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ABSTRACT
This study provides empirical evidence related to the effect of some factors such as compliance
behavior intention, and tax compliance behavior. These also include the attitude towards compli-
ance, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and the complexity of tax laws on the com-
pliance behavior intention. It also analyzes the effect of compliance behavior intention and com-
plexity of tax laws on tax compliance behavior. This study uses individual taxpayers registered in
Tax Offices (KPP) in West Sidoarjo residence, who had filled out the Tax Filling Notification
(SPT). The questionnaires were distributed to the individual tax payers with the total number of
87 respondents. The data were analyzed using Partial Least Square (PLS). It was found that (1)
subjective norms and perceived behavioral control are important components in influencing the
intention to behave compliantly (Compliance behavior intention), (2) the complexity of the tax
laws is also an important component in influencing intention and behavior for compliance by the
taxpayers. This study cannot provide empirical evidence on the effect of attitude on Compliance
behavior Intention and the effect of compliance behavior intention on tax payers’ compliance.
Kata Kunci: Attitude towards Compliance, Subjective Norm, Perceived Behavioral Control,
Compliance Behavior Intention, Tax Payers’ Compliance Behavior.
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has had the intention to behave obediently. pects relating to the PBC, namely (1) how
This was as described by Ajzen (1991) in his much control a person's behavior, and (2)
Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). how much a person believes the ability to do
Based on such theory, an individual's a behavior. The greater control the behavior
behavior to comply with the tax laws is in- of a person to a person's intention to perform
fluenced by intention (intention) to behave a behavior will increase. The greater one's
obediently. Intention to behave obediently confidence to perform a specific behavior is,
influenced by three (3) belief that behavioral the greater the intention to perform the be-
beliefs, normative beliefs and control be- havior.
liefs. Behavioral beliefs (behavioral belief) Another factor that can influence the
associated with a person's beliefs about the behavior predicted abiding taxpayers is the
outcome of a behavior and the evaluation of complexity of the tax laws. Devano and
the results of such behavior. The behavioral Rahayu (2006: 97) explains that the tax
beliefs shape one's attitude toward the be- code is a product or a good legal norms re-
havior. If a person has high confidence the lating to deeds, implementation, and about
outcome of a behavior means that a person's the material. Taxpayer compliance behavior
attitude is positive towards such behavior can be influenced by the complexity of tax
and vice versa. The better a person's belief in laws, tax regulations difficulty, frequency
the outcome of a particular behavior is, the of changes in regulations and tax injustice
greater the intention to behave. (Hardika 2006; Salman and Farid 2010).
The second conviction may also affect One of the causes creating low tax compli-
the intention to behave in certain ways in ance is a stigma of an individual taxpayer
Theory of Planned Behavior proposed by (WP OP) who considers the tax code is
Ajzen (1991) is the normative beliefs (nor- complex and convoluted. Many tax rules
mative belief). This normative belief relate are dynamic and therefore quite difficult for
to our beliefs about the normative expecta- WP OP to implement tax obligations
tions of the people who are around us about (http://hitungpajak.wordpress.com).
the behavior that we will do. If the people This study uses a model of Theory of
around us looked good behavior will be Planned Behavior (TPB) of Ajzen (1991) to
done then someone will be motivated to per- explain the factors that influence the behav-
form the behavior in accordance with the ior intention of abiding taxpayers. These
prevailing view. The normative belief will factors are submissive attitude toward the
form the subjective norm on behavior. The behavior, subjective norms, and perceived
better the normative expectations of the peo- behavioral control (PBC). A person’s behav-
ple around him to a certain behavior is, the ior complying with a tax liability may be
greater the person's intention to perform the affected by two (2) factors that is intention
behavior. to behave obediently factor, and factor of
The third belief is no less important that complexity tax rules. In this study, it uses 2
is the belief concerning control. Ajzen variables that can influence the behavior of
(1991) explains that the beliefs of control tax compliance intentions. They are the fac-
(control belief) refers to a person's percep- tors that are within the taxpayer and the tax
tion of whether or not tough implement the laws complexity factors that are external
desired behavior. This belief regards factors beyond the taxpayer.
