Benford Law and fraudulent financial statements of unlisted enterprises

The private sector plays a vital role in the economic growth of a country and contributes significantly to the state’s budget through tax revenue. However, many enterprises still engage in tax evasion and tax avoidance by manipulating financial statements. To address this issue, a study was conducte...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nguyễn Thị Thu Hiền, Đặng Anh Tuấn
Format: Article
Language:Vietnamese
Published: TẠP CHÍ KHOA HỌC ĐẠI HỌC MỞ THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH 2024-10-01
Series:Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Kinh tế và Quản trị kinh doanh
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journalofscience.ou.edu.vn/index.php/econ-vi/article/view/3412
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1823861235952648192
author Nguyễn Thị Thu Hiền
Đặng Anh Tuấn
author_facet Nguyễn Thị Thu Hiền
Đặng Anh Tuấn
author_sort Nguyễn Thị Thu Hiền
collection DOAJ
description The private sector plays a vital role in the economic growth of a country and contributes significantly to the state’s budget through tax revenue. However, many enterprises still engage in tax evasion and tax avoidance by manipulating financial statements. To address this issue, a study was conducted to determine whether the net profit data of the unlisted enterprises complied with Benford’s Law and whether firms manipulated data to minimize tax liability. The study collected research data on unlisted enterprises in the private sector, excluding foreign direct investment and state-owned enterprises, in 2022. The study showed that most enterprises’ net profit target data complied with Benford’s Law. However, 1,588 firms with negative net profits showed signs of adjusting profits to reduce tax liability. These enterprises had the first digits 1 and 3, the second digits 0, 1, and 3, and the first two digits 20 and 30, which belonged to the opposing net profit target. This finding indicated that Benford’s Law could be used to identify potentially manipulated data.
format Article
id doaj-art-19d2970af90f4b7d9fee10f634e6dcef
institution Kabale University
issn 2734-9306
2734-9578
language Vietnamese
publishDate 2024-10-01
publisher TẠP CHÍ KHOA HỌC ĐẠI HỌC MỞ THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH
record_format Article
series Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Kinh tế và Quản trị kinh doanh
spelling doaj-art-19d2970af90f4b7d9fee10f634e6dcef2025-02-10T04:17:41ZvieTẠP CHÍ KHOA HỌC ĐẠI HỌC MỞ THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINHTạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Kinh tế và Quản trị kinh doanh2734-93062734-95782024-10-01201546810.46223/HCMCOUJS.econ.vi.20.1.3412.20252243Benford Law and fraudulent financial statements of unlisted enterprisesNguyễn Thị Thu Hiền0Đặng Anh Tuấn1Trường Đại học Công nghiệp Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Thành phố Hồ Chí MinhTrường Đại học Công nghiệp Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Thành phố Hồ Chí MinhThe private sector plays a vital role in the economic growth of a country and contributes significantly to the state’s budget through tax revenue. However, many enterprises still engage in tax evasion and tax avoidance by manipulating financial statements. To address this issue, a study was conducted to determine whether the net profit data of the unlisted enterprises complied with Benford’s Law and whether firms manipulated data to minimize tax liability. The study collected research data on unlisted enterprises in the private sector, excluding foreign direct investment and state-owned enterprises, in 2022. The study showed that most enterprises’ net profit target data complied with Benford’s Law. However, 1,588 firms with negative net profits showed signs of adjusting profits to reduce tax liability. These enterprises had the first digits 1 and 3, the second digits 0, 1, and 3, and the first two digits 20 and 30, which belonged to the opposing net profit target. This finding indicated that Benford’s Law could be used to identify potentially manipulated data.https://journalofscience.ou.edu.vn/index.php/econ-vi/article/view/3412báo cáo tài chínhcông ty chưa niêm yếtgian lậnlợi nhuậnluật beford
spellingShingle Nguyễn Thị Thu Hiền
Đặng Anh Tuấn
Benford Law and fraudulent financial statements of unlisted enterprises
Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Kinh tế và Quản trị kinh doanh
báo cáo tài chính
công ty chưa niêm yết
gian lận
lợi nhuận
luật beford
title Benford Law and fraudulent financial statements of unlisted enterprises
title_full Benford Law and fraudulent financial statements of unlisted enterprises
title_fullStr Benford Law and fraudulent financial statements of unlisted enterprises
title_full_unstemmed Benford Law and fraudulent financial statements of unlisted enterprises
title_short Benford Law and fraudulent financial statements of unlisted enterprises
title_sort benford law and fraudulent financial statements of unlisted enterprises
topic báo cáo tài chính
công ty chưa niêm yết
gian lận
lợi nhuận
luật beford
url https://journalofscience.ou.edu.vn/index.php/econ-vi/article/view/3412
work_keys_str_mv AT nguyenthithuhien benfordlawandfraudulentfinancialstatementsofunlistedenterprises
AT đanganhtuan benfordlawandfraudulentfinancialstatementsofunlistedenterprises