF values of all Furthermore, the result of this regression analysis were
independent variables and interaction variables are below 10, carried out with two stage of testing. the first stage is multiple
so all of the variables do not contain multicollinearity (non regression that is carried out without moderation variable. the
multicollinearity) in this study. second stage is the regression conducted with the moderation
of taxpayer environment variable.
Based on the results of the regression test above, compliance (Y). Based on coefficient (0.208) is positive,
mathematical equations can be arranged as follows. identifies the positive effect. It means that the higher the tax
awareness (X1), the higher the taxpayer compliance (Y).
Y = 0,104+0,208X1 + 1,957X2 + 0,449X3 + 0,037X4 +
0,260X5 + e….(1) 2. T test the effect on the variable tax knowledge and
understanding (X2) on taxpayer compliance.
Based on table above obtained the coefficient of In the tax knowledge and understanding (X2) variable,
determination R square of 0.586 or 58.6% means that the the significance value t of 0.037 is smaller than 5%
variable tax awareness (X1), tax knowledge and understanding (0.037<0.05), so partially tax knowledge and understanding
(X2), tax socialization (X3), tax penalties (X4), and tax rate (X2) has a significant effect on taxpayer compliance (Y).
(X5). While the remaining 41,4% is influenced by other Based on coefficient (1.957) is positive, identifies the positive
variable outside the independent variables examined in this effect. It means that the higher the tax knowledge and
study. understanding (X2), the higher the taxpayer compliance (Y).
To partially test the t0test is used to partially test the 3. T test the effect on the variable tax socialization (X3) on
independent variables on the dependent variable as follows. taxpayer compliance.
In the tax socialization (X3) variable, the significance
1. T test the effect on the variable tax awareness (X1) on value t of 0.000 is smaller than 5% (0.000<0.05), so partially
taxpayer compliance. tax socialization (X3) has a significant effect on taxpayer
In the tax awareness variable, the significance value t of compliance (Y). Based on coefficient (0.449) is positive,
0.014 is smaller than 5% (0.014<0.05), so partially tax identifies the positive effect. It means that the higher the tax
awareness (X1) has a significant effect on taxpayer socialization (X3), the higher the taxpayer compliance (Y).
Based on table above, the results of the regression test 2. T test of the influence of tax knowledge and understanding
after interacting with taxpayer environmental variable (Z), and taxpayer environment variable (X2.Z) on taxpayer
then the mathematical equation can be arranged as follows. compliance variable (Y).
Y = 1,972 + 0,068.Z – 0,020.Z + 0,091.Z – 0,013.Z + 1,901.Z In the tax knowledge and understanding variable and
+ e….(2) taxpayer environmental (X2.Z), the significance value of t is
0.559 greater than 5% (0.559>0.05), so partially the taxpayer
R square determination coefficient value on the test environment variable cannot moderate tax knowledge and
results above shows the value of 0.558 or 55.8%. this result understanding (X2) to the taxpayer compliance variable (Y).
indicates that variable (Y) tax compliance is influenced by the coefficient value for the interaction variable between tax
55.8% by the interaction of tax awareness and taxpayer knowledge and understanding and taxpayer environment is
environment (X1.Z), tax knowledge and understanding and 0.020.
taxpayer environment (X2.Z), tax socialization and taxpayer
environment (X3.Z), tax penalties and taxpayer environment 3. T test of the influence of tax socialization and taxpayer
(X4.Z), tax rate and taxpayer environment (X5.Z). the environment variable (X3.Z) on taxpayer compliance
remaining 44.2% is influenced by other variables outside the variable (Y).
independent variables examined in this study. In the variable tax socialization and taxpayer
environment (X3.Z) obtained a significance value of t is 0.001
To partially test the hypothesis, the t test is used to smaller than 5% (0.001<0.05), then partially tax socialization
partially test the independent variable and the moderating and taxpayer environment variable (X3.Z) have a significant
variable on the dependent, as follows. effect on taxpayer compliance variable (Y) based on the
coefficient value (0.091) marked positive, identifying the
1. T test of the influence of tax awareness and taxpayer positive effect. It means that, taxpayer environment variable
environment variable (X1.Z) on taxpayer compliance weakens the influence of tax socialization (X3) on taxpayer
variable (Y). compliance.
