Responsible Tax

Co-created and curated in partnership with KPMG

 

About the Project

 

The Responsible Tax project, in partnership with KPMG, started with a simple proposition – that tax is the entry fee we pay for a civilized society. The community began in 2014 with a discussion among only fourteen people in the UK and has since flourished as a global peer-to-peer network of expertise, influence and change.

As a result of the conversations shared and connections made, a new global consensus is emerging on Responsible Tax and, more broadly, on the purpose of tax itself. Engaged organizations include a number of major corporate players, alongside the OECD, United Nations, the IMF, World Bank, World Economic Forum and the B-Team, which in early 2018 released its own Responsible Tax principles. In the UK, the pilot market for the KPMG programme, there is now an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Responsible Tax as well as an independent Responsible Tax Lab.

The Global Responsible Tax project has now evolved from discussing mainly corporation and international tax issues to environmental tax, the wider tax governance and transparency agenda and the future of work. The project is valued by many different kinds of stakeholders to bring a multitude of voices to the table, which otherwise would not be in the same room together often to discuss difficult issues with contrasting points of view, to better understand each other and progress the global conversation. It continues to expand across borders and industries, and we now have a community of over 1,700 voices from businesses, to NGOs, to investors, to policymakers; across the whole spectrum. You can visit the dedicated web platform here

 

For Further Information, please contact:

Becky Holloway, Programme Director

Publications / Case Studies









Articles

All Jericho projects include an integral content programme: opinions and summary reports captured by Editorial Director Matthew Gwyther, via articles, podcasts and/ or film. You can access all of our publications via our website – and/ or enjoy recent, relevant articles and podcasts from members of the Jericho community below.

Beyond Goldilocks: Building tax trust through the transparency and data journey

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on 22nd March 2023

In a series of high-level discussions with policymakers, corporate leaders on tax and ESG and civil society campaigners convened...

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A virtuous circle? Tax and the Circular Economy – The African Perspective

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on 14th December 2022

Context The concept of the circular economy is becoming increasingly prevalent in discussions on product design, supply chains, sustainability,...

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A virtuous circle? Tax and the Circular Economy – The European Perspective

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on 14th December 2022

Context The concept of the circular economy, and the “right to repair” are becoming increasingly prevalent in discussions on...

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Global Corporate Tax Transparency Is Becoming the Norm

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on 12th December 2022

This guest blog post from Sustainalytics and MorningStar forms part of our work exploring tax and ESG metrics on...

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Tax and ESG – The View of Investors

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on 21st June 2022

The ESG agenda is top of mind for many companies and investors and tax reporting is one area that can serve...

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Tax and ESG – the view of ESG experts

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on 31st January 2022

The environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda is top of mind for many companies and tax reporting is one...

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Global Responsible Tax: December 2021 Newsletter

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on 21st December 2021

You don’t need me to tell you that this has been quite a year. The impacts of the pandemic...

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Tax can save the world

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on 3rd November 2021

Co-authored by Chris Morgan, Head of Global Responsible Tax Programme KPMG International & Matthew Gwyther, editorial content specialist Jericho...

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Tax, Transparency, & ESG Reporting

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on 20th August 2021

“What gets measured, gets managed” The salience of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) has risen in recent years,...

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Responsible Tax: The impact of carbon pricing and potential effects of a CBAM

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on 26th April 2021

The discussion about the need for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to support climate change ambitions has been increasing...

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Responsible Tax: Considerations for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

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on 6th April 2021

“It should be possible to design a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) that is World Trade Organization (WTO) compatible,...

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Tax Policy Considerations in the Wake of COVID-19

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on 17th March 2021

“The importance of the Responsible Tax Project has been clearly illuminated by the COVID-19 pandemic. With countries around the...

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Global Responsible Tax in a Time of Long Economic COVID

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on 2nd March 2021

It Doesn’t Need To Be A Zero Sum Game: New Settlements Required We live in extraordinary times. A health...

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The Future of Tax

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on 1st March 2021

News & Views from the Global Responsible Tax Project Jericho Chambers has been convening and curating the Global Responsible...

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COVID-19 and Responsible Tax: Policy Considerations

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on 18th December 2020

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the Global Responsible Tax Community, led by KPMG International, has...

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Responsible Tax & The COVID-19 Recovery

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on 17th December 2020

Watch the Responsible Tax Webcast on Replay Here Here’s the summary of the recent Global Responsible Tax webcast, hosted...

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Responsible Tax and the Interdependence of Business and Society

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on 27th November 2020

“Businesses should publish the beliefs that underpin their tax strategy” In this article, published by Reading University, Loughlin Hickey...

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Responsible Tax: Finding the balance to build back better

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on 19th November 2020

Join our webcast on Monday 7 December 2020: The Future of Responsible Tax.

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Going green: Recovery through the lens of an asset manager

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on 23rd September 2020

What is the Responsible Tax response to the global COVID-19 crisis? Who pays for the extraordinary measures now being...

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Wealth taxes to fuel the COVID-19 recovery

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on 22nd September 2020

What is the Responsible Tax response to the global COVID-19 crisis? Who pays for the extraordinary measures now being...

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Responsible Tax: Raising tax revenues in pursuit of economic recovery

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on 27th August 2020

The fourth summary report from the Responsible Tax summer roundtable series looking at the potential tax policy responses as...

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Going green: Responsible Tax Roundtable

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on 14th August 2020

What is the Responsible Tax response to the global COVID-19 crisis? Who pays for the extraordinary measures now being...