whether or not the source is available and Based on such description above, the re-
opportunities necessary to achieve a particu- search problem can be formulated as fol-
lar behavior. This belief will form the per- lows: (1) is there a positive and significant
ceived behavioral control (perceived behav- effect of the attitude on adherence to behave
ior control/PBC). Francis et al. (2004) also obediently Intentions? (2) Is there a positive
explains that there are two (2) important as- and significant effect of subjective norms on
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intentions to behave obediently? (3) Is there plains that attitude affects behavior through
a positive and significant effect of perceived a rigorous process of decision-making and
behavioral control on intention to behave reasonable, and the impact is limited to
obediently? (4) Is there a negative and sig- three terms. First, the behavior is largely
nificant effect of the complexity of tax laws determined by the attitude of the public but
on the intention to behave obediently? (5) Is by a specific attitude towards something.
there a positive and significant effect of the Second, behavior is influenced not only by
intention on behaving obediently complied the attitude but also subjective norms that
with the taxpayer's behavior? (6) Is there a our belief about what the other person
negative and significant effect of the com- wants us to do. Third, attitudes toward a
plexity of tax laws on taxpayers’ submissive behavior together subjective norms form an
behavior? intention or an intention to behave in cer-
tain ways.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND Based on such theory, when associated
HYPOTHESES with tax compliance, it can be explained that
Tax Compliance the attitude of taxpayers towards tax compli-
The definition of tax compliance can be ance can affect the intention to behave obe-
traced through some researchers. For exam- diently. In addition to the taxpayer attitudes,
ple, Nurmantu (2003: 148) describes that tax intentions to behave obediently can also be
compliance is defined as a situation where influenced by two factors that is subjective
the taxpayer meets all tax obligations and norms and perceived behavioral control. At-
exercise the right of taxation. Another one is titude toward taxpayer compliance behavior
Budiatmanto (1999) in Tjahjono (2006: 29) is associated with confidence to the results
stating that compliance is the behavior for of taxpayer compliance behavior and evalua-
doing or not doing certain activities in ac- tion of the results of a behavior.
cordance with the applicable rules and regu- Therefore, when the taxpayer has a high
lations. Taxpayer compliance behavior of confidence on the outcome of a behavior to
taxpayers is the action for meeting their tax comply, it will shape the attitudes of taxpay-
obligations in accordance with existing regu- ers to behave obediently. The bigger the atti-
lation. tude of taxpayers to behave obediently will
In addition, Kiryanto (1999: 7) describes result in greater intentions to behave abiding
that tax compliance behavior of taxpayers is taxpayers. Thus, it stands to the reason that
when tax payer enters and reports informa- there is a very close relationship between the
tion that is needed, fill in the correct amount taxpayer attitudes to compliance and tax-
of tax, and pay taxes on time, without any payer intentions to behave obediently.
act of coercion. Nasucha (2004) in Asih and Theoretical relationship between the two
Salman (2011) also describe that tax compli- variables can be supported and consistent
ance can be identified through the compli- with the research results of Bobek and Hat-
ance in terms of register, in terms of compli- field (2003) and Mustikasari (2007). They
ance reporting (SPT), compliance in terms demonstrate empirically that the attitude to-
of calculating and paying taxes owed, and wards tax compliance has a significant influ-
compliance in terms of paying delinquent ence on the intention to behave obediently.
taxes. The previous exposure on the relationship
between attitudes towards compliance and
Attitudes towards Compliance and Inten- intention to behave obediently, a hypothesis
tions to Behave Compliantly can be drawn as follows:
The basic theory of this study is the Theory H1: The higher the attitude towards compli-
of Planned Behavior (TPB), which is pro- ance, the greater the intention to behave
posed by Ajzen (1991). This theory ex- obediently
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Subjective Norms and Intentions Rela- person believes the ability to do a behavior
tionship Behave Compliantly (Francis et al. 2004).
