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Type Journal Article
Scope Discipline-based scholarship
Title Can the integration of a tax compliant transfer pricing system into the management control system be Successful? Yes, it can!
Organization Unit
Authors
  • Katrin Hummel
  • Dieter Pfaff
  • Benedikt Bisig
Item Subtype Original Work
Refereed Yes
Status Published in final form
Language
  • English
Journal Title Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change
Publisher Emerald Publishing
Geographical Reach international
ISSN 1832-5912
Volume 15
Number 2
Page Range 198 - 230
Date 2019
Abstract Text Purpose – This paper draws on Adler and Borys’ (1996) concept of an enabling use of bureaucracy to examine how the integration of a single-book tax compliant transfer pricing system into the management control system is related to the perceived success of that transfer pricing system. Design/methodology/approach – Based on survey data from Swiss multinational firms, the authors test a structural equation model. In addition, the authors conduct interviews with executives from three multinational enterprises. Findings – The authors find that the integration of a tax compliant transfer pricing system into the management control system may be perceived to be successful in achieving both tax compliance and internal (control) purposes. This is particularly true when the transfer pricing system is transparent and can be amended in the case of fundamental management control problems. Research limitations/implications – The typical shortcomings of survey-based research apply to this study. Future research could build on this model and more closely investigate the relationship between transfer pricing system integration and an enabling use of the transfer pricing system. Practical implications – Based on this study’s findings, the authors recommend that a strong integration of tax compliant transfer prices into the management control system should be accompanied by internal transparency and the ability to repair the transfer pricing system. Originality/value – Prior research on the integration of transfer pricing and management control systems has either been analytical or based on case studies. This cross-sectional analysis provides reliable insights into different levels of integration, use and success of transfer pricing systems.
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Official URL https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JAOC-09-2017-0077/full/html
Digital Object Identifier 10.2139/ssrn.2773512
Other Identification Number merlin-id:17366
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