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BEPS Policy Failure—The Case of EU Country-By-Country Reporting1

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Averaged bank data for a -year period for all countries referred to in CRD IV reporting by the banks surveyed for the -year period, 2013–2017, with supporting calculations on the average effective tax rates, average turnover per employee, and average profit per employee by jurisdiction for this period

Countries Average turnover €'m Average profit before tax €'m Average reported tax €'m Average full time employees Average effective tax rate % Average turnover per employee €'000 Average profit per employee %
Others (2,430) (1,456) 83 12,686 (5.7%) (192) (115)
Albania 131 27 4 1,998 16.4% 66 13
Algeria 318 139 39 3,230 28.0% 99 43
Angola 6 1 0 21 14.3% 299 65
Argentina 3,083 1,127 390 15,493 34.7% 199 73
Armenia 25 (1) 2 275 (333.3%) 92 (2)
Australia 2,555 843 295 4,743 35.0% 539 178
Austria 6,143 935 278 26,852 29.7% 229 35
Bahamas 55 27 0 57 0.0% 958 474
Bahrain 205 37 0 886 0.0% 231 42
Bangladesh 317 198 89 2,257 44.7% 140 88
Belarus 157 86 23 1,636 26.2% 96 53
Belgium 13,367 4,029 1,092 43,455 27.1% 308 93
Benin 16 (5) (2) 190 37.0% 83 (28)
Bermuda 247 117 0 466 0.0% 529 250
Bolivia 18 4 1 273 25.0% 65 15
Bosnia and Herzegovina 273 82 10 3,316 12.7% 82 25
Botswana 166 37 9 1,753 25.5% 95 21
Brazil 13,788 2,750 1,003 52,995 36.5% 260 52
Brunei 54 7 5 578 77.1% 94 12
Bulgaria 803 278 26 10,765 9.4% 75 26
Burkina Faso 49 14 2 507 15.9% 97 27
Cambodia 0 0 (0) 30 (50.0%) 7 13
Cameroon 151 45 17 1,159 37.8% 130 39
Canada 1,856 563 132 6,488 23.5% 286 87
Cayman Islands (46) 53 (0) 30 (0.4%) (1,547) 1,780
Chad 18 0 1 169 200.0% 108 2
Channel Islands 415 236 16 1,000 6.8% 415 236
Chile 2,882 1,466 286 13,977 19.5% 206 105
China, P.R.: Mainland 3,935 2,407 165 29,310 6.9% 134 82
China with HK 163 53 10 400 19.6% 407 133
Colombia 794 296 120 5,808 40.6% 137 51
Congo, Republic of 17 5 2 171 43.5% 102 27
Croatia 1,773 336 71 13,917 21.2% 127 24
Curacao 115 (24) 1 44 (4.2%) 2,621 (543)
Cyprus 7 6 1 36 21.4% 208 157
Czech Republic 4,621 2,226 482 32,456 21.7% 142 69
Denmark 9,590 2,723 571 18,347 21.0% 523 148
Djibouti 19 (1) (0) 208 25.0% 89 (4)
Ecuador 2 0 0 18 100.0% 87 11
Egypt 1,097 560 135 11,019 24.1% 100 51
Estonia 629 286 67 3,710 23.4% 170 77
Equatorial Guinea 26 10 4 234 43.8% 111 41
Falkland Islands 2 1 0 17 0.0% 116 58
Fiji 4 (1) 0 80 0.0% 45 (13)
Finland 3,423 1,396 340 9,635 24.3% 355 145
France 65,307 12,799 4,604 293,347 36.0% 223 44
French Polynesia 86 22 13 459 57.1% 187 49
Gambia 6 1 0 124 50.0% 47 6
Georgia 484 (456) 5 1,516 (1.2%) 319 (301)
Germany 48,907 8,137 1,960 165,732 24.1% 295 49
Ghana 300 143 41 2,341 28.8% 128 61
Gibraltar 880 337 66 3,447 19.7% 255 98
United Kingdom 86,649 10,139 3,830 266,560 37.8% 325 38
Greece 90 (43) 9 453 (21.9%) 199 (95)
Guernsey 212 111 9 430 8.3% 494 258
Guinea 43 16 6 368 36.3% 116 44
Hong Kong, China 18,252 8,038 960 40,796 11.9% 447 197
Hungary 1,855 70 106 14,484 150.6% 128 5
India 4,011 1,653 728 96,003 44.0% 42 17
Indonesia 904 190 86 9,031 45.2% 100 21
Iraq 20 16 0 15 2.6% 1,342 1,068
Ireland 5,466 2,742 126 15,653 4.6% 349 175
Isle of Man 376 198 14 1,113 7.1% 338 178
Israel 76 33 10 192 31.3% 394 170
Italy 40,602 117 1,057 166,016 902.0% 245 1
Ivory Coast 181 60 12 1,586 20.7% 114 38
Japan 2,179 740 237 3,354 32.0% 650 221
Jersey 901 504 25 1,885 4.9% 478 267
Jordan 29 8 5 183 58.5% 160 45
Kazakhstan 18 6 1 153 20.7% 118 38
Kenya 415 171 58 3,986 34.0% 104 43
Kosovo 42 16 2 686 10.0% 61 23
Kuwait 37 16 0 84 1.3% 444 188
Laos 6 1 0 134 0.0% 43 7
Latvia 467 185 31 3,587 16.8% 130 52
Lebanon 32 27 3 172 10.9% 189 159
Liechtenstein 1 0 0 3 N/A 333 0
Lithuania 539 228 38 5,865 16.7% 92 39
Luxembourg 8,823 4,571 691 12,354 15.1% 714 370
Macao, China 75 49 5 191 10.7% 392 256
Macedonia, F.Y.R. 19 5 0 308 8.3% 61 16
Madagascar 66 35 7 980 20.3% 68 36
Malaysia 1,500 438 99 14,934 22.6% 100 29
Maldives 14 12 4 20 32.2% 707 596
Mali 14 2 1 96 33.3% 146 19
Malta 268 170 23 1,111 13.7% 241 153
Marshall Islands (18) (24) 0 0 0.0% N/A N/A
Mauritius 407 297 13 1,562 4.2% 260 190
Mexico 10,376 3,955 1,068 60,885 27.0% 170 65
Moldova 22 9 1 579 13.3% 38 16
Monaco 543 170 33 1,369 19.7% 397 124
Montenegro 19 6 1 224 13.3% 86 27
Morocco 784 218 81 8,355 36.9% 94 26
Mozambique 31 6 0 457 0.0% 68 13
Namibia 0 0 0 2 N/A 0 0
Nepal 81 30 5 480 17.4% 168 62
Netherlands 27,745 4,354 1,044 67,312 24.0% 412 65
New Caledonia 119 54 22 602 41.2% 197 90
New Zealand 409 147 38 504 25.9% 811 292
Nigeria 144 74 4 734 4.9% 196 101
Norway 5,208 2,592 860 11,495 33.2% 453 225
Oman 148 33 4 884 12.7% 168 37
Pakistan 196 104 41 3,216 39.8% 61 32
Panama 3 2 4 4 237.5% 800 400
Paraguay 63 20 4 374 17.6% 167 54
Peru 924 438 155 4,879 35.4% 189 90
Philippines 306 63 16 6,567 25.4% 47 10
Poland 6,028 2,080 516 65,420 24.8% 92 32
Portugal 1,903 599 130 10,997 21.7% 173 54
Puerto Rico 292 30 21 1,145 68.7% 255 26
Qatar 175 79 7 382 9.1% 458 208
Romania 2,331 325 40 26,050 12.3% 89 12
Russia 3,080 1,011 234 30,263 23.2% 102 33
Saint-Martin, France 2 0 0 6 0.0% 313 31
Saudi Arabia 126 414 6 96 1.4% 1,315 4,315
Senegal 106 15 6 1,063 39.7% 100 14
Serbia 693 214 17 8,827 7.9% 79 24
Seychelles 13 6 2 96 31.3% 139 66
Sierra Leone 20 9 2 106 17.8% 189 85
Singapore 6,343 1,279 177 20,005 13.8% 317 64
Slovakia 1,899 701 158 14,909 22.6% 127 47
Slovenia 269 65 11 2,127 17.5% 127 31
South Africa 3,570 1,056 267 29,333 25.3% 122 36
Korea, Rep. 1,608 (102) 67 5,619 (65.5%) 286 (18)
Spain 22,194 411 963 92,470 234.0% 240 4
Sri Lanka 205 109 50 3,829 46.4% 54 28
Sweden 15,094 5,846 1,244 29,909 21.3% 505 195
Switzerland 2,633 (550) 78 6,888 (14.2%) 382 (80)
Taiwan Province of 911 211 31 5,809 14.8% 157 36
China
Tanzania 134 22 6 1,864 28.7% 72 12
Thailand 265 26 17 2,182 66.2% 121 12
Togo 2 0 0 17 100.0% 133 12
Tunisia 176 51 19 2,621 37.1% 67 20
Turkey 4,490 1,558 305 34,787 19.6% 129 45
United Arab Emirates 2,211 515 106 6,023 20.7% 367 85
Uganda 98 30 3 883 10.6% 111 34
Ukraine 472 (294) 14 21,468 (4.6%) 22 (14)
Uruguay 443 137 39 1,931 28.7% 229 71
United States 41,817 5,093 1,637 84,586 32.1% 494 60
Vanuatu 9 3 0 97 6.7% 93 31
Venezuela 333 100 72 3,945 72.1% 84 25
Vietnam 242 69 15 2,198 21.2% 110 31
British Virgin Islands 4 4 0 0 0.0% N/A N/A
Zambia 148 58 18 1,472 31.2% 101 40
Zimbabwe 75 16 6 888 37.8% 84 18


