TEMPORARY REMOVAL: Let’s get connected: The effect of directors connected to a tax office on corporate tax avoidance in China

Chun Xiang Zhao1, Leah Meng2, Grantley Taylor2, Grant Richardson3
1School of Accounting, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wu Han, Hu Bei Province 430073, China
2School of Accounting, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia
3Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University, 4 Eastern Road, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia

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