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Full coverage: Tax

More to come: Microsoft’s $6.5bn Irish tax bill has yet to rise

Deferred payments, including a top-up tax to reach the new 15% rate, are not included in the software multinational’s record corporation tax figures.

Thomas Hubert
31st Jul, 2026 - 3 min read

Tara Shine: Are you ready for the EU’s new carbon import tax? 

High-emission products imported this year are creating liabilities under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. While the measure levels the playing field for European manufacturers, businesses need to assess its cost in their supply chains.

Tara Shine
30th Jul, 2026 - 7 min read

Weatherford’s Irish HQ helped it wipe away billions in debt. Now it’s moving back to the US

The US oilfield services firm wants to shift its base to the US. An initial plan to move the HQ to Texas failed to garner shareholder support but now it’s planning a second go, this time to Delaware.

Jonathan Keane
30th Jul, 2026 - 3 min read

Budget 2027 and the best-laid plans: Rewinding the week that was

The Summer Economic Statement used to ringfence tax-and-spend plans for the next year. It now shows how fast they become out of date.

Thomas Hubert
26th Jul, 2026 - 6 min read

Byron Fry: Why global capital still chooses Ireland

If you ask post‑Brexit London or New York executives why they treat Dublin as a serious European hub, very few start with tax anymore. Ireland's FDI pitch now reaches far beyond that.

Byron Fry
23rd Jul, 2026 - 8 min read

Finance by design and the consequences of success: Rewinding the week that was

From property funds to securitisation vehicles, Ireland's financial architecture now has extraordinary scale. Understanding it may be the next challenge.

Ian Kehoe
12th Jul, 2026 - 3 min read

Finance by design: Part 4 – The €102bn losses still shaping the finance sector’s tax bills

Beneath the headline profits of banks, insurers, and IFSC firms lies a lesser-known story: over €100bn in accumulated losses that continue to influence corporate tax payments across the financial sector.

Ian Kehoe
10th Jul, 2026 - 4 min read

Finance by design: Part 3 – The tax equation behind Ireland’s aviation-leasing industry

As the Government continues to back one of the country's flagship industries, Revenue records offer a clearer picture of the corporation tax, employment taxes and Vat flows generated by aircraft lessors.

Ian Kehoe
9th Jul, 2026 - 4 min read

Finance by design: Part 2 – €1.1tn, 2,228 companies and one corporate structure

A cornerstone of Ireland's international financial services sector, Section 110 companies generate little tax revenue despite overseeing vast sums of capital. As calls for transparency of the regime grow, new data reveal what it means for the Exchequer.

Ian Kehoe
8th Jul, 2026 - 4 min read

Just who is behind the Galway plant-hire business that owes €106m to Revenue?

LPS International Plant Limited, a Co Galway plant-hire business, owes a staggering €106m to Revenue in undeclared Vat, interest and penalties, and is now in liquidation. How did it get here?

Jonathan Keane
17th Jun, 2026 - 2 min read
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