AU - Dudkanluy Milan, Jalal AU - Siddiqui, Ruhollah TI - Investigating the Impact of Debt and Free Cash Flows on Tax Avoidance with Emphasis on the Role of Institutional Ownership PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - Journal-of-Tax-Research JN - Journal-of-Tax-Research VO - 29 VI - 52 IP - 52 4099 - http://taxjournal.ir/article-1-2099-en.html 4100 - http://taxjournal.ir/article-1-2099-en.pdf SO - Journal-of-Tax-Research 52 ABĀ  - The present study aimed at investigating the effect of debt and free cash flows on tax avoidance by emphasizing the role of institutional ownership in companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange. The statistical population of the study includes all companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange from 2013 to 2019. The statistical data for testing hypotheses based on the databases of Tehran Stock Exchange Organization have been collected from Kedal website and Novin Rahavard software. To test the research hypotheses, the regression model was used using panel data method and Eviews 10 software. The findings showed that the amount of debt has a negative and significant effect on tax avoidance. Furthermore, the free cash flow has no effect on tax avoidance. CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - Journal-of-Tax-Research PG - 131 PT - Research YR - 2022