Since 2017, the Public Trust in Tax study has gathered and analyzed data about attitudes towards corruption and tax around the globe. This year, with responses from 7,700 members of the public across the globe, the study demonstrates that accountants continue to have a major role to play in addressing corruption, which negatively impact on attitudes towards tax in economies across the globe.

Public Trust in Tax reveals the attitudes and opinions of the general public towards their tax systems, and the actors involved in them. The key findings indicate that:

• Trust in key stakeholders has improved in most regions, but there are still significant variations;
• People see tax systems as a mechanism for positive change, but are concerned about corruption;
• People generally think that levels of taxes paid are reasonable.

Understanding the negative implications of corruption on trust, tax morale, and sustainable development more broadly, is one of the key reasons why fighting corruption is such a central priority for the global accountancy profession.