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Table 2 Summary of empirical review and hypotheses

From: The effect of tax incentives practices on the sustainability of micro, small and medium enterprises in Ethiopia during the outbreak of corona virus pandemic

Variable name

Empirical Studies findings

Tax holiday

Empirical studies, like Atawodi and Ojekal (2012); Tekola and Gidey (2019); Ahmedova (2015); Boso et al. (2017); Fernández-Viñé et al. (2013); Twesige and Gasheja (2019); and Jansson et al. (2017), were evidenced that tax holiday has positive effect On Sustainability Of MSMEs. So it can be hypothesized that

H1: holiday has a positive and statistically significant effect on the sustainability of MSMEs

Tax allowance

Prior studies, such as Atawodi and Ojekal (2012); Ahmedova (2015); Boso et al. (2017); Fernández-Viñé et al. (2013); and Twesige and Gasheja (2019), were suggested that tax allowance has a positive effect On the Sustainability of MSMEs. So that a tentative statement could be developed

H2: tax allowance has a positive and statistically significant effect on the sustainability of MSMEs

Reduction in tax rate

Studies were conducted by Ahmedova, (2015); Voronkova et al. (2018); Boso et al. (2017); Fernández-Viñé et al. (2013); and Twesige and Gasheja (2019) were reduction in tax rate has a positive effect on the sustainability of MSMEs. Hence, the hypothesis can be developed as follows:

H3: reduction in tax rate has a positive and statistically significant effect on the sustainability of MSMEs

Accelerated depreciation

Experimental studies of Ahmedova (2015); Atawodi and Ojekal (2012); Boso et al. (2017); Fernández-Viñé et al. (2013); Twesige and Gasheja (2019); and Jansson et al. (2017) were evidenced that accelerated depreciation has a positive effect on the sustainability of MSMEs

H4: accelerated depreciation has a positive and statistically significant effect on the sustainability of MSMEs

Loss carry forward

First-hand studies, like Ahmedova (2015); Boso et al. (2017); Fernández-Viñé et al. (2013); Twesige and Gasheja (2019); Jansson et al. (2017); and Atawodi and Ojekal (2012), were found out that Loss carry forward has a positive effect on the sustainability of MSMEs. So the researcher developed the tentative statement as follows:

H5: Loss carry forward has a positive and statistically significant effect on the sustainability of MSMEs

Tax exemption

Previous studies were undertaken by Boso et al. (2017); Fernández-Viñé et al. (2013); Twesige and Gasheja (2019); Jansson et al. (2017); Atawodi and Ojekal (2012); and Ahmedova (2015) where evidenced tax exemption has a positive effect on the sustainability of MSMEs. It can be hypothesized that

H6: Tax exemption has a positive and statistically significant effect on the sustainability of MSMEs

  1. Source: own development based on the empirical review (2020)