Impact of CSR on tax avoidance

This book explores the impact of CSR on tax avoidance by French companies (2011-2020). It examines the impact of CSR dimensions on tax avoidance. Empirical results show that corporate tax avoidance as measured by the effective tax rate depends on the nature of their CSR activities. In particular our findings indicate that strong social activity is associated with a lower level of tax avoidance while strong activity concerning environmental and governance dimensions is linked to a high level of tax avoidance.