Total above 528,909 107,168 30,327 2,153,242 28.3% 246 50


Banks in the data with a ranking according to the largest banks in Europe by total assets in 2017

Banks Ranking Banks Ranking
HSBC Holdings plc 1 ABN AMRO Group NV 26
BNP Paribas SA 2 KBC Group NV 28
Crédit Agricole Group 3 Svenska Handelsbanken AB 29
Deutsche Bank AG 4 DNB ASA 30
Banco Santander SA 5 Nationwide Building Society 31
Barclays Plc 6 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 32
Société Générale SA 7 Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg 33
Groupe BPCE 8 Swedbank AB 35
Lloyds Banking Group Plc 9 Banco de Sabadell SA 36
ING Groep NV 10 Bankia SA 37
UniCredit SpA 11 Erste Group Bank AG 38
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc 12 Bayerische Landesbank 39
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 13 Dexia SA 43
Crédit Mutuel Group 14 Belfius Banque SA 44
UBS Group AG 15 Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale 45
Credit Suisse Group AG 16 Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale 47
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 17 Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA 49
Rabobank 18 Allied Irish Banks Plc >50
Nordea Bank AB 19 Banco Popular Espanol SA >50
Standard Chartered Plc 20 DekaBank >50
DZ Bank AG 21 KfW >50
Danske Bank A/S 22 NIBC Bank NV >50
Commerzbank AG 23 RaIffeisen Bank International AG >50

