Quipper Limited and its subsidiary PT Quipper Edukasi Indonesia (together "Quipper") provide an online education platform to improve education quality and opportunity. The principal activity is the development of an educational system distributed to clients via the internet and the creation of video content and exercise content for K12 students.
The nature of Quipper’s business activities means that a substantial amount of taxes are paid and Quipper is also obliged to comply with a variety of reporting requirements. The major taxes are:
With regards to tax, the core aims of Quipper are to:
The Group operates a strict policy and governance environment to maintain compliance with all relevant tax authorities in whatever areas or geographical zones in which we transact our business. We have an open, professional and transparent relationship with the authorities and we strive to achieve clarity of business tax consequences wherever we operate within the world. We do not enter into schemes where the sole purpose is the avoidance of tax and we will not be party to tax evasion.
Quipper is committed to compliance with all statutory obligations and full disclosure to relevant tax authorities, with the aim of:
Quipper’s strategic objectives are met through application of the Recruit Group Tax Policy. The Tax Policy is part of a framework of policies which are periodically reviewed and updated by the Board of directors. Ownership of the Tax Policy rests with the Board. Overall responsibility for implementing the Tax Policy rests with the Chief Financial Officer, with professionals in the wider finance/accounting team supporting its day-to-day implementation. Our overall approach to tax is periodically reviewed in relation to changes regarding:
Quipper only undertakes tax planning in the context of wider business activities having a commercial and economic basis. The many of tax work is undertaken internally within the finance/accounting team with experienced professionals. Quipper may use external advisers to help comply with tax obligations and may also consult externally when undertaking tax planning or structuring exercises in order to comply with complex legislation to ensure that business decisions are made within the framework of current and expected interpretations of legislation and guidance.
Quipper has a low appetite in terms of risk in relation to UK taxation. It does not participate in structured arrangements or aggressive planning in order to minimise its tax liabilities. Quipper identifies tax risk as "risk that can arise from unclear laws and regulations as well as differences in their interpretation". It has established a strong framework of robust policies and compliance processes to ensure the integrity of its returns.
Quipper deals with all tax authorities in a professional, constructive and transparent manner. It maintains regular dialogue on open matters and has no material historical matters outstanding. Quipper proactively seeks clarification on potentially unusual or contentious issues and also keeps HMRC actively informed of any changes relating to the Group and the nature of its business transactions. Quipper’s Tax Policy encourages contributions to tax consultations on proposed legislative changes, either directly or through representative bodies. Quipper regards the preparation and publication of this tax strategy as complying with the UK legislative requirement under paragraph 19(2) of Schedule 19, Finance Act 2016.
