Councils for Fair Tax Declaration
- Lead by example and demonstrate good practice in our tax conduct right across our activities, including:
- Making sure IR35 is implemented robustly, and a fair share of employment taxes are paid by contractors
- Shunning the use of offshore vehicles for the purchase of land and property, especially where this leads to reduced payments of stamp duty
- Undertaking due diligence to ensure not-for-profit structures are not being used inappropriately by suppliers as an artificial device to reduce the payment of tax and business rates
- Consider opportunities to enhance procurement and contracting processes to encourage responsible tax practices, which may include extended due diligence and contract management approaches
- Demanding clarity on the ultimate beneficial ownership of suppliers, be they UK based or overseas, and their group consolidated profit and loss position, given lack of clarity could be strong indicators of poor financial probity and weak financial standing
- Promote Fair Tax Mark accreditation, especially to any business in which we have a significant stake and where corporation tax is due
- Join in and support Fair Tax Week events in the area and celebrate the tax contribution made by responsible businesses that are proud to promote responsible tax conduct
- Support calls for reform of UK law to enable local councils to revise their procurement policies and better penalise poor tax conduct and reward good tax conduct amongst suppliers