Comparisons of headline and effective tax rates

Country Headline tax rates Effective tax rates Differences
CT rate per OECD % CT rate per KPMG etc. % CT rate per P -ky % CT rate used % ETR per OECD % ETR per CRD IV Data % ETR per P Janský% Headline TR used and ETR per OECD % ETR per OECD and CRD IV %
Albania 15.00 15.0 14.5 16.4 0.5 (1.9)
Andorra 10.0 10.00 10.0 8.8 1.2
Argentina 30.0 30.00 30.0 35.7 34.7 (5.7) 1.0
Botswana 22.0 22.00 22.0 27.3 25.5 (5.3) 1.8
Brazil 34.0 34.00 34.0 29.9 36.5 4.1 (6.6)
British Virgin Islands 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bulgaria 10.0 10.00 10.0 10.0 9.1 9.4 10.0 0.9 (0.3)
Cayman Islands 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 −0.4 0.0 0.4
China (People's Republic of) 25.0 25.00 25.0 23.6 6.9 1.4 16.7
Croatia 18.0 20.00 20.0 20.0 15.6 21.2 15.0 4.4 (5.6)
Curacao 22.0 22.00 22.0 20.5 −4.2 1.5 24.7
Cyprus 12.50 12.0 12.5 11.9 21.4 10.0 0.6 (9.5)
Democratic Republic of the Congo 35.0 35.00 35.0 31.6 43.5 3.4 (11.9)
Guernsey 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.0 (8.3)
Hong Kong, China 16.5 16.50 16.5 15.2 11.9 1.3 3.3
India 48.3 34.61 34.6 44.1 44.0 (9.5) 0.1
Indonesia 25.0 25.00 25.0 22.4 45.2 2.6 (22.8)
Isle of Man 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 7.1 0.0 (7.1)
Jamaica 25.0 25.0 23.3 1.7
Jersey 0.0 20.00 0.0 0.0 4.9 0.0 (4.9)
Kenya 30.0 30.00 30.0 26.8 34.0 3.2 (7.2)
Liechtenstein 12.5 12.50 12.5 10.1 0.0 2.4 10.1
Macau, China 12.0 12.00 12.0 11.5 10.7 0.5 0.8
Malta 35.0 35.00 35.0 35.0 33.3 13.7 16.0 1.7 19.6
Mauritius 15.0 15.00 15.0 14.0 4.2 1.0 9.8
Montserrat 30.0 30.0 30.4 (0.4)
Peru 29.5 29.50 29.5 28.1 35.4 1.4 (7.3)
Romania 16.0 16.00 16.0 16.0 14.5 12.3 17.0 1.5 2.2
Russia 20.0 20.00 20.0 18.8 23.2 1.2 (4.4)
Saudi Arabia 0.0 20.00 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 (1.4)
Senegal 30.0 30.00 30.0 27.6 39.7 2.4 (12.1)
Seychelles 30.0 30.0 28.3 31.3 1.7 (3.0)
Singapore 17.0 17.00 17.0 16.2 13.8 0.8 2.4
South Africa 28.0 28.00 28.0 27.1 25.3 0.9 1.8
Thailand 20.0 20.00 20.0 21.6 66.2 (1.6) (44.6)
Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0
Australia 30.0 30.00 30.0 31.4 35.0 (1.4) (3.6)
Austria 25.0 25.00 25.0 25.0 23.7 9.5 13.0 1.3 14.2
Belgium 29.6 29.00 34.0 29.6 26.0 27.1 14.0 3.6 (1.1)
Canada 26.8 26.50 26.8 24.7 23.5 2.1 1.2
Chile 25.0 26.00 25.0 31.8 19.5 (6.8) 12.3
Czech Republic 19.0 19.00 19.0 19.0 20.6 21.7 15.0 (1.6) (1.1)
Denmark 22.0 22.00 24.0 22.0 19.5 21.0 19.0 2.5 (1.5)
Estonia 20.0 20.00 21.0 20.0 17.0 23.4 14.0 3.0 (6.4)
Finland 20.0 20.00 23.0 20.0 19.0 24.3 12.0 1.0 (5.3)
France 34.4 33.00 33.0 33.0 33.0 36.0 17.0 0.0 (3.0)
Germany 29.8 30.00 30.0 29.8 27.3 24.1 20.0 2.5 3.2
Greece 29.0 29.00 24.0 29.0 27.6 −21.9 28.0 1.4 49.5
Hungary 9.0 9.00 19.0 9.0 9.9 150.6 8.0 (0.9) (140.7)
Iceland 20.0 20.00 20.0 18.8 1.2
Ireland 12.5 12.50 13.0 12.5 11.8 4.6 16.0 0.7 7.2
Israel 23.0 23.00 23.0 22.9 31.3 0.1 (8.4)
Italy 27.8 24.00 31.0 24.0 22.1 902.0 30.0 1.9 (879.9)
Japan 29.7 30.86 29.7 27.5 32.0 2.2 (4.5)
Korea 27.5 25.00 25.0 23.2 −65.5 1.8 88.7
Latvia 20.0 20.00 15.0 20.0 13.5 16.8 11.0 6.5 (3.3)
Lithuania 15.0 15.00 15.0 15.0 13.3 16.7 12.0 1.7 (3.4)
Luxembourg 26.0 26.01 29.0 26.0 24.5 15.1 2.0 1.5 9.4
Mexico 30.0 30.00 30.0 27.4 27.0 2.6 0.4
Netherlands 25.0 25.00 25.0 25.0 23.0 24.0 10.0 2.0 (1.0)
New Zealand 28.0 28.00 28.0 26.8 25.9 1.2 0.9
Norway 23.0 23.00 23.0 23.1 33.2 (0.1) (10.1)
Poland 19.0 19.00 19.0 19.0 17.6 24.8 17.0 1.4 (7.2)
Portugal 31.5 21.00 24.0 31.5 27.5 21.7 18.0 4.0 5.8
Slovak Republic 21.0 21.00 21.0 21.0 21.8 22.6 20.0 (0.8) (0.8)
Slovenia 19.0 19.00 18.0 19.0 17.9 17.5 14.0 1.1 0.4
Spain 25.0 25.00 30.0 25.0 24.8 234.0 22.0 0.2 (209.2)
Sweden 22.0 22.00 24.0 22.0 19.8 21.3 13.0 2.2 (1.5)
Switzerland 21.1 18.00 21.1 19.5 −14.2 1.6 33.7
Turkey 22.0 22.00 22.0 20.2 19.6 1.8 0.6
United Kingdom 19.0 19.00 23.0 19.0 19.0 37.8 15.0 0.0 (18.8)
United States 25.8 27.00 25.8 34.2 32.1 (8.4) 2.1

