"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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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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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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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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The Fair Tax Foundation is pleased to announce we have received a £100,000 direct social investment commitment from charitable foundation the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).
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Founded a decade ago to help reverse the global race to the bottom on corporation tax, the Fair Tax Foundation[1] are aiming to level up our impact fivefold with a Community Share Offer unveiled today. Launching on social investment platform Ethex[2], the Community Share Offer will seek to raise £450,000 to allow the Fair Tax Foundation to embed tax justice …
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In a welcome move, the UK’s Labour Party has announced that, should it win the forthcoming general election, it would substantially boost the resources available to HMRC’s compliance unit and the pursuit of tax avoiders. They are pledging to recruit an additional 5,000 staff at a cost of £555mn per annum. But, given each compliance officer typically secures an additional …
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With half the world going to the polls in 2024, and ‘tax’ being a major issue at every single election, The Fair Tax Foundation’s Chief Executive Paul Monaghan sets out why politicians and policymakers need to question the lobbying of the Laffer Curve low-tax zealots. Tax justice makes solid progress The world is on the verge of an explosion of …
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Paul Monaghan. Chief Executive, Fair Tax Foundation, said: “We whole-heartedly welcome this U-Turn on corporation tax by the UK Government, which still leaves the UK with the lowest headline rate of corporation tax of the major economies of the G7 nations and the most generous “super deduction” capital allowance scheme in the world. The idea that turning the UK into …
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‘Corporate tax avoidance’ tops list of concerns, with disquiet at record high ‘Corporate tax avoidance’ has topped the UK public’s list of concerns for an astounding tenth consecutive year. Moreover, the level of disquiet is at a record high, with 47% citing it among their top three ethical concerns when questioned in May 2022 as part of the Institute for …
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