As stated previously that subjective norm is a For example, if a person has a greater
factor of forming intention. It is also is defined degree of control over the behavior of the
as an individual's perception of social influ- individual intention to perform, the behavior
ence in shaping certain behaviors (Mustikasari will be even greater. In addition, the ability
2007). In addition, subjective norm is a func- factors also play an important role. There-
tion of the perceived expectations of the indi- fore, the greater the ability of the resources
vidual in which one or more persons in the he has to show a certain behavior, the
vicinity (e.g., siblings, peers) approve certain greater one's intention to display the desired
behavior and motivate individuals to adhere to behavior. The research by Bobek and Hat-
such behavior (Ajzen 1991). A person can be field (2003) and Mustikasari (2007) has
affected or not depending on the strength of shown empirically the relationship between
his personality as concerned in another person perceived behavioral control and intention to
(Mustikasari 2007). behave obediently. If the greater perceived
In the context of tax compliance, the be- control over behavior, the higher one's inten-
havior of a tax professional is strongly influ- tion to display submissive behavior. Of pre-
enced by the people and their entire such as vious exposure on the relationship between
his fellow tax professionals, leaders, peers, perceived behavioral control and intention to
and family. The research by Bobek and Hat- behave obediently, a hypothesis can be
field (2003) and Mustikasari (2007) has stated as follows.
shown a significant effect of subjective norm H3: The higher the perceived behavioral
on the intention to behave obediently. This control, the greater the intention to behave
indicates there are significant views of peo- obediently
ple around tax professional for tax compli- The complexity of the relationship be-
ance behavior of the professional tax. tween Tax Regulation and Compliance
Stronger the influence or normative expecta- Behavior Intention Complexity of the tax
tions of the parties around the tax profes- laws is a very important factor in relation
sional will increase the tendency of one's to tax compliance behavior. The increasing
intention to behave obediently. Thus, there is complex tax laws, the lower the tendency
relationship between subjective norm and of taxpayers to well behaved obedient ad-
intention to behave obediently. A hypothesis herence to register to obtain a Taxpayer
can be drawn as follows. Identification Number (TIN), compliance
H2: The greater the influence of subjective in paying taxes and tax compliance in the
norms, the higher the intention to behave report that has been paid. The research by
obediently. Hardika (2006) and Salman and Farid
(2010) describe the factors that influence
Perceived Behavioral Control and Inten- compliance among taxpayers is the com-
tion of Conduct Compliance plexity of the tax code (Hardika 2006;
One of the factors affecting the intention to Salman and Farid 2010). The more com-
behave in certain ways is perceived behav- plex a tax rule, the lower the taxpayer's
ioral control. Perceived behavioral control intention to behave obediently is. Of pre-
refers to the definition of Ajzen (1991) in the vious exposure on the relationship between
form of control beliefs that refers to a per- the complexity of tax laws and behavioral
son's perception of whether or not he im- intention to comply, it can be hypothesized
plements the desired behavior. In relation to as the following.
control such a behavior, there are two impor- H4: The more complex tax laws, the lower
tant aspects, namely (1) how much control a the taxpayer's intention to behave obedi-
person's behavior is, and (2) how much a ently.
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Figure 1
Intention Model and Tax Compliance Behavior
Norms1
Norms2
Norms3 Norms
Norms4
Intention1 Intention2
Norms5 Compliant1
Compliant2
Attitudes1 Compliant3
Attitudes Intention Compliant
Attitudes2 Compliant4
Attitudes3 Compliant5
Compliant6
Control1 Compliant7
Control2 Control
Control3 Rules
Intention to Behave Compliantly and Tax The Complexity of Tax Regulation and
Compliance Behavior Tax Compliance Behavior
Intention to behave obediently is an inter- As found in a research by Hardika (2006),
mediary variable in shaping individual be- there is a significant effect of the factor
havior (Ajzen 1991). This means that, in complexity of tax rules on taxpayer compli-
general, humans act in accordance with the ance behavior. The more complex a tax rule,
intention or tendency. Intention to behave the lower the tendency of taxpayers to be-
obediently has two indicators of trends and have obediently. Compliance behavior is
decisions (Bobek and Hatfield 2003). Ten- becoming less and less as seen through the
dency is the inclination or tendency to obey number of individual taxpayers (WPOP)
professional personal tax in their tax obliga- which still dominates the taxpayer profile in
tions. Decision is a personal decision on tax Indonesia compared to corporate taxpayers.