Nordic and UK Banks: case study comparing accounting and CRD IV data

Banks Year Source Turnover €m Profit before tax €m Tax paid per profit and loss account €m Tax paid per cash flow €m Full-time employees
Nordic Banks

Danske Bank A/S 2013 CRD IV - - - - -
Danske Bank A/S 2014 CRD IV 11,548 1,068 537 537 18,603
Danske Bank A/S 2015 CRD IV 10,794 2,381 620 620 19,049
Danske Bank A/S 2016 CRD IV 10,665 3,405 738 738 19,303
Danske Bank A/S 2017 CRD IV 10,244 3,533 725 725 19,769

Danske Bank A/S Aggregate CRD IV 43,251 10,387 2,620 2,620 76,724

Danske Bank A/S 2013 Accounts
Danske Bank A/S 2014 Accounts 6,081 1,069 539 549 18,603
Danske Bank A/S 2015 Accounts 6,115 2,381 622 633 19,049
Danske Bank A/S 2016 Accounts 6,442 3,406 739 666 19,303
Danske Bank A/S 2017 Accounts 6,473 3,534 724 737 19,768

Danske Bank A/S Aggregate Accounts 25,110 10,390 2,624 2,585 76,723

Danske Bank A/S 2013 Difference - - - - -
Danske Bank A/S 2014 Difference 5,467 −1 −2 −12 -
Danske Bank A/S 2015 Difference 4,679 −0 −2 −13 -
Danske Bank A/S 2016 Difference 4,223 −1 −1 72 -
Danske Bank A/S 2017 Difference 3,771 −1 1 −12 1
Danske Bank A/S Aggregate Difference 18,141 −3 −4 35 1
DNB ASA 2013 CRD IV - - - - -
DNB ASA 2014 CRD IV - - 776 776 -
DNB ASA 2015 CRD IV - - 802 802 12,443
DNB ASA 2016 CRD IV - - 458 458 11,992
DNB ASA 2017 CRD IV 5,535 2,877 542 542 9,561

DNB ASA Aggregate CRD IV 5,535 2,877 2,578 2,578 33,996

DNB ASA 2013 Accounts
DNB ASA 2014 Accounts 774 359
DNB ASA 2015 Accounts 789 288 11,840
DNB ASA 2016 Accounts 446 314 11,459
DNB ASA 2017 Accounts 5,487 2,882 542 1,156 9,561

DNB ASA Aggregate Accounts 5,487 2,882 2,551 2,117 32,860

DNB ASA 2013 Difference - - - - -
DNB ASA 2014 Difference - - 2 417 -
DNB ASA 2015 Difference - - 13 514 603
DNB ASA 2016 Difference - - 12 144 533
DNB ASA 2017 Difference 48 −5 −0 −614 -

DNB ASA Aggregate Difference 48 −5 27 461 1,136

Nordea Bank AB 2013 CRD IV 10,217 3,994 976 976 29,107
Nordea Bank AB 2014 CRD IV 10,241 4,307 950 950 29,814
Nordea Bank AB 2015 CRD IV 10,141 4,704 1,042 1,042 29,681
Nordea Bank AB 2016 CRD IV 9,927 4,625 859 859 30,873
Nordea Bank AB 2017 CRD IV 9,469 3,998 950 950 31,437

Nordea Bank AB Aggregate CRD IV 49,995 21,628 4,777 4,777 150,912

Nordea Bank AB 2013 Accounts 9,891 4,116 1,009 1,010 29,429
Nordea Bank AB 2014 Accounts 10,241 4,307 950 966 29,643
Nordea Bank AB 2015 Accounts 10,140 4,704 1,042 1,056 29,815
Nordea Bank AB 2016 Accounts 9,927 4,625 859 952 31,596
Nordea Bank AB 2017 Accounts 9,469 3,998 950 950 30,399

Nordea Bank AB Aggregate Accounts 49,668 21,750 4,810 4,934 150,882

Nordea Bank AB 2013 Difference 326 −122 −33 −34 −322
Nordea Bank AB 2014 Difference - - - −16 171
Nordea Bank AB 2015 Difference 1 - - −14 −134
Nordea Bank AB 2016 Difference - - - −93 −723
Nordea Bank AB 2017 Difference - - - - 1,038

Nordea Bank AB Aggregate Difference 327 −122 −33 −157 30

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2013 CRD IV 9,720 2,094 385 385 17,096
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2014 CRD IV 9,123 2,557 457 457 16,702
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2015 CRD IV 8,117 2,230 460 460 16,599
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2016 CRD IV 7,630 1,572 448 448 16,260
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2017 CRD IV 7,662 2,161 473 473 15,949
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Aggregate CRD IV 42,252 10,614 2,223 2,223 82,606
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2013 Accounts 4,749 2,095 386 150 17,096
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2014 Accounts 4,786 2,568 454 318 16,742
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2015 Accounts 4,775 2,230 458 180 16,599
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2016 Accounts 4,572 1,571 449 373 16,260
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2017 Accounts 4,679 2,160 474 244 15,946

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Aggregate Accounts 23,560 10,626 2,221 1,266 82,643

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2013 Difference 4,971 −1 −1 235 -
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2014 Difference 4,337 −11 3 139 −40
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2015 Difference 3,342 −0 2 280 -
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2016 Difference 3,058 1 −1 75 -
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2017 Difference 2,983 1 −1 229 3

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Aggregate Difference 18,692 −12 2 957 −37

Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2013 CRD IV 4,200 2,092 453 453 -
Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2014 CRD IV 4,215 2,113 447 447 11,585
Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2015 CRD IV 4,312 2,187 457 457 11,821
Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2016 CRD IV 4,309 2,184 402 402 11,759
Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2017 CRD IV 4,325 2,182 547 547 11,832

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Aggregate CRD IV 21,361 10,758 2,306 2,306 46,997

Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2013 Accounts 4,199 2,091 453 575 -
Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2014 Accounts 3,868 1,928 421 430 11,692
Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2015 Accounts 4,062 2,140 446 451 11,819
Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2016 Accounts 4,309 2,181 465 586 11,759
Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2017 Accounts 4,326 2,183 511 594 11,832

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Aggregate Accounts 20,764 10,522 2,296 2,636 47,102

Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2013 Difference 1 1 0 −122 -
Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2014 Difference 347 185 26 17 −107
Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2015 Difference 250 47 11 6 2
Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2016 Difference 0 3 −63 −184 -
Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2017 Difference −1 −1 36 −47 -

Svenska Handelsbanken AB Aggregate Difference 597 236 10 −330 −105

Swedbank AB 2013 CRD IV 4,317 2,238 474 474 14,265
Swedbank AB 2014 CRD IV 4,376 2,484 474 474 14,583
Swedbank AB 2015 CRD IV 4,053 2,174 495 495 13,893
Swedbank AB 2016 CRD IV 4,469 2,510 446 446 14,009
Swedbank AB 2017 CRD IV 4,496 2,548 537 537 14,588

Swedbank AB Aggregate CRD IV 21,711 11,954 2,426 2,426 71,338

Swedbank AB 2013 Accounts 4,223 2,237 474 342 14,265
Swedbank AB 2014 Accounts 4,270 2,313 473 604 14,583
Swedbank AB 2015 Accounts 3,967 2,178 494 498 13,893
Swedbank AB 2016 Accounts 4,315 2,512 445 379 14,061
Swedbank AB 2017 Accounts 4,405 2,548 538 386 14,588

Swedbank AB Aggregate Accounts 21,181 11,787 2,424 2,209 71,390

Swedbank AB 2013 Difference 94 1 0 132 0
Swedbank AB 2014 Difference 106 171 1 (130) 0
Swedbank AB 2015 Difference 86 (4) 1 (3) 0
Swedbank AB 2016 Difference 154 (2) 1 67 (52)
Swedbank AB 2017 Difference 91 0 (1) 151 0

Swedbank AB Aggregate Difference 530 167 2 217 (52)

UK Banks

Barclays plc 2013 CRD IV 42,929 10,718 8,888 8,888 140,282
Barclays plc 2014 CRD IV 38,429 6,873 1,272 1,272 135,336
Barclays plc 2015 CRD IV 40,505 4,992 1,615 1,615 130,900
Barclays plc 2016 CRD IV 37,076 8,809 859 859 122,947
Barclays plc 2017 CRD IV 29,599 6,306 487 487 97,418

Barclays plc Aggregate CRD IV 188,538 37,698 13,121 13,121 626,883

Barclays plc 2013 Accounts 29,282 3,378 2,536 1,835 139,600
Barclays plc 2014 Accounts 28,694 2,800 1,740 1,926 132,300
Barclays plc 2015 Accounts 32,167 2,857 2,368 2,302 129,400
Barclays plc 2016 Accounts 26,254 3,953 655 955 119,300
Barclays plc 2017 Accounts 24,054 4,041 939 808 79,900

Barclays plc Aggregate Accounts 140,452 17,029 8,237 7,825 600,500

Barclays plc 2013 Difference 13,647 7,340 6,352 7,053 682
Barclays plc 2014 Difference 9,735 4,073 −468 −654 3,036
Barclays plc 2015 Difference 8,338 2,135 −753 −687 1,500
Barclays plc 2016 Difference 10,822 4,856 204 −96 3,647
Barclays plc 2017 Difference 5,545 2,265 −452 −321 17,518

Barclays plc Aggregate Difference 48,086 20,669 4,884 5,296 26,383

Lloyds Banking Group 2013 CRD IV - - - - -
Lloyds Banking Group 2014 CRD IV 20,352 2,187 40 40 89,074
Lloyds Banking Group 2015 CRD IV 24,009 2,266 247 247 82,200
Lloyds Banking Group 2016 CRD IV 21,134 5,187 1,007 1,007 72,870
Lloyds Banking Group 2017 CRD IV 21,295 6,021 1,172 1,172 69,556

Lloyds Banking Group Aggregate CRD IV 86,790 15,661 2,466 2,466 313,700

Lloyds Banking Group 2013 Accounts - - - - -
Lloyds Banking Group 2014 Accounts 20,353 2,187 −19 41 90,844
Lloyds Banking Group 2015 Accounts 24,010 2,266 788 247 89,300
Lloyds Banking Group 2016 Accounts 21,133 5,187 1,067 1,006 71,888
Lloyds Banking Group 2017 Accounts 21,296 6,020 1,427 1,173 69,726

Lloyds Banking Group Aggregate Accounts 86,791 15,660 3,264 2,467 321,758

Lloyds Banking Group 2013 Difference - - - - -
Lloyds Banking Group 2014 Difference −1 0 59 −1 −1,770
Lloyds Banking Group 2015 Difference −1 0 −541 0 −7,100
Lloyds Banking Group 2016 Difference 1 0 −60 1 982
Lloyds Banking Group 2017 Difference −1 1 −255 −1 −170

Lloyds Banking Group Aggregate Difference −1 1 −798 −1 −8,058

Royal Bank of Scotland 2013 CRD IV - - - - -
Royal Bank of Scotland 2014 CRD IV 18,804 3,281 220 220 94,640
Royal Bank of Scotland 2015 CRD IV 17,810 −3,725 73 73 91,839
Royal Bank of Scotland 2016 CRD IV 15,409 −4,996 167 167 85,533
Royal Bank of Scotland 2017 CRD IV 14,999 2,567 606 606 73,980

Royal Bank of Scotland Aggregate CRD IV 67,022 −2,873 1,066 1,066 345,992

Royal Bank of Scotland 2013 Accounts - - - - -
Royal Bank of Scotland 2014 Accounts 18,803 3,280 514 218 95,600
Royal Bank of Scotland 2015 Accounts 17,810 −3,725 40 101 93,659
Royal Bank of Scotland 2016 Accounts 15,409 −4,996 1,150 209 77,900
Royal Bank of Scotland 2017 Accounts 14,989 2,555 903 593 71,200

