Tax Correspondent

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The role

The Financial Times has an opening for a tax correspondent to join the London newsroom.

The tax correspondent role has grown in scope and profile in recent years as governments around the world have sought to squeeze more tax out of their richest households and biggest companies without driving them away or harming economic growth. 

Tax policy is a critical factor in determining economic competitiveness, but increasingly it is also becoming a source of geopolitical tensions as it is used to tackle key issues from climate change to social inequality.

Will the world agree on a minimum tax rate? Could US multinational groups be forced to pay more tax in the countries where they earn their profits? And will Donald Trump respond by imposing a revenge tax on countries adopting such measures?

This job involves covering not only the main tax authorities, but also staying on top of the key policy changes around the world and speaking to the policymakers, advisers and lobbyists shaping the next moves. As corporate tax policies change, so companies are likely to respond - covering the corporate angles of the beat, via scoops and confident analysis, is a key element of the role.

It is a multi-faced role and the ideal candidate will be able to deliver scoops on international tax policy, while unpicking how the latest UK Budget will impact personal finances and corporate tax burdens, and delivering an agenda-setting analysis of the fight against tax evasion.

The tax correspondent is expected to file stories for all parts of the FT and to work closely with colleagues across the newsroom and foreign correspondents.

 

Key duties

• Lead coverage of global tax policy as governments jostle to balance a desire to collect more revenue with their objective to boost investment and growth

• Bring in high-profile scoops about the biggest policy moves, controversies and scandals involving the collection, avoidance and paying of tax

• Report on the main trends in policy and reveal how wealthy individuals and companies are responding to keep their tax bills down

• Break news on people and companies accused of dodging the tax authorities, covering major corporate tax disputes and cases 

• Analyse the latest patterns of where the world’s biggest companies pay tax and where they don’t

• Be the first to report on the key twists and turns in the battle between countries to collect more tax from the biggest US multinationals and introduce a minimum rate

• Reveal how artificial intelligence is transforming how tax authorities detect fraud and the way people are advised on their tax affairs 

• Monitor the latest strategies and techniques being used by rich people to stay one step ahead of the taxman and track where they are moving their money

• Keep track of whether governments are backing away from green tax breaks 

 

Please submit your application by the end of the day, Thursday January 22 2026. 

 

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