professional chooses to comply with the tax However, the opposite results obtained by
laws (Mustikasari 2007). Salman and Farid (2010) there is no signifi-
Bobek and Hatfield (2003), Mustikasari cant effect of the complexity of the tax rules
(2007) and Hidayat and Nugroho (2010) on taxpayer compliance behavior. Submis-
have provided evidence empirically, that sive behavior of taxpayers is not only domi-
intention is a significant positive effect on nated by the sheer complexity of the tax
tax compliance. This suggests that the code, but more influenced by factors outside
greater a person's intention to behave obedi- of the tax code. Thus, the relationship be-
ently against taxes, the more likely the per- tween the complexity of tax laws and com-
son is to display submissive behavior to tax pliance behavior, a hypothesis can be drawn
obligations. as follows.
Of previous exposure on the relationship H6: The more complex tax laws, the lower
between perceived behavioral control and the tax compliance behavior
intention to behave non-compliance, a hy- The theoretical framework and the hy-
pothesis can be drawn as follows. potheses described previously, this research
H5: The higher the intention to behave obe- approach and research framework is as
diently, the higher the tax compliance be- shown in Figure 1. Within the framework of
havior. the study, there are six (6) variables or con-
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structs, which include: Attitudes toward person's status as a private individual tax-
Compliance (X1), Subjective Norm (X2), payer (WPOP), and (2) never fill in the SPT
Perceived Behavioral Control (X3), Com- alone.
plexity Tax Regulations (X4), Intention to
Behave Compliantly (Y1), and Tax Com- Operational Definition of Variables
pliance (Y2). All variables or constructs in The variables are intention to behave com-
this study use reflexive indicator as as- pliantly and Compliance Behavior as the
sessed by looking at the convergent validity dependent variable 4 independent variables
discriminate validity, and composite reli- such as Compliance behavior Attitudes, Sub-
ability. jective Norms, Perceived Behavioral Con-
trol, and Complexity of the Tax Regulations.
RESEARCH METHOD
Research Type and the Population 1. Attitudes toward Behavior Compliance
This study is a causal research which is used Attitudes toward feeling compliant behavior
to determine a definitive causal relationship is an aspect that is owned by the tax profes-
(Sekaran 2006). It is aimed at discovering sional determined directly by the belief held
the cause of the intention to behave non- by a tax professional to conduct tax compli-
compliant and non-compliant behavior of ance or noncompliance (Mustikasari 2007).
taxpayers. Some reasons to be observed here Indicators of this variable are the desire to
are the attitude towards adherence, subjec- pay less tax than it should be, not feeling the
tive norms, and perceived behavioral control utilization of tax transparent, and feeling
and their impact on intentions to behave aggrieved by the tax system.
obediently. In addition, this study also aims The measurement of the variables of at-
to find out whether the intention to disobey titudes towards compliance-assessment is
and complexity of tax regulations is a sig- done by using the framework of expectations
nificant cause of the compliant behavior of (valuation-expectancy framework). Each
the taxpayer. respondent was asked to give the value of
For that reason, this study includes the belief and expectancy as outlined in the
quantitative research because it emphasizes statement. Each statement uses scale of 1-5.
on testing theories through the measurement The higher values obtained (close to 5), the
of the research variables. Malholtra in An- more positive attitude of individual taxpay-
shori (2011) described that quantitative re- ers on tax compliance.
