Full coverage: Tax

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, his European Commission counterpart Paolo Gentiloni and Ireland's accountancy bodies agree on one thing: the future of multinational taxation has yet to be decided in Washington. The worst-case scenario for Ireland would be to sign up to the latest OECD proposals, only to see them thwarted by partisan strife in the US.

The Irish tax authority has initiated a legal action against Novartis, a Swiss pharmaceutical multinational with major operations in Ireland. But why is Revenue targeting the company, and how much is at stake?

Despite Emmanuel Macron’s denial, Paris is putting pressure on Dublin to accept an international minimum corporation tax rate. While the French president publicly targets "big digital groups" such as those routing profits through Ireland, this has a lot more to do with tax optimisation by French firms elsewhere.

The US Senator who lost out to Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential race has dropped a bombshell into the fraught federal budget debate: A proposed additional tax on the profits recorded by American multinationals globally, including in Ireland.

Analysis by The Currency reveals that the tax authorities of six EU countries have received Irish-held customer data from Airbnb. Now, a new Irish court judgement paves the way for other members states to do likewise. What happens next?

The US software multinational has just revealed how a simple intra-group balance sheet reorganisation with no gain in value allowed it to generate a $1.4bn tax benefit in Ireland.

After The Currency exposed the volume deals struck by a medicine manufacturer with private hospitals and health insurers, our tax expert explores the ramification of the Vat dispute they triggered.

When one of Ireland’s largest electricity companies claimed capital allowances on the fees charged to plug into the national network, Revenue came back with additional tax bills. The dispute went to a two-day hearing before the Tax Appeals Commission.

A medical supplier decided to fight Revenue over a €1m Vat relief claim. To defend its case, the company had to reveal the discounts and rebates consented to healthcare providers.

A group of investors borrowed in a foreign currency at a high interest rate, generating millions in tax relief for property investments that largely failed to materialise. Now the scheme has been ruled above board.