Royal Bank of Scotland Aggregate Accounts 67,011 −2,886 2,607 1,122 338,359

Royal Bank of Scotland 2013 Difference - - - - -
Royal Bank of Scotland 2014 Difference 1 1 −294 2 −960
Royal Bank of Scotland 2015 Difference −0 0 33 −28 −1,820
Royal Bank of Scotland 2016 Difference 0 −0 −983 −42 7,633
Royal Bank of Scotland 2017 Difference 10 12 −297 13 2,780

Royal Bank of Scotla Aggregate Difference 11 13 −1,541 −56 7,633

HSBC Holdings plc 2013 CRD IV 51,691 - - - 258,692
HSBC Holdings plc 2014 CRD IV 46,179 14,086 2,699 2,699 256,286
HSBC Holdings plc 2015 CRD IV 53,917 17,008 3,034 3,034 258,954
HSBC Holdings plc 2016 CRD IV 56,932 13,843 2,934 2,934 245,526
HSBC Holdings plc 2017 CRD IV 60,285 14,680 2,371 2,371 233,126

HSBC Holdings plc Aggregate CRD IV 269,004 59,617 11,038 11,038 1,252,584

HSBC Holdings plc 2013 Accounts 44,285 - - - 268,795
HSBC Holdings plc 2014 Accounts 43,272 14,083 2,978 2,694 264,767
HSBC Holdings plc 2015 Accounts 50,561 17,010 3,423 3,473 268,433
HSBC Holdings plc 2016 Accounts 40,283 6,429 3,316 2,950 246,933
HSBC Holdings plc 2017 Accounts 44,063 15,227 3,782 2,816 244,788

HSBC Holdings plc Aggregate Accounts 222,463 52,749 13,500 11,933 1,293,716

HSBC Holdings plc 2013 Difference 7,406 - - - −10,103
HSBC Holdings plc 2014 Difference 2,907 3 −279 5 −8,481
HSBC Holdings plc 2015 Difference 3,356 −2 −389 −439 −9,479
HSBC Holdings plc 2016 Difference 16,649 7,414 −382 −16 −1,407
HSBC Holdings plc 2017 Difference 16,222 −547 −1,411 −445 −11,662

HSBC Holdings plc Aggregate Difference 46,541 6,868 −2,462 −895 −41,132

Standard Chartered 2013 CRD IV 13,836 5,785 1,181 1,181 88,257
Standard Chartered 2014 CRD IV 6,128 2,175 - - -
Standard Chartered 2015 CRD IV 15,750 −902 1,014 1,014 87,318
Standard Chartered 2016 CRD IV 13,782 1,216 1,032 1,032 84,916
Standard Chartered 2017 CRD IV 13,681 3,063 726 726 86,794

Standard Chartered Aggregate CRD IV 63,177 11,337 3,953 3,953 347,285

Standard Chartered 2013 Accounts 14,143 4,567 1,268 1,292 86,640
Standard Chartered 2014 Accounts 13,809 3,190 - - -
Standard Chartered 2015 Accounts 11,516 −1,147 882 968 84,076
Standard Chartered 2016 Accounts 10,590 308 607 969 86,693
Standard Chartered 2017 Accounts 10,865 1,819 727 689 86,794

Standard Chartered Aggregate Accounts 60,923 8,737 3,484 3,919 344,203

Standard Chartered 2013 Difference −307 1,218 −87 −111 1,617
Standard Chartered 2014 Difference −7,681 −1,015 - - -
Standard Chartered 2015 Difference 4,234 245 132 46 3,242
Standard Chartered 2016 Difference 3,192 908 425 63 −1,777
Standard Chartered 2017 Difference 2,816 1,244 −1 37 -

Standard Chartered Aggregate Difference 2,254 2,600 469 34 3,082

Nationwide 2013 CRD IV 0 0 0 0 0
Nationwide 2014 CRD IV 3,766 0 0 0 15,732
Nationwide 2015 CRD IV 4,331 1,439 227 227 16,200
Nationwide 2016 CRD IV 4,178 1,617 310 310 16,625
Nationwide 2017 CRD IV 3,855 1,234 339 339 17,295

Nationwide Aggregate CRD IV 16,130 4,290 876 876 65,852

Nationwide 2013 Accounts 0 0 0 0 0
Nationwide 2014 Accounts 3,530 0 0 0 17,268
Nationwide 2015 Accounts 4,332 1,439 266 227 17,622
Nationwide 2016 Accounts 4,127 1,565 394 311 18,109
Nationwide 2017 Accounts 3,824 1,203 339 339 18,761

Nationwide Aggregate Accounts 15,813 4,207 999 877 71,760

Nationwide 2013 Difference 0 0 0 0 0
Nationwide 2014 Difference 236 0 0 0 (1,536)
Nationwide 2015 Difference (1) 0 (39) (0) (1,422)
Nationwide 2016 Difference 51 52 (84) (1) (1,484)
Nationwide 2017 Difference 31 31 0 0 (1,466)

Nationwide Aggregate Difference 317 83 (123) (1) (5,908)

Tax gaps by countries for all jurisdictions and the EU member statesAuthors’ calculations as noted in text