In the variable tax awareness and taxpayer environment
(X1.Z) obtained a significance value of t is 0.023 smaller than 4. T test of the influence of tax penalties and taxpayer
5% (0.023<0.05), then partially tax awareness and taxpayer environment variable (X4.Z) on taxpayer compliance
environment variable (X1.Z) have a significant effect on variable (Y).
taxpayer compliance variable (Y) based on the coefficient In the tax penalties and taxpayer environment variable
value (0.068) marked positive, identifying the positive effect. (X4.Z) obtained a significance value of t of 0.465 greater than
It means that, taxpayer environment variable weakens the 5% (0.465>0.05), then partially the taxpayer environment
influence of tax awareness (X1) on taxpayer compliance. variable cannot moderate the tax penalties (X4) to the
compliance variable taxpayer (Y). the coefficient value for the
The results of this study support the attribution theory C. Tax Socialization Has a Positive Effect on Taxpayer
states that tax awareness is an element in humans in Compliance.
determining their actions. In this case taxpayer awareness is an Based on these results, the proposed hypothesis is
internal factor that is believed to be under the personal control accepted. Thus, the hypothesis which states that tax
of the individual himself in a conscious state. In this study socialization has a significant effect on taxpayer compliance is
taxpayers who have tax awareness can affect the perspective proven. In this case also obtained a positive direction. The
or thought of taxpayers in determining their behavior findings of this study indicate that tax socialization affects tax
(perceived behavioral belief) in tax compliance. Awareness of compliance that is taken from individual taxpayers of KPP
taxpayers often becomes an obstacle in the issue of tax Pratama Makassar Selatan. The results of testing this
collection. That is why, awareness of taxpayers is needed in hypothesis indicate that the higher the tax socialization of a
improving taxpayer compliance. person, the higher the tax compliance of their taxpayers in this
case a good impact on tax compliance. Otherwise, the lower
The results of this study are in line with the results of the tax socialization, the lower the tax compliance.
research conducted by Nalendro and Isgiyarta (2014) shows
that tax awareness shows a significant positive relationship to The results of this study support the attribution theory
taxpayer compliance. This was also states by Daroyani (2010) which states that socialization is a factor that is caused
that tax awareness has a significant effect on tax awareness. externally or situationally (influenced from outside), which
This result is different from research conducted by Herdijono means taxpayers will be forced to behave because it is
and Sulo (2015) states that tax awareness does not affect the influenced by the surrounding environment, such as the social
willingness to pay taxes. influence of others. Someone tends to have a feeling of
wanting to know something to do the thing that he wants to
B. Tax Knowledge and Understanding Has a Positive Effect do. So the role of socialization carried out by tax officials in
on Taxpayer Compliance. the framework of increasing tax compliance is very important,
Based on these results, tax knowledge and understanding by conducting outreach and education for taxpayers on the
hypothesis positively influences taxpayer compliance, so the importance of paying taxes in supporting the country's
second hypothesis is accepted. The results of this study development.
indicate the knowledge and understanding of taxpayers at KPP
Pratama Makassar Selatan affect taxpayer compliance. The
results of testing this hypothesis indicate that the higher the
Consideration related to the hypothesis proposed in this To the best of researchers' knowledge, there is no
study was rejected, because most taxpayers assume in order to literature or other research that specifically discusses the
increase knowledge such as participating in tax socialization relationship of taxpayer environment moderation that is
or coaching less desirable by taxpayers, on the grounds that it associated with tax socialization on taxpayer compliance. But
is not a top priority and requires special time to follow it. at least this research has indicated that there is a moderating
Taxpayers assume that the knowledge and understanding they relationship and the bias is the basis for further research.
have in paying and reporting their taxes has nothing to do with
the support and encouragement of the community and the I. Taxpayer Environment Moderates the Effect of Tax
surrounding tax office, taxpayers feel they have sufficient Penalties on Taxpayer Compliance
ability to follow the taxation system. In other words, without The ninth hypothesis testing results state that the
the influence of the environment the taxpayer can know and taxpayer environment cannot moderate the effect of tax
understand the applicable taxation system. penalties on taxpayer compliance. Based on these results, the
taxpayer's environmental hypothesis cannot moderate the
The theory used in the formulation of the initial effect of tax penalties on taxpayer compliance, so the ninth
hypothesis is attribution theory where when someone makes a hypothesis is rejected. The results of this study indicate a
situational attribution and another person tries to identify the taxpayer environment that can weaken the influence of KPP
cause of the behavior to arise from the environment or Pratama Makassar Selatan tax penalties on tax compliance. In
situation. If the taxpayer is in a compliant taxpayer other words, tax penalties, although supported by the
environment, the taxpayers in the vicinity are also compliant. environment of taxpayers, have not yet provided a meaningful
And someone has the ability to encourage that person to have relationship to taxpayer compliance.
certain behaviors in making decisions. Each taxpayer in this
case has a basic knowledge of the taxation system and has Consideration related to the hypothesis proposed in this
understood the applicable taxation system and can apply what study was rejected because most taxpayers assume the
he understands even without the influence of the surrounding applicable tax penalties do not motivate to comply with paying
environment. taxes. On the other hand, applicable sanctions can easily be
avoided due to lack of awareness of taxpayers and lack of
Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded strict sanctions in force. And knowledge of taxpayers about
that the taxpayer environment does not significantly moderate tax penalties is still very minimal so that the government
the relationship of tax knowledge and understanding of needs to play an active role to properly socialize the