search is a type of research that seeks to
quantify the data and typically apply some 2. Subjective norms
form of statistical analysis. The statistical Subjective norm is the strength of the influ-
test used is multiple regression analysis be- ence of the views of people around the tax
cause this study examined the effect of more professional to the tax compliance behavior
than one independent variable (metric) to a of professional tax. A person can be affected
bound variable (metric) (Ghozali 2011: 7). or not, depending on the strength of person-
This study uses quantitative data drawn from ality of the person concerned as faced by
primary data source in the form of question- another person (Mustikasari 2007).
naires. The indicators of subjective norms used
in this study are referred to as a study of
Samples and Sampling Techniques Mustikasari (2007) that there are 4 indicators
Population consists of all individual taxpay- which include friends (the closest in the en-
ers (WPOP) listed in tax office (KPP) Sido- vironment), consultant/expert tax (which is
arjo West. The sample is selected from the supposed to understand the tax issues), tax
population by using purposive sampling. officials, and head of the company (if WPOP
The sample selection criteria are (1) The status as employees of the company). This
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study also uses five indicators of Hidayat 1), the less complex a tax rule. Conversely, if
and Nugroho (2010), namely the fellow in- the higher value assigned (close to 5), the
dividual taxpayers. more complex tax regulations.
Thus, the total number is 5 indicator
variables of subjective norms. The first 5. Intention to behave obediently
statement deals with normative beliefs and Intention is described as a trend of making a
the second relates to the motivation to com- tax professional has tax compliance behavior
ply (motivation to comply). Each statement (Mustikasari 2007). In this case, the inten-
uses a scale of 1-5, which means that the tion is addressed to the individual taxpayer.
higher values obtained (close to 5), the The indicators to measure this variable is
stronger the influence of the parties around done by means of an indicator created by
the taxpayer against taxpayer compliance Mustikasari (2007), namely (1) the tendency
behavior. Conversely, the lower the value to show taxpayers and tax compliance be-
obtained (close to 1), the weaker the influ- havior (2) the decision to comply with the
ence of parties around the taxpayer against taxpayer of tax provisions.
taxpayer behavior to obey. The questionnaire uses a scale of 1-5.
The higher the value assigned (close to 5),
3. Perceived Behavioral Control the stronger the intention of the taxpayer is
Based on TPB, perceived behavioral control to behave obediently and conversely, the
is a control belief that refers to a person's lower the value given (close to 1), the
perception of whether or not he toughly im- weaker the taxpayer's intention to conduct
plements the desired behavior (Ajzen 1991). non-compliance with tax laws.
It is not easy to determine whether someone
can perform a certain behavior is determined 6. Compliance Behavior
by two factors: (1) top what extent the con- Compliance behavior is compliance in
trol of a person's behavior is, and (2) To meeting the provisions of the applicable tax
what extent a person believes the ability to laws (Hidayat and Nugroho 2010). This
do a behavior. This is as stated by Francis et indicator is identified by the instruments
al. 2004. made by Brown and Mazur (2003) in
Indicators of perceived behavioral con- Mustikasari (2007) which includes: (1)
trol variables used in this study refers to submission of compliance (filing compli-
Francis et al. (2004) that is the level of self- ance), (2) payment compliance, and (3) re-
confidence (self-efficacy) and the level of porting compliance. The submission of
control over the behavior. This indicator compliance is associated with the delivery
represents the statement using a scale of 1-5. notification either SPT or SPT period in
The higher the value assigned (close to 5), accordance with the tax return reporting
the taxpayer has a high self-control. Con- deadline stipulated in tax laws. Compliance
versely, the lower the value assigned (close payment is related to advance payment of
to 1), self-control of the lower taxpayer. tax or tax due in a timely manner and in the
