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The report focuses into a technique utilized to avoid Capital Gains Tax – called Offshore Indirect Transfers – and looks into seven distinct concrete cases that resulted […] View resource Discussion paper British-Based Corporations and the Tax ‘Race to the Bottom’ 02/10/2019 1 documents 28 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Corporate taxation Poverty reduction Public services Tax avoidance Tax havens Taxation Overview Over the past 20 years, many of the large corporations listed on the London Stock Exchange have paid tax at rates significantly lower than headline rates in many countries around the world. This often means that governments have less funding to provide public services and to reduce poverty. The picture is complex – the ‘race […] View resource Briefing note Stopping the Scandals: Five ways governments can end tax avoidance 08/11/2017 3 documents 10 pages long Languages: English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Accountability Country-by-country reporting Inequality Paradise Papers Tax avoidance Tax havens Tax scandals Taxation Overview When global corporations and the super-rich use tax havens to avoid paying their fair share, it is the poorest countries and people who lose most. The Paradise Papers show that tax havens continue to do a roaring trade, despite government promises to clamp down on tax dodging. This briefing lists five actions governments can take […] View resource Briefing note Ending the Tax Scandals: Five actions the UK government can take to tackle tax avoidance 07/11/2017 1 documents 8 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Accountability Country-by-country reporting Inequality Tax avoidance Tax havens Taxation UK poverty Overview When corporations and individuals get away with not paying their fair share of tax, it is poor countries which have the most to lose. Governments are robbed of vital revenue and poor people are left trapped in poverty, while those with the power to avoid paying taxes grow ever richer – leading to spiralling inequality. […] View resource Briefing paper Making Tax Vanish: How the practices of consumer goods MNC RB show that the international tax system is broken 13/07/2017 3 documents 56 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Corporate responsibility Corporate taxation Inequality Multinational companies RB Tax avoidance Overview Big business is able to take advantage of loopholes in global tax laws and avoid tax on a massive scale. This deprives governments around the world of the money they need to tackle poverty and inequality. It means there is less for them to invest in healthcare, education and jobs. This report examines the failings […] View resource Spotted an error? Let us know