Abstract :
This study aims to find out how the influence of the independent commisioner,
foreign ownership of tax avoidance activity by focusing on mining companies listed
in Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period 2014-2017. The sampling method used
was purposive sampling with a sample of 8 companies during the observation
period of 4 years in a row so as to produce a total of 32 samples. The analytical
tool used in this study is the linear regression analysis. The test results showed that
the audit quality negatively affect tax avoidance, the foreign ownership and the
proportion of independent commissioners have no effect on tax avoidance.
Keywords: Independent Commisioners, Foreign Ownership, Audit Quality, Tax
Avoidance.