The global tax system is in a bad way.
The amount of money developing countries are losing every year through tax dodging by unscrupulous companies operating internationally is estimated to be $160bn. This money would go a long way towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
If companies were required to say how much profit they make and tax they pay in every country they operate in, governments of poor countries would be able to spot where companies might be dodging tax.
Ctrl.Alt.Shift is campaigning to get the biggest accounting firms – Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers – to support a change in the accounting rules and make companies pay their taxes.
(Photo credit: Flickr user hpebley3)
ACTION!: Copy and paste the text below (feel free to add your own personal message) and then sign it, and send it to the companies (and a copy to: [1]):
[2] ([email protected])
[3] ([email protected])
KPMG [4] ([email protected])
[5] ([email protected])
Dear Sir/Madam,
It is estimated that developing countries are losing out on $160bn a year through tax doding by unscrupulous businesses operating internationally.
Companies making a profit in developing countries need to pay the government what they owe so it can give its people what they deserve - including healthcare for those living with HIV, clean water, and education for all children.
Ctrl.Alt.Shift is calling on you to change the rules and stop the loopholes.
Links:
[1] mailto:[email protected]?subject=The Big Tax Return&body=I've just sent this message to...
[2] mailto:[email protected]?subject=Get companies to pay what they owe!&body= It is estimated that developing countries are losing out on $160bn a year through tax doding by unscrupulous businesses operating internationally. Companies making a profit in developing countries need to pay the government what they owe so it can give its people what they deserve - including healthcare for those living with HIV, clean water, and education for all children. Ctrl.Alt.Shift is calling on you to change the rules and stop the loopholes.
[3] mailto:[email protected]?subject=Get companies to pay what they owe!&body= It is estimated that developing countries are losing out on $160bn a year through tax doding by unscrupulous businesses operating internationally. Companies making a profit in developing countries need to pay the government what they owe so it can give its people what they deserve - including healthcare for those living with HIV, clean water, and education for all children. Ctrl.Alt.Shift is calling on you to change the rules and stop the loopholes.
[4] mailto:[email protected]?subject=Get companies to pay what they owe!&body= It is estimated that developing countries are losing out on $160bn a year through tax doding by unscrupulous businesses operating internationally. Companies making a profit in developing countries need to pay the government what they owe so it can give its people what they deserve - including healthcare for those living with HIV, clean water, and education for all children. Ctrl.Alt.Shift is calling on you to change the rules and stop the loopholes.
[5] mailto:[email protected]?subject=Get companies to pay what they owe!&body= It is estimated that developing countries are losing out on $160bn a year through tax doding by unscrupulous businesses operating internationally. Companies making a profit in developing countries need to pay the government what they owe so it can give its people what they deserve - including healthcare for those living with HIV, clean water, and education for all children. Ctrl.Alt.Shift is calling on you to change the rules and stop the loopholes.
[6] https://ctrlaltshift.co.uk/sites/default/files/action/image/money hands.jpg
