Greg Kavanagh says his company Fofo is in a tax dispute with the Revenue Commissioners over expenses claims dating back a decade. After a challenging couple of years, things are going well again, he told The Currency.
Interim examiners were appointed to pubs owned by businessman Colm Wu. An independent expert report has found a "concerning disregard for both internal control measures and adherence to Company Law" in one of his companies.
The tax authority stopped its enforcement activity during he pandemic. However, it has been building up its debt cases again over the past 18 months, as evidenced by new data analysing Revenue’s activities over the past five years.
A medical consultant, who moved here to learn more about the Irish medical system, believed he was exempt from paying income tax under the Double Taxation Agreement. Revenue didn't see it that way and hit him with a €238,000 income tax assessment.
Ireland is home to a large slice of profits posted by international firms in search of favourable tax terms. But what happens when countries disagree on the allocation of taxable income across borders?
When a Spanish multinational sold its stake in the company that built the M4 toll road, Revenue issued a contested CGT bill. Following a tax appeal in 2021, the High Court has now ruled on the case.
The IBRC Commission recommends probes by the Revenue Commissioners, the liquidator of IBRC, and the state's corporate watchdog into dealings of Siteserv founder Niall McFadden and former chief executive Brian Harvey.
Having presided over the expansion of the tax authority's workforce for Brexit and the launch of unprecedented pandemic support schemes, Revenue boss Niall Cody is staying on for another three years to see through a generational corporation tax reform.
Many medical and other professionals have transferred their trade to a company. Now a doctor has been found personally liable for tax on fees earned through the new structure.
Documents released to The Currency under Freedom of Information legislation show the wide variety of schemes being used by companies and individuals to escape tax. And from trading losses to preferential loans, they also reveal the areas of focus for the tax authority.
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