 Money laundering governance and income shifting: Evidence from Australian financial institutionsBaban Eulaiwi, Nihad Shareef Khalaf, Ahmed Al-Hadi, Lien Duong and Grantley Taylor Economic Modelling, 2024, vol. 132, issue C Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between strength in money laundering governance (MLG) and income shifting incentives using a sample of Australian multinational financial institutions. Firms exhibiting strength in MLG are less likely to engage in income shifting arrangements given that strength in MLG can enhance financial transparency around funding sources, transfers and use. Further, we find that firms with 1) tax havens use, 2) lawsuit and 3) business risk suppress the association between MLG and income shifting. Overall, in terms of economic significance, MLG reduces income shifting incentives by some 15 per cent. Our results are robust using additional tests. This study shows that strength in MLG has important implications in terms of firm managements’ incentive to shift income. Finally, these findings suggest that money laundering controls constitute an important governance mechanism required in the achievement of fairness, equity and opacity in international capital and tax markets. Keywords: Money laundering governance; Income shifting; Tax havens; Business risk (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:ecmode:v:132:y:2024:i:c:s0264999324000099 DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2024.106653 Access Statistics for this article Economic Modelling is currently edited by S. Hall and P. Pauly More articles in Economic Modelling from Elsevier |
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