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Research finds US multinationals are increasingly laggards on tax transparency, in comparison to the UK and Japan

October 9, 2025 | |

Almost two-thirds (59%) of corporate tax transparency reports published by large multinationals in connection with the EU Public Country-by-Country Reporting (pCbCR) Directive are good, solid attempts to be open and honest. However, there are wide national variances. The frequency of good application of the EU pCbCR requirements was substantially above average among business headquartered in the UK (at 78%) and …

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UK public call on Government to take firmer action to ensure business makes a fair tax contribution

September 13, 2025 | |

Research commissioned by the Fair Tax Foundation has found increased support among the UK public for responsible corporate tax conduct and for government measures which encourage this. There is substantial support for new corporate tax transparency measures being applied to everything from the smallest microenterprise to the largest multinational. Almost three-quarters (74%) believe that the UK should force multinational businesses …

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Trump administration wages war on corporate tax transparency whilst many US MNCs quietly embrace public country-by-country reporting

July 27, 2025 | |

The Trump administration is threatening to cut off funding to the FASB, the US's accounting standard setter, unless it abandons a modest push for extra corporate tax transparency. Meanwhile, many US multinationals are quietly getting on with producing much more ambitious country-by-country reports, as mandated by the EU.  Back in December 2023, after nearly a decade of to and fro, …

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Fair Tax Foundation pCbCR Resource Hub updated with latest findings on corporate tax transparency across the world

July 17, 2025 | |

Our Public Country-by-Country Reporting (pCbCR) Resource Hub is where we set out why and how multinational business should embrace tax transparency, together with the very latest news and analysis. The pCbCR Resource Hub now includes a running assessment of corporate tax transparency reports from around the world, as required by countries implementing the EU pCbCR Directive (at 17th July 2025). …

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Latest analysis of corporate compliance with EU pCbCR Directive: 60% of business perform well, but US and Swiss multinationals are laggards

July 1, 2025 | |

Summary of findings 137 EU public Country-by-Country reports sourced and analysed. The most extensive analysis published globally to date, to the best of our knowledge. Almost two-thirds (60%) of corporate pCbCR reports are good, solid attempts to implement legislation driven by the EU pCbCR Directive. However, in 7% of instances, business have opted to confine disclosures to EU designated tax …

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EU public Country-by-Country Reporting Directive takes early effect in Romania: implementation differs greatly across business

June 10, 2025 | |

Background In 2021, the EU public Country-by-Country Reporting (pCbCR) Directive came into force. This requires large multinational companies that have a substantial presence in Europe to publicly share key financial information on their operations in each EU Member State and a designated list of tax havens.1 In the main, the Directive will lead to major new corporate tax disclosures in …

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EarthMind CIC secures first Fair Tax Mark

June 2, 2025 | |

"At EarthMind CIC, responsible taxation goes hand in hand with our mission. We’re dedicated to making timely and complete contributions that support transparency and the communities we serve.” EarthMind CIC have secured their first Fair Tax Mark label. They are a UK-based not-for-profit social enterprise, which reinvests resources into sustainability initiatives that strengthen communities. From green spaces to food aid …

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Tax has an enormous social impact – so where’s the reporting? 

May 20, 2025 | |

Fair Tax Mark businesses know that paying the right amount of tax, in the right place, at the right time, has an enormous positive social impact.   Tax contributes to vital public services such as healthcare, transport, policing, education and defence. And, if tax avoidance rules are well crafted and properly implemented, businesses can compete efficiently and add to economic prosperity. …

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OECD Global Minimum Tax still very alive despite Trump attempts to throttle

January 21, 2025 | |

US president Donald Trump’s intention to pull the US out of the OECD’s Global Minimum Tax (GMT) deal is bad news. But it by no means spells the end of the OECD GMT. In a presidential memo issued on Monday 20 January, Trump said he would recapture “our Nation’s sovereignty and economic competitiveness by clarifying that the Global Tax Deal …

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Friends Provident Foundation commit £100,000 investment in support of Fair Tax Mark

November 7, 2024 | | Tags:

Fair Tax Foundation community share offer raise now close to 90% of £450,000 target The Fair Tax Foundation are pleased to announce we have received a £100,000 direct social investment commitment from Friends Provident Foundation. Previously, Friends Provident Foundation have provided grant support to kickstart Fair Tax Week and Fair Tax Councils in the UK. On 2 September 2024, we …

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