Sprintax, part of Terry Clune's Clunetech, has built a big business handling taxes for non-US residents. Enda Kelleher and Ryan Ludden tell The Currency of its UK expansion and move into dividend taxes.
Tariffs are just one way Trump aims to undercut competitors of the US with climate free-riding, corporation tax policy and general rogue state behaviour all lined up to put pressure on Irish policymakers.
The next move is the EU's after new US tariffs were announced overnight. The balance between proportionate and escalatory retaliation is a fine one when dealing with any adversary. It is finer still when dealing with Donald Trump.
As Trump's 20% tariff announcement sinks in and the EU responds, The Currency's recent reporting and analysis offer avenues to take a step back and prepare for the turbulent period ahead.
An economic development model based on attracting tax revenue at the expense of other countries can only last as long as they tolerate it, economist Gabriel Zucman warns in an extensive interview.
Multinationals led by pharmaceutical manufacturers have long used intangible assets and transfer pricing to shift profits to Ireland. Could the same moves work in reverse to reduce exposure to tariffs?
Ireland will become utterly isolated should it choose to opt out of European defence integration as the Donald Trump-led America continues to align closer with Russia over its traditional Western allies.
Stocks took a tumble last week. For the first time in a long time, the pessimists had the upper hand. But longer term for investors, nothing has changed. They still have little to fear from The Donald.
Social media companies will hope their close relationship with US President Donald Trump will ease the burden of regulation in the likes of Europe and the UK. But parent groups may complicate that.
This week has seen the US set the European agenda, giving its Nato allies a choice between a real war or a trade war.
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