Officials have advised against ambitious eWHT proposals that would have included platforms like Airbnb and Uber deducting tax from payments to hosts and drivers.
The Government is betting that Revenue’s debt-collection prowess will fix a toothless derelict site levy, with a €32m debt outstanding. But the new plan ignores a fatal flaw at the local level in the current system.
Anne Marie Monahan’s High Court challenge follows a failed appeal against the CGT bill Revenue applied to the sale of shares she had inherited from her late husband Peter.
For the first time in July, Ireland collected top-up tax from companies included in the OECD global agreement. This covers their 2024 profits, and only some of the largest contributors to the State’s coffers so far.
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.
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.
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.
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 It now shows how fast they become out of date.
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.
From property funds to securitisation vehicles, Ireland's financial architecture now has extraordinary scale. Understanding it may be the next challenge.
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