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The Long Way to Tax Transparency: Lessons from the Early Publishers of Country-by-Country Reports

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  • Sarah Godar

    (UK - Univerzita Karlova [Praha, Česká republika] = Charles University [Prague, Czech Republic], EU Tax - EU Tax Observatory)

  • Giulia Aliprandi

    (EU Tax - EU Tax Observatory)

  • Tommaso Faccio

    (Nottingham University Business School [Nottingham])

  • Petr Janský

    (UK - Univerzita Karlova [Praha, Česká republika] = Charles University [Prague, Czech Republic])

  • Katia Toledo

    (UNamur - Université de Namur [Namur], UCL - Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain)

Abstract

In this paper, we analyse a sample of voluntarily published country-by-country reports (CbCRs) of 35 multinational enterprises (MNEs). We assess the value added and the limitations of qualitative and quantitative information provided in the reports based on a comparison to individual MNEs' annual financial reports and aggregate CbCR data provided by the OECD. In terms of data quality, we find that the inclusion of intra company dividends and equity-accounted profits are a minor concern on average but that for individual MNEs corrections might be substantial. Our sample MNEs seem to pay higher effective tax rates than the global average and many of them report relatively little profit in tax havens. We only find a very weak correlation of the location of profits and effective tax rates. This might indicate that more tax transparent MNEs avoid taxes less aggressively. However, our assessment of different tax risk indicators reveals important variations between companies.

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  • Sarah Godar & Giulia Aliprandi & Tommaso Faccio & Petr Janský & Katia Toledo, 2022. "The Long Way to Tax Transparency: Lessons from the Early Publishers of Country-by-Country Reports," Working Papers halshs-04103691, HAL.
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    2. Giulia Aliprandi, 2024. "Australian Public CbCR: filling the gaps?," Notes 012, EU Tax Observatory.
    3. Giulia Aliprandi & Kane Borders, 2024. "Advancing Corporate Tax Transparency," PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) halshs-04947447, HAL.
    4. Lorenzo Garlanda-Longueville & Mathias Lé & Kevin Parra Ramirez, 2025. "Why Do Banks Have So Much Debt In Tax Havens?," EconomiX Working Papers 2025-43, University of Paris Nanterre, EconomiX.

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    JEL classification:

    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
    • H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance

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