Names Countries Average profit misallocation €'m Tax rate used for main estimate % Average total tax cost €'m Average total tax gain €'m Average EU tax cost €'m Average EU tax gain €'m
All banks Italy (8,127.6) 27.8 (2,259.5) 0.0 (2,438.3) 0.0
All banks Spain (4,138.2) 25.0 (1,034.5) 0.0 (910.4) 0.0
All banks United Kingdom (5,273.0) 19.0 (1,001.9) 0.0 (790.9) 0.0
All banks India (1,142.4) 48.3 (551.8) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks France (1,117.1) 34.4 (384.3) 0.0 (189.9) 0.0
All banks Other (1,525.1) 24.0 (366.6) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks United States (1,248.8) 25.8 (322.2) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Germany (941.8) 29.8 (280.7) 0.0 (188.4) 0.0
All banks Switzerland (988.4) 21.1 (208.5) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Ukraine (876.3) 18.0 (157.7) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Korea, Rep. (404.7) 27.5 (111.3) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Romania (559.6) 16.0 (89.5) 0.0 (95.1) 0.0
All banks Austria (355.1) 25.0 (88.8) 0.0 (46.2) 0.0
All banks Georgia (542.8) 15.0 (81.4) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Hungary (478.0) 9.0 (43.0) 0.0 (38.2) 0.0
All banks Philippines (131.4) 30.0 (39.4) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Croatia (190.3) 18.0 (34.3) 0.0 (28.5) 0.0
All banks Netherlands (132.3) 25.0 (33.1) 0.0 (13.2) 0.0
All banks Indonesia (126.1) 25.0 (31.5) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Poland (158.9) 19.0 (30.2) 0.0 (27.0) 0.0
All banks Morocco (69.2) 31.0 (21.4) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Malaysia (85.6) 24.0 (20.5) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Greece (63.4) 29.0 (18.4) 0.0 (17.8) 0.0
All banks Tanzania (38.4) 30.0 (11.5) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Serbia (76.3) 15.0 (11.4) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Thailand (55.1) 20.0 (11.0) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Venezuela (31.7) 34.0 (10.8) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Russia (53.7) 20.0 (10.7) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks South Africa (36.0) 28.0 (10.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Curacao (36.5) 22.0 (8.0) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Tunisia (31.8) 25.0 (8.0) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Bulgaria (71.2) 10.0 (7.1) 0.0 (7.1) 0.0
All banks Senegal (22.6) 30.0 (6.8) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Puerto Rico (28.1) 24.0 (6.7) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Albania (36.2) 15.0 (5.4) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Marshall Islands (22.4) 24.0 (5.4) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Botswana (23.6) 22.0 (5.2) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Taiwan Province of China (25.6) 17.0 (4.4) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Benin (11.7) 30.0 (3.5) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Zimbabwe (13.3) 25.0 (3.3) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Slovenia (15.0) 19.0 (2.8) 0.0 (2.1) 0.0
All banks Bosnia and Herzegovina (28.2) 10.0 (2.8) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Mozambique (8.7) 32.0 (2.8) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Brunei (12.9) 18.5 (2.4) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Sri Lanka (7.5) 28.0 (2.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Vietnam (10.4) 20.0 (2.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Armenia (10.0) 20.0 (2.0) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Djibouti (7.9) 25.0 (2.0) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Chad (5.7) 24.0 (1.4) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Kosovo (5.3) 24.0 (1.3) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Bolivia (4.6) 25.0 (1.2) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Burkina Faso (3.8) 27.5 (1.0) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Moldova (7.7) 12.0 (0.9) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Gambia (2.9) 31.0 (0.9) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Laos (2.9) 24.0 (0.7) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Fiji (3.4) 20.0 (0.7) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Oman (4.0) 15.0 (0.6) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Congo, Republic of (1.4) 35.0 (0.5) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Uganda (1.7) 30.0 (0.5) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Mali (2.0) 24.0 (0.5) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Macedonia, F.Y.R. (4.8) 10.0 (0.5) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Montenegro (1.5) 9.0 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Vanuatu (0.3) 34.0 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Togo (0.4) 24.0 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Ecuador (0.4) 22.0 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Cambodia (0.4) 20.0 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Saint-Martin, France (0.2) 34.5 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Liechtenstein (0.2) 12.5 (0.0) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Namibia (0.0) 32.0 (0.0) 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Bahamas 20.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Bahrain (5.6) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Bermuda 80.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Cayman Islands 57.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Channel Islands 168.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Guernsey 78.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Isle of Man 131.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks New Caledonia 27.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks British Virgin Islands 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Kazakhstan 0.2 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Angola 0.2 30.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
All banks Falkland Islands 0.4 24.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
All banks Jordan 0.7 20.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
All banks Equatorial Guinea 1.1 24.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
All banks Cameroon 0.9 33.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
All banks Panama 1.2 25.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
All banks Paraguay 4.7 10.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
All banks Cyprus 4.0 12.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.4
All banks Ivory Coast 2.0 25.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
All banks French Polynesia 2.3 24.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0
All banks Guinea 2.5 24.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0
All banks Seychelles 2.6 30.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
All banks Madagascar 4.3 20.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0
All banks Pakistan 4.1 31.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0
All banks Sierra Leone 4.3 30.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0
All banks Kuwait 9.9 15.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0
All banks Iraq 13.3 15.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Nepal 9.7 24.0 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0
All banks Zambia 6.8 35.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.0
All banks Maldives 9.9 24.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.0
All banks Lebanon 19.8 15.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Lithuania 27.0 15.0 0.0 4.1 0.0 3.2
All banks Macao, China 36.5 12.0 0.0 4.4 0.0 0.0
All banks Israel 20.1 23.0 0.0 4.6 0.0 0.0
All banks Qatar 52.2 10.0 0.0 5.2 0.0 0.0
All banks Belarus 29.8 18.0 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.0
All banks China with HK 26.6 25.0 0.0 6.6 0.0 0.0
All banks Algeria 26.6 26.0 0.0 6.9 0.0 0.0
All banks Kenya 30.2 30.0 0.0 9.1 0.0 0.0
All banks Latvia 48.8 20.0 0.0 9.8 0.0 5.4
All banks Uruguay 43.7 25.0 0.0 10.9 0.0 0.0
All banks Brazil 34.5 34.0 0.0 11.7 0.0 0.0
All banks Nigeria 41.1 30.0 0.0 12.3 0.0 0.0
All banks Ghana 54.0 25.0 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.0
All banks Gibraltar 162.1 10.0 0.0 16.2 0.0 0.0
All banks Singapore 138.4 17.0 0.0 23.5 0.0 0.0
All banks Colombia 71.4 34.0 0.0 24.3 0.0 0.0
All banks Estonia 129.7 20.0 0.0 25.9 0.0 18.2
All banks New Zealand 93.4 28.0 0.0 26.2 0.0 0.0
All banks Monaco 80.5 33.3 0.0 26.8 0.0 0.0
All banks Bangladesh 109.8 25.0 0.0 27.4 0.0 0.0
All banks Slovakia 137.8 21.0 0.0 28.9 0.0 27.6
All banks Mauritius 216.9 15.0 0.0 32.5 0.0 0.0
All banks Egypt 174.7 22.5 0.0 39.3 0.0 0.0
All banks Malta 115.0 35.0 0.0 40.3 0.0 18.4
All banks Portugal 132.2 31.5 0.0 41.6 0.0 23.8
All banks Turkey 237.5 22.0 0.0 52.2 0.0 0.0
All banks Canada 213.3 26.8 0.0 57.2 0.0 0.0
All banks Peru 223.0 29.5 0.0 65.8 0.0 0.0
All banks Jersey 365.8 20.0 0.0 73.2 0.0 0.0
All banks United Arab Emirates 140.7 55.0 0.0 77.4 0.0 0.0
All banks Saudi Arabia 399.0 20.0 0.0 79.8 0.0 0.0
All banks Argentina 428.7 30.0 0.0 128.6 0.0 0.0
All banks Japan 436.0 29.7 0.0 129.5 0.0 0.0
All banks Australia 466.1 30.0 0.0 139.8 0.0 0.0
All banks Finland 809.1 20.0 0.0 161.8 0.0 97.1
All banks Czech Republic 950.6 19.0 0.0 180.6 0.0 142.6
All banks Chile 826.2 25.0 0.0 206.5 0.0 0.0
All banks Ireland 1,798.5 12.5 0.0 224.8 0.0 287.8
All banks Denmark 1,295.0 22.0 0.0 284.9 0.0 246.1
All banks China, P.R.: Mainland 1,278.7 25.0 0.0 319.7 0.0 0.0
All banks Norway 1,778.1 23.0 0.0 409.0 0.0 0.0
All banks Mexico 1,388.4 30.0 0.0 416.5 0.0 0.0
All banks Belgium 1,593.8 29.6 0.0 471.8 0.0 223.1
All banks Sweden 3,572.2 22.0 0.0 785.9 0.0 464.4
All banks Hong Kong, China 5,173.3 16.5 0.0 853.6 0.0 0.0
All banks Luxembourg 3,370.0 26.0 0.0 876.2 0.0 67.4