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Stimulus Measures – EU focused Responsible Tax Roundtable

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on 11th August 2020

What is the Responsible Tax response to the global COVID-19 crisis? Who pays for the extraordinary measures now being...

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Africa/Asia/Pacific Responsible Tax Roundtable

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on 11th August 2020

What is the Responsible Tax response to the global COVID-19 crisis? Who pays for the extraordinary measures now being...

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COVID-19 and Global Responsible Tax – The New Reality

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on 4th June 2020

What is the Responsible Tax response to the global COVID-19 crisis? Who pays for the extraordinary measures now being...

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COVID-19 and Global Responsible Tax – The Recovery Phase

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on 22nd May 2020

What is the Responsible Tax response to the global COVID-19 crisis? Who pays for the extraordinary measures now being...

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COVID-19 and Global Responsible Tax – Reaction & Resilience

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on 22nd May 2020

What is the Responsible Tax response to the global COVID-19 crisis? Who pays for the extraordinary measures now being...

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Tax and Tech. – What’s Going On?

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on 12th December 2019

On 29 November 2019, a roundtable was held in London – hosted by KPMG International (KPMGI) and investment bank...

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Responsible Tax is Everyone’s Business

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on 13th September 2019

The Global Responsible Tax Project Newsletter – September 2019 Over the past few months, we have been continuing our...

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Talk Tax Not Trust

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on 16th May 2019

KPMG Global Head of Tax, Jane McCormick, and Robert Phillips, co-founder of Jericho Chambers and author of Trust Me,...

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Global Taxation – An inquiry into the future of corporate taxation in an era of digitization

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on 26th March 2019

In an era of globalisation and digitisation, do we need new “digital taxes” or wholesale reform of the Corporate...

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Corporation Tax and the Responsible Tax Debate

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on 30th November 2018

This article is written by Chris Morgan, Head of Tax Policy, KPMG following the launch of the the What...

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What To Tax? A New Publication from the Responsible Tax project

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on 25th October 2018

“We have an an analogue tax system in a digital age” What to Tax? is the latest in the...

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What to Tax in the Modern World?

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on 13th September 2018

Ahead of its launch, we are delighted to share the introduction to our newest publication ‘What to Tax?‘. This...

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Responsible Tax and the Digital Economy

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on 20th August 2018

“The issue is less about a need to change the tax rules for ‘digitalised business’ and more about a...

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A Strong Tax Base

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on 13th April 2018

LEARNINGS FROM THE RESPONSIBLE TAX PROJECT Chris Morgan and Jane McCormick, April 2018   An oft-raised question is whether current...

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Responsible Tax: From principles to movement

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on 19th February 2018

Encouraging signs for a #ResponsibleTax future 1 minute read  Since launching the UK pilot “Responsible Tax for the Common...

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Responsible Tax: Making 2018 a Year of Action

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on 1st February 2018

5 minute read Notes from the celebration of the Jericho Chambers E-Booklet, Responsible Tax and the Developing World, held...

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Tax and the Developing World: A Civil Society Perspective

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on 7th December 2017

Civil Society  There is a strong feeling of injustice when it comes to tax and nations of the developing...

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Balancing Width and Depth: The Difficulty of Widening the Tax Base

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on 7th December 2017

Policy The demand for state services is increasingly putting pressure on revenues. There is a difference between widening and...

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Resources for Needs and Rights

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on 7th December 2017

Human Rights  Individuals and families have to budget for their needs and wants according to their income. At the...

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Tax Transparency: A Route to Assurance, Trust and the Realisation of Rights

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on 7th December 2017

Transparency  ActionAid’s concern is with the corporate tax avoidance that a lack of transparency tacitly sanctions. Tax is seldom...

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BEPS and the Developing World

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on 7th December 2017

Development BEPS matters more to the developing world than anywhere else, impacting on revenues and corporate reputation. International tax...

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Responsible Tax Must Be Rooted in Facts

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on 7th December 2017

Facts While facts matter, morality also forms an integral part of this debate. 
Perceptions outstrip the likely reality of...

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Tax: Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals

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on 7th December 2017

Sustainability The UN Sustainable Development Goals will only be achieved through developing countries increasing their tax take on a...

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A New Tax Dialogue

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on 7th December 2017

Dialogue  Foreword for Responsible Tax and the Developing World   If tax is the entry price we pay to live...

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Capacity not Dependency: Building Tax Capacity in Africa

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on 7th December 2017

Capacity Africa is behind the curve collecting tax. Some real challenges must be addressed. There is a lack of...

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Responsible Tax: What Next?

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on 7th December 2017

Future  Our contributors have come from different backgrounds: tax authorities, academics, business, NGOs and development agencies. But there are...

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Different ills require different remedies – is this true of tax avoidance and evasion?

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on 1st November 2017

Is it more important to change tax laws or behaviours? What role do we all have to play? The...

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The Purpose of Tax: Why celebrating the common good builds trust

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on 21st July 2017

“Bad” behaviour on tax, prosecuted by both state actors and major corporations, is frequently cited as one of the...

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Tax and 21st Century Globalization: Fragments of Cohesion

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on 5th January 2017

I am not yet 12 months into the position of Global Head of Tax for KPMG International, and find...

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Further Reading

A selection of interesting pieces from those involved in the project and beyond. Feel free to contribute.

Talk Tax, not Trust

By
on 15th April 2019

Jane McCormick and Robert Phillips In this latest Opinion piece, KPMG Global Head of Tax, Jane McCormick, and Robert...

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Jericho Notices Tax Special – December 2017

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on 8th December 2017

Responsible Tax and the Developing World: Is Tax a Fundamental Human Right?  Taxes are the price we pay for...

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