The Relationship between Thinking Styles of Financial Managers and Corporate Tax Avoidance

The study is aimed at investigating the relationship between thinking styles in financial managers and corporate tax avoidance. The statistical population includes corporates listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange in insurance industry and bank. The required information was obtained using Sternberg and Grigorenko (1997) thinking style scales and the financial statements. To measure the tax avoidance, three variables have been used including the effective tax rate, effective cash tax rate, income differences before tax and tax revenue (tax difference). The results showed a significant relationship between local and conservative thinking styles and corporate tax avoidance.