right amount in accordance with tax legisla-
4. Complexity of Tax Regulation tion.
Complexity refers to the complex tax laws or For a reporting compliance, the report-
failure of good legal norms regarding his ac- ing is associated with the entire amount of
tions, implementation, and about the material. tax payable. Compliance delivery and pay-
Indicator of this variable refers to the study ment compliance are closely related to the
Hardika (2006) and Salman & Farid (2010). fulfillment of tax obligations formally. For
As with other variables, the statements in this reporting compliance, it is concerned with
questionnaire also use a scale of 1-5. The materially fulfillment of tax obligations. The
lower the value assigned (numbers close to third indicator is measured using statement
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Table 1
Details of Questions Returned
Description Total
Receipts from Post 0
Direct submission at Tax Office (KPP Pratama) 100
Total Questionnaires sent 100
Details of Questionnaires Returned
- By Post 0
- Taken directly 93
Total Questionnaires Returned 93
Unused Questionnaires 6
Total Questionnaires used 87
Degree of Returns (response rate) (93/100 x 100%) 93%
Degree of returns Used (87/100 x 100%) 87%
Source: Primary data Processed.
with a scale of 1-5. The lower the value as- discriminate validity. The construct reliabil-
signed (close to 1), the lower the taxpayer's ity is done by looking at the value of com-
behavior to comply with the tax laws. Con- posite reliability. A construct is considered
versely, the higher the value given (ap- reliable if the composite reliability values
proaching 5), the behavior of taxpayers is to above 0.60 (Nunnaly 1966 in Ghozali 2006:
comply with the higher. 133). The final testing of the model is to as-
sess outer with discriminant validity. The
Data Analysis Techniques discriminate validity is done by comparing
The data were analyzed by using the ap- the value of the root of the Average Vari-
proach of Partial Least Square (PLS), and by ance Extracted (AVE) with the correlation
means of SmartPLS software. PLS is applied between the constructs.
to estimate the path model using latent con- For example, if the value of the root of
structs with multiple indicators (Ghozali the AVE is higher than the value of the cor-
2006). This approach uses fundamental rea- relation between the other constructs, it can
son that is distribution free (does not assume be said that the construct has high discrimi-
a particular distribution of data, can be nomi- nant validity. Inner models or structural
nal, category, ordinal, interval and ratio), models are used to describe the relationship
small sample size and the alternative models between latent variables. The tests on the
of covariance-based SEM (Ghozali 2006). inner workings of the model are done by
Based on the PLS approach, there are giving the value of the coefficient of rela-
two models of the outer model or measure- tionship between constructs, the signifi-
ment. Outer model or measurement model cance, and value of R-square. R-square in-
defines how each block of indicators is re- terpretation here is the same as in the inter-
lated to the latent variables. The assessment pretation of regression. Changes in the value
of the outer models is done by using conver- of R-square can be used to assess the effect
gent validity (cross loading factor), and reli- of the latent variables are independent of the
ability and discriminate validity of the con- dependent latent variables that influence
struct. Cross loading factor is useful to com- whether substantive or not.
pare the correlation of the indicators of a
construct with the indicator correlation to DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
other constructs. If the correlation indicator The respondents are the individual taxpay-
construct has a higher value than the correla- ers (WPOP) listed in KPP Sidoarjo West.
tion of these indicators against other con- The reason for choosing KPP Sidoarjo West
structs, the construct is said to have high is that they are listed KPP including in en-
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Table 2
Outer Loading (Measurement Model)
Rule Control Intention Norms Compliance Attitude
Rule 1 0.906867
Rule 2 0.663512
Rule 3 0.539232
Control 1 0.928687
Control 2 0.680389
Control 3 0.582314
Intention 1 0.955204
Intention 2 0.933535
Norm 1 0.719202
Norm 2 0.842285
Norm 4 0.742827
Norm 5 0.972374
Compliance 1 0.842534
Compliance 2 -0.828328
Compliance 3 -0.601292
Compliance 4 0.536133
Attitude 1 0.823428
Sources: Output of Smart PLS version 2.
vironmental DJP East Java II totally 57347 education (1%). In connection with the tax
people per February 1 2010. The respon- register, the majority of respondents regis-
dent characteristics are (1) an individual tered from 2008 to 2011 (66%), 2004 to
taxpayer, and (2) never fill the tax notifica- 2007 (15%), 2000 to 2003 (14%), and 1996
tion (SPT). The questionnaires submitted to 1999 (6%).