Total (0.0) (7,370.1) 6,473.9 (4,793.2) 1,625.3

Comparing CRD IV CBCR data with banks’ accounts for six UK banks in 2017 — Nordic banks

Banks Year Data source Turnover Profit before tax Tax per profit and loss account Tax paid per cash flow Employees
€m €m €m €m
Danske Bank A/S 2017 CRD IV 10,244 3,533 725 725 19,769
Danske Bank A/S 2017 Accounts 6,473 3,534 724 737 19,768

Danske Bank A/S 2017 Difference 3,771 (1) 1 (12) 1

DNB ASA 2017 CRD IV 5,535 2,877 542 542 9,561
DNB ASA 2017 Accounts 5,487 2,882 542 1,156 9,561

DNB ASA 2017 Difference 48 (5) (0) (614) 0

Nordea Bank AB 2017 CRD IV 9,469 3,998 950 950 31,437
Nordea Bank AB 2017 Accounts 9,469 3,998 950 950 30,399

Nordea Bank AB 2017 Difference 0 0 0 0 1,038

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2017 CRD IV 7,662 2,161 473 473 15,949
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2017 Accounts 4,679 2,160 474 244 15,946

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 2017 Difference 2,983 1 (1) 229 3

Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2017 CRD IV 4,325 2,182 547 547 11,832
Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2017 Accounts 4,326 2,183 511 594 11,832

Svenska Handelsbanken AB 2017 Difference (1) (1) 36 (47) 0

Swedbank AB 2017 CRD IV 4,496 2,548 537 537 14,588
Swedbank AB 2017 Accounts 4,405 2,548 538 386 14,588

Swedbank AB 2017 Difference 91 0 (1) 151 0

Comparing CRD IV CBCR data with banks’ accounts for six UK banks in 2017 — UK banks

Banks Year Data source Turnover Profit before tax Tax per profit and loss account Tax paid per cash flow report Full-time employees
€m €m €m €m
Barclays Plc 2017 CRD IV 29,599 6,306 487 487 97,418
Barclays Plc 2017 Accounts 24,054 4,041 939 808 79,900

Barclays Plc 2017 Difference 5,545 2,265 (452) (321) 17,518

Lloyds Banking Group Plc 2017 CRD IV 21,295 6,021 1,172 1,172 69,556
Lloyds Banking Group Plc 2017 Accounts 21,296 6,020 1,427 1,173 69,726

Lloyds Banking Group Plc 2017 Difference (1) 1 (255) (1) (170)

Royal Bank of Scotland Group 2017 CRD IV 14,999 2,567 606 606 73,980
Royal Bank of Scotland Group 2017 Accounts 14,989 2,555 903 593 71,200

Royal Bank of Scotland Group 2017 Difference 10 12 (297) 13 2,780

HSBC Holdings Plc 2017 CRD IV 60,285 14,680 2,371 2,371 233,126
HSBC Holdings Plc 2017 Accounts 44,063 15,227 3,782 2,816 244,788

HSBC Holdings Plc 2017 Difference 16,222 (547) (1,411) (445) (11,662)

Standard Chartered Plc 2017 CRD IV 13,681 3,063 726 726 86,794
Standard Chartered Plc 2017 Accounts 10,865 1,819 727 689 86,794

Standard Chartered Plc 2017 Difference 2,816 1,244 (1) 37 0

Nationwide Building Society 2017 CRD IV 3,855 1,234 339 339 17,295
Nationwide Building Society 2017 Accounts 3,824 1,203 339 339 18,761
Nationwide Building Society 2017 Difference 31 31 0 0 (1,466)