Modelling the guiding principles of good tax policy in enhancing public acceptance towards indirect tax implementation in Malaysia / Nur Erma Suryani Mohd Jamel

The government introduced the Sales Tax 2018 and Service Tax 2018 (SST 2.0) effective from 1 September 2018 to replace the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which was abolished on 1 June 2018. The implemented SST 2.0 shares similar attributes to the previous Sales Tax 1972 and Service Tax 1975 (SST 1.0)...

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Main Author:	Mohd Jamel, Nur Erma Suryani
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2023
Subjects:	Accounting Bookkeeping
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/41496/7/41496.pdf
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.414962024-01-09T03:39:06Z Modelling the guiding principles of good tax policy in enhancing public acceptance towards indirect tax implementation in Malaysia / Nur Erma Suryani Mohd Jamel 2023 Mohd Jamel, Nur Erma Suryani Accounting. Bookkeeping The government introduced the Sales Tax 2018 and Service Tax 2018 (SST 2.0) effective from 1 September 2018 to replace the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which was abolished on 1 June 2018. The implemented SST 2.0 shares similar attributes to the previous Sales Tax 1972 and Service Tax 1975 (SST 1.0). While consumers resent the price hike that continues increasing despite the implementation of SST 2.0, studies also tend to omit the analysis of public spending pattern changes from GST to SST 2.0. Hence, using the Household Expenditure Survey data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), the current study analysed the changes in public spending patterns. Based on the empirical findings, household expenditure substantially changed in 2014, 2016, and 2019, particularly among lower-income earners under the B40 category. The findings from the first research objective complement the need to examine the factors that help enhance public acceptance towards indirect tax implementation in Malaysia. In this vein, the second research objective of this study aims to determine the degree to which the principles of equity and fairness, appropriate government revenue, neutrality, certainty, simplicity, the effectiveness of tax administration, accountability to taxpayers, and transparency and visibility affect public indirect tax acceptance. Data were gathered using survey questionnaires disseminated to Malaysians through purposive sampling. Overall, the structural equation model analysis affirmed that incorporating the five guiding principles of appropriate government revenue, neutrality, simplicity, the effectiveness of tax administration, and transparency and visibility in indirect tax implementation could improve public acceptance. Since there is no public indirect tax acceptance model to date, such unaddressed issues could induce another public outcry and adversely impact government tax revenues. Based on the findings, a model constituting the five guiding principles was formulated, which could be employed to elevate public indirect tax acceptance to answer the third research objective. Such significant outcomes offer pivotal insights into the essentiality of structuring a model for indirect tax acceptance. Moreover, tax administrators could also develop adequate approaches to elicit a high public acceptance level by comprehending the five guiding principles of good tax policy-public behaviour association. In summary, the current study has significantly expanded the current body of literature on indirect tax acceptance with novel techniques in the methodology section and additional insights into the factors impacting tax acceptance, particularly in indirect taxation. Furthermore, the model of this study could be used in other countries as a medium for policymakers to communicate with the public in order to successfully implement any tax policy. 2023 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/41496/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/41496/7/41496.pdf text en public phd doctoral Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Accountancy Abdul Hamid, Nadiah
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description	The government introduced the Sales Tax 2018 and Service Tax 2018 (SST 2.0) effective from 1 September 2018 to replace the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which was abolished on 1 June 2018. The implemented SST 2.0 shares similar attributes to the previous Sales Tax 1972 and Service Tax 1975 (SST 1.0). While consumers resent the price hike that continues increasing despite the implementation of SST 2.0, studies also tend to omit the analysis of public spending pattern changes from GST to SST 2.0. Hence, using the Household Expenditure Survey data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), the current study analysed the changes in public spending patterns. Based on the empirical findings, household expenditure substantially changed in 2014, 2016, and 2019, particularly among lower-income earners under the B40 category. The findings from the first research objective complement the need to examine the factors that help enhance public acceptance towards indirect tax implementation in Malaysia. In this vein, the second research objective of this study aims to determine the degree to which the principles of equity and fairness, appropriate government revenue, neutrality, certainty, simplicity, the effectiveness of tax administration, accountability to taxpayers, and transparency and visibility affect public indirect tax acceptance. Data were gathered using survey questionnaires disseminated to Malaysians through purposive sampling. Overall, the structural equation model analysis affirmed that incorporating the five guiding principles of appropriate government revenue, neutrality, simplicity, the effectiveness of tax administration, and transparency and visibility in indirect tax implementation could improve public acceptance. Since there is no public indirect tax acceptance model to date, such unaddressed issues could induce another public outcry and adversely impact government tax revenues. Based on the findings, a model constituting the five guiding principles was formulated, which could be employed to elevate public indirect tax acceptance to answer the third research objective. Such significant outcomes offer pivotal insights into the essentiality of structuring a model for indirect tax acceptance. Moreover, tax administrators could also develop adequate approaches to elicit a high public acceptance level by comprehending the five guiding principles of good tax policy-public behaviour association. In summary, the current study has significantly expanded the current body of literature on indirect tax acceptance with novel techniques in the methodology section and additional insights into the factors impacting tax acceptance, particularly in indirect taxation. Furthermore, the model of this study could be used in other countries as a medium for policymakers to communicate with the public in order to successfully implement any tax policy.
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title	Modelling the guiding principles of good tax policy in enhancing public acceptance towards indirect tax implementation in Malaysia / Nur Erma Suryani Mohd Jamel
title_short	Modelling the guiding principles of good tax policy in enhancing public acceptance towards indirect tax implementation in Malaysia / Nur Erma Suryani Mohd Jamel
title_full	Modelling the guiding principles of good tax policy in enhancing public acceptance towards indirect tax implementation in Malaysia / Nur Erma Suryani Mohd Jamel
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Modelling the guiding principles of good tax policy in enhancing public acceptance towards indirect tax implementation in Malaysia / Nur Erma Suryani Mohd Jamel

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