directly to the office of the respondent in
the KPP West Sidoarjo when respondents Analysis of Outer Loadings (Measure-
report notification (SPT). From a total of ment Model)
100 questionnaires, 93 were submitted or The outer loading (measurement model) is
returned; meaning the rate of return (re- used to test the convergent validity of unidi-
sponse rate) is 93%. The rate of return is mensionality each construct. From the data
used by 87%, from 93 questionnaires which processing, it was obtained the value of the
were returned and 87 questionnaires can be indicator as in Table 2 that is above 0.5.
used. Non-response bias test was also per-
formed in this study because all question- Composite Reliability and Discriminant
naires submitted directly to the respondents Validity
were the questionnaires sent by mail. The Composite reliability is done by testing the
details of the questionnaire returns can be reliability of a construct, which is an index
seen in Table 1. that shows the extent to which the meas-
It appears that the majority of respon- urement instrument can be reliable or
dents are male equal to 60% and the remain- trustworthy. In this sense, reliability is a
ing respondents are female of 40%. The re- measure of internal consistency of the indi-
spondents also have a high school education cators of a variable which shapes. It indi-
background (53%), while the undergraduate cates the degree to which each indicator
educational background (44%), education that indicates a general variable formation.
diploma (undergraduate) (2%) and graduate In calculating the composite (construct)
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Table 3
Correlations of the Latent Variables and the root of the AVE
Rule Control Intention Norm Compliance Attitude
Rule 0.719589
Control -0.150934 0.744866
Intention 0.323033 -0.176885 0.944432
Norm 0.125628 -0.419384 -0.112615 0.825227
Compliance 0.275866 -0.093822 -0.037815 0.471866 0.784099
Attitude -0.018281 -0.028744 -0.192953 0.149757 0.003510 0.932446
Sources: Output of Smart PLS version 2.
Table 4
Results for Inner Weights
Original Sample Std. Deviation Standard Error T Statistics
Sample (O) Mean (M) (STDEV) (STERR) (O/STERR|)
Attitude -> Intention -0.160280 -0.170327 0.089084 0.089084 1.799209
Norm -> Intention -0.223615 -0.200632 0.110134 0.110134 2.030385
Control -> Intention -0.227910 -0.229019 0.098040 0.098040 2.324657
Rule -> Intention 0.313796 0.301291 0.114784 0.114784 2.733793
Intention -> Compliance -0.141717 -0.165910 0.106904 0.106904 1.325642
Rule -> Compliance 0.321645 0.368114 0.092562 0.092562 3.474929
Sources: Output of SmartPLS Version 2.
The first hypothesis with the result of and significant at 0.05. The statistical value
the parameter coefficient between the vari- is above the critical value of 1.96, so the
ables of tax rules against Taxpayer Compli- fourth hypothesis is also accepted or there
ance provides the value of t-statistic of is a significant effect of the latent variable
1.799209. This is not significant at 0.05. The complexity of the tax rule on the compli-
statistical value is below the critical value of ance behavior intention.
1.96, so the first hypothesis is not accepted The fifth hypothesis also provides the
or there is no significant effect of the latent test result of the parameter coefficients be-
variable of attitude towards to the compli- tween variables of compliance behavior
ance behavior intention. intention and the tax law compliance which
The second hypothesis provides the indicates t-statistic value of 1.325642 and
test results of the parameter coefficients not significant at 0.05. The statistical value
between variables of Subjective Norm and is below the critical value of 1.96, so the
Compliance behavior intention demon- fifth hypothesis is not accepted or there is
strate the value of t-statistic of 2.030385 no significant effect of the latent variables
and significant at 0.05. The statistical of compliance behavior intention on com-
value is above the critical value of 1.96, so pliance behavior.
that the second hypothesis is accepted or The sixth hypothesis provides the test
there is a significant effect of the latent result of the parameter coefficients between
variable subjective norm on compliance variables Complexity Tax Rules and Tax-
behavior intention. payer Compliance Behavior which indicates
The third hypothesis provides the test t-statistic value of 3.474929 and significant
result of the parameter coefficients between at 0.05. The statistical value is above the
the variables of Perceived Behavioral Con- critical value of 1.96, so the sixth hypothe-
trol and Compliance Behavior Intention sis is accepted or there is a significant effect
which indicates t-statistic value of 2.324657 of the latent variables of the complexity of
and significant at 0.05. The statistical value the tax rule on the compliance behavior of
is above the critical value of 1.96, so the taxpayers.
