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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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Fair Tax Foundation and Good Business Charter announce partnership

Fair Tax Foundation and Good Business Charter partner to champion fair tax

September 11, 2025 | |

The Fair Tax Foundation is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Good Business Charter (GBC), the UK’s number one benchmark for socially responsible business conduct. The GBC champions ethical conduct in ten areas, including a real living wage for employees, prompt payment to suppliers and environmental responsibility. They also encourage businesses to “pay fair tax”, and our partnership …

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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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Start of a new era: Fair Tax Foundation’s 2025 AGM

July 24, 2025 | |

The Fair Tax Foundation's 2025 Annual General Meeting marked the beginning of a new era. Our community share offer in 2024 exceeded its target, raising £493k investment and bringing in 96 new shareholder members. We anticipated an increase in member engagement as a result, and we were pleased to have a record number of members participate in the AGM, making …

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Fair Tax Week 2025: Celebrating Responsible Tax Conduct

July 22, 2025 | |

Fair Tax Week 2025, held from 8th to 15th June, once again brought together businesses, councils, and partners committed to promoting responsible tax conduct. Who together, highlighted the positive role that transparent and ethical tax practices play in supporting communities and public services.  Participation The week once again saw strong participation from both Fair Tax Mark businesses and Fair Tax …

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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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Mitie becomes largest employer to secure Fair Tax Mark certification

June 24, 2025 | |

Mitie Group plc has achieved Fair Tax Mark certification across all its operations, both in the UK and internationally. Mitie becomes the largest company – by colleague numbers – to secure accreditation to date. Mitie, the UK’s leading facilities management and transformation company, joins a growing movement of businesses who recognise the importance of responsible tax conduct. The Fair 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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