Starbucks has gone to great pains to boost its corporate social responsibility (CSR) credentials by trumpeting fair trade products and environmentally sustainable practices, but after a scandal over the amount of tax it pays in the UK sullied its reputation, other companies may look to avoid its mistake by placing tax at the heart of their CSR agendas.
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The new guidance is not meant to reflect a substantial change to UK law, but the requirement that tax advice is ‘likely to be correct’ imposes unrealistic expectations
China and a clutch of EU nations have voiced dissent after Estonia shot down the US side-by-side deal; in other news, HMRC has awarded companies contracts to help close the tax gap