third hypothesis is accepted or there is a
significant effect of the latent variable of Discussion
perceived behavioral control on the compli- The results of this study cannot support
ance behavior intention. the view both theoretically and empiri-
The fourth hypothesis shows the test re- cally from the results of previous studies
sult of the parameter coefficients between conducted by Bobek and Hatfield (2003)
variable complexities of the Tax Regula- and Mustikasari (2007). The attitude to-
tions and Compliance Behavior Intention wards compliance is found not signifi-
which indicates t-statistic value of 2.733793 cantly to affect the compliance behavior
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is RULE 3. It can be understood that if the sive behavior. Taxpayer compliance be-
taxpayer feels that the statutory language is havior can be either they never receive a
difficult or tax laws are not easily under- tax bill (STP), late notification delivery
stood, they will have less intention to be- (SPT), a late payment interest payable of
have compliantly. This is supported by the tax. The fact also supports the results of
evidence that individual taxpayers still con- this study in which there are many taxpay-
sider that tax laws are complex. Many tax ers who consider tax laws are complex,
rules change so that dynamic change is convoluted and frequent changes in tax
quite difficult for an individual taxpayer for laws making it difficult for taxpayers to
a taxation obligations (http://hitungpajak. carry out their tax obligations that have an
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The study also found that intention to ers. (http://hitungpajak.wordpress.com).
behave compliantly (Compliance behavior
intention) does not significantly affect the CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION, SUG-
taxpayer submissive behavior. The results GESTION, AND LIMITATIONS
of this study differ from the view of theo- The study expands the repertoire of behav-
retical and empirical studies of the results ioral theory and research in the field of
of previous studies that have been done taxation. The construct of subjective norm,
by Bobek and Hatfield (2003), Mustika- perceived behavioral control, and the com-
sari (2007), and Hidayat & Nugroho plexity of the tax laws are considered im-
(2010). portant components in improving compli-
The intention to behave compliantly is ance behavior intention for the taxpayers.
not an important component for improving Other constructs that can be inferred such
the tax compliance behavior. This may be as attitude toward compliance is not an
due to possible factors that can influence important component in improving the
the behavior of taxpayers to comply beyond compliance behavior intention for the tax-
good intentions such as internal and exter- payers.
nal factors taxpayer. The internal factors in In addition, the construct of the com-
addition to the intention of the taxpayer plexity of tax laws is an important factor
include the factor to behave compliantly in improving tax compliance behavior.
and moral attitudes of the taxpayers. The Implicitly, the more complex of tax laws,
external factors beyond the taxpayer in- the taxpayers will display submissive be-
cludes regulation and tax policies and other havior such as being late in delivering a
parties that encourage taxpayer compliance notification (SPT) and they will not pay
with tax obligations as previously de- the tax on time. Conversely, if the tax-
scribed. payer feels that the tax code is not com-
These findings coincide with the theo- plex and easy to understand, he will show
retical study and previous empirical re- good behavior.
search that has been done by Hardika Implication of the study is that the tax
(2006). The study found that the complexity regulation should be paid attention and other
of tax laws significantly affect taxpayers factors that make the tax payers compliant
submissive behavior. The increase of tax should also be taken into account. However,
law complexity felt by the taxpayers will the taxpayers’ intention factor is not an im-
display submissive behavior such as being portant component in improving tax compli-
late in delivering a notification (SPT) so ance behavior. The limitation relates to the
that they will not pay the tax on time. number of respondents who participated.
On the contrary, if the taxpayers feel This is still considered a relatively small
that the tax rule is not complex and easy to number of respondents that is 87 individual
understand, they will try to show submis- taxpayers (WPOP).
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