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Tax Avoidance Rankings

These companies all score our worst rating for the likely use of tax avoidance strategies.

At Ethical Consumer we have been researching and campaigning on tax avoidance for years, launching both an Amazon boycott and the Fair Tax Foundation.

Tax avoidance is now the number one corporate responsibility issue for UK consumers, with 45% of them having reconsidered buying goods and services from companies that avoid paying tax. All the companies included here have been featured in our unique product guides. This is just a selection of the companies who score 'worst' for tax avoidance - there are many more not in this list including Caffe Nero which hasn't got a Twitter account, but has not paid corporation tax in the UK since 2007!

Tweet them to let them know you're unhappy with their tax avoidance ranking.

Acer

Major brands: Acer, Packard Bell

Product guides: Laptops, tablets, desktops, mobile phones

 

Aga Rangemaster Group

Major brands: Aga, Rayburn, Rangemasters

Product guides: cookers

 

Amazon

Major brands: Amazon.co.uk, Kindle, ABE Books, The Book Depository

Product guides: booksellers, tablets

 

ASUSTeK Computer Inc

Major brands: Asus

Product guides: Laptops, tablets, desktops

 

Apple

Major brands: Apple

Product guides: mobile phoneslaptops, desktops, tablets

 

Associated British Foods

Major brands: Allinson, Silver Spoon, Billingtons, Kingsmill, Burgen, Sunblest, Primark, Ovaltine, Twinings, Jacksons of Piccadilly, Jordans, Dorset Cereals

Product guides: high street clothing retailers, bread, tea

 


 

Barclays

Major brands: Barclays

Product guides: current accounts, savings accounts

 

Boots

Major brands: Boots the Chemist

Product guides: Shampoo, Shower Gel

 

BT Group

Major brands: BT

Product guides: email provider, broadband

 


 

Dell

 

Major brands: Dell

Product guides: laptops, tablets, desktops,

 

De Longhi Industrial SA

Major brands: De'Longhi, Braun

Product guides: cookers, kettles, microwaves

 



eBay

Major brands: eBay

Product guides: book retailers

 

E.on

Major brands: E.on

Product guides: energy suppliers

 

Estee Lauder

Major brands: Estée Lauder, Clinique

Product guides: perfume

 



Fujitsu

Major brands: Fujitsu

Product guides: Laptops, tablets,

 



Google

Major brands: Nexus, Play, Chrome, Android

Product guides: Mobile phonesemail providerstablets

 


HP Inc

Major brands:HP

Product guides: Desktop computers, laptops, tablets,


 

HTC Corporation

Major brands: HTC

Product guides: Mobile phones

 


 

Ikea

Major brands: Ikea

 


 

Kingfisher

Major brands: B&Q

 


 

Lenovo

Major brands: Lenovo, Motorola

Product guides: Desktops, laptops, tablets, mobile phones

 

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

Major brands: Tag Heuer, Loius Vuitton

Product guides: Luxury Clothing

 


 

McDonald's

Major brands: McDonald's

Product guides: Fast food chains

 

Mondelez

Major Brands: Cadburys, Belvita, Philadelphia, Ritz, Orea, Toblerone

Product guides: chocolate, biscuits

 


 

Nestlé

Major Brands: Aero, After Eight, Nescafé, Lily's Kitchen, Perrier, Rachel's, Smarties, Quality Street, (and many more!)

Product guides: many including chocolate, coffee, cat food, dog food, deodorants, soft drinks,


 

 

Netflix

Major brands: Netflix

Product guides: Movie streaming

 

Nike

Major brands: Nike, Converse, Hurley, Umbro

Product guides: sportswear, trainers

 



Samsung

Major brands: Samsung

Product guides: laptops, tablets, desktops, mobile phones

 

Sony

Major brands: Sony

Product guides: cameras, laptops, tablets

 

Starbucks

Major brands: Starbucks

Product guides: Coffee Shops

 

Unilever

Major brands: Bertoli, Flora, Tresemme, Walls, Ben and Jerry's, Lipton, PG Tips, Impulse, Sure, Dove, Persil, Radox, Domestos, Vegetarian Butcher

Product guides: many, including margarine, shampoo, deodorant, soap, tea, herbal teas, toilet cleaners, meat-free sausages and burgers

 


 

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