Richard Murphy

Professor of accounting Sheffield University Management School

Murphy is a chartered accountant and economic justice campaigner. He co-founded the Tax Justice Network and the Fair Tax Mark and created the concept of country-by-country reporting. He blogs at http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/ and tweets @RichardJMurphy.

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Transparency principles for international tax reform

Richard Murphy and Andrew Baker make the case for tax transparency as a public good and how key principles should lead to a better tax system.

Richard Murphy, May 31 2023
Accounting reform is the key to successful corporate tax agreements

The OECD’s proposals to reform the international tax system and adopt a more formulaic approach will only work if there is accounting reform, writes Richard Murphy.

Richard Murphy, November 01 2021
Aggregation v consolidation: Getting CCCTB’s accounting right

With the CCCTB back on the EU agenda, Richard Murphy, professor of practice in international political economy at City, University of London, argues it does not represent true consolidation and could fail in its objectives.

Richard Murphy, October 02 2017
Bringing tax accounting into the 21st century

Richard Murphy, professor of practice in international political economy at City, University of London, argues that we do not need multinational tax returns to be made public, but better accounting is vital.

Richard Murphy, August 23 2017
Introducing the Fair Tax Mark

Inspired by the Fair Trade Mark, the Fair Tax Mark is a new standard to promote companies pursuing ethical tax policies and reward good behaviour among taxpayers. Richard Murphy, founder and technical director of the campaign, explains why it is necessary.

Richard Murphy, February 26 2014