We are pleased to announce that Fair Tax Week in 2019 will run from the 6–14 July 2019, incorporating Tax Justice Sunday on the 7 July. Fair Tax Week 2019 will be co-sponsored by SSE plc and Pennon Group plc. Fair Tax Week is a UK-wide celebration of the companies and organisations that are proud to pay their fair share of corporation tax, and an opportunity to explore the positive contribution this makes to society. Paul Monaghan, Chief Executive, Fair Tax Mark, said: “Corporation Tax is often presented as a burden, but it shouldn’t be. Not when considered against the huge array…

We’re on the hunt for a Fair Tax Mark Accreditation Manager to assess and advise our rapidly growing portfolio of business clients   Application process: CV and covering letter to be submitted by Friday, 22nd March, via info@fairtaxmark.net Should demonstrate how applicants’ skills and experience make them suitable for the role and link back to the responsibilities and personal specifications set out in the role description. Interviews planned for w/c 1st April. About the Fair Tax Mark The Fair Tax Mark certification scheme was launched in February 2014 and seeks to encourage and recognise organisations that pay the right amount…

The Fair Tax Mark is pleased to announce that Richer Sounds has been recertified as a Fair Tax Mark business for a third successive year. The Fair Tax Mark scheme accredits businesses and organisations across the UK committed to paying the right amount of corporation tax at the right time and in the right place. Organisations achieving the Fair Tax Mark demonstrate an exemplar approach to tax transparency and a commitment to shunning tax avoidance schemes. Julie Abraham, CEO, Richer Sounds, said: “Everyone at Richer Sounds is really proud that we’ve earned the Fair Tax Mark accreditation for the third year…

Insurance underwriter M&M Underwriting has become an accredited Fair Tax Mark business, following its successful review against the Fair Tax Mark criteria. M&M Underwriting was established in 2008 to offer specialist & bespoke commercial liability insurance protection for UK-based manufacturers, research & development organisations and university spin-offs, typically those supplying advanced engineering solutions for the automotive, aviation, marine, defence or energy industries. Paul Monaghan, Chief Executive, Fair Tax Mark said: “We are pleased to announce the Fair Tax Mark certification of M&M Undwerwriting. “M&M is taking corporate responsibility around tax transparency seriously and has made a commitment to not use…

Pennon Group plc, the parent company of South West Water, Pennon Water Services and Viridor, has became the first water services and waste management utility to secure the Fair Tax Mark. The Group is one of Britain’s largest environmental infrastructure groups. It is listed at the top end of the FTSE 250, and has a workforce of 5,000 people and assets of £6 billion. The Fair Tax Mark is an independent certification scheme, which recognises organisations that demonstrate they are paying the right amount of corporation tax in the right place, at the right time. Factors contributing to Pennon’s certification…

London-based technology company Yoti has become an accredited Fair Tax Mark business, following its successful review against the Fair Tax Mark criteria. Founded in 2014, Yoti is on a mission to become the world’s trusted identity platform. The free Yoti app transforms paper ID documents into a secure digital identity, giving individuals an easier and more secure way to prove who they are, online and in person. For businesses, Yot’s global identity platform gives them a simple and secure way to verify the age and identity of their customers. The Fair Tax Mark is an independent certification scheme, which recognises…

Leeds Building Society has become the first national high-street financial institution certified as an accredited Fair Tax Mark business, having been successfully assessed against the Fair Tax Mark criteria. Leeds Building Society is the fifth largest building society in the UK and has 55 branches in the UK and Gibraltar. The Society joins a growing list of organisations that have achieved the Fair Tax Mark, putting it alongside SSE, AMT Coffee, The Co-op, Richer Sounds, Timpson Group and Lush. The Society has also published a new Tax Strategy, which recognises that tax pays for vital public services and details its…

The Fair Tax Mark is delighted to work with, and have the support of, politicians of many different political persuasions. We recently partnered with Church Action for Tax Justice and other faith groups to help organise an event in Birmingham at which Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell was the keynote speaker. Andrew Mitchell MP, Vice Chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on Responsible Tax, joined Church Action on Tax Justice, in Birmingham to discuss and debate why a fair tax society would be a better society for everyone. The event was organised together with the Quaker Peace Committee, Christian Aid, Jubilee Debt…