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Full coverage: Tax

Later but stricter: From green jersey to Section 110 vehicles, EU tax chiefs have Ireland in their crosshairs

The demise of the double Irish has left Ireland better off as multinationals switched to a range of other tax schemes to locate profits here. In delaying its tax harmonisation plans, the European Commission wants to harness the Covid and Biden effects to go after them all.

Thomas Hubert
19th May, 2021 - 8 min read

Co Kerry tax software firm deal makes millionaires from Killorglin to Warsaw

Fexco scion John McCarthy, his family and colleagues are in line for a €165 million windfall from the sale of their company Taxamo. They have successfully capitalised on the combined effects of the boom in online shopping, Brexit and an EU crackdown on Vat evasion.

Thomas Hubert
14th May, 2021 - 2 min read

The IMF’s point man on Ireland on increasing taxes, fixing the housing crisis and helping SMEs survive the pandemic

Khaled Sakr led the IMF’s recent mission to Ireland. In an extensive interview, he talks about how the crisis accelerated a two-tier economy, the need to get more women into the labour force and institutional investors in the housing market.

Ian Kehoe
12th May, 2021 - 9 min read

At stake in the AbbVie stamp duty case: €580m and the balance of power within business regulation

Case law has been trickling down from a 2018 EU dispute on the role of the Workplace Relations Commission, with deep implications for the powers of the Tax Appeals Commission. The latest score is 2-1 in favour of such state bodies, with a lot to play for.

Thomas Hubert
5th May, 2021 - 6 min read

A $30bn Bermuda triangle: Oracle leaves the Isle of Man to centralise global business in Ireland

New transactions reveal how the American computer infrastructure giant has consolidated all profits made outside the US in an unassuming Dublin business park – without fully giving up on zero-tax jurisdictions.

Thomas Hubert
5th May, 2021 - 4 min read

Google decided to move $14bn in annual profits to the US rather than Ireland. Is this the new world order?

As international tax reforms gather pace, posing a multi-billion euro challenge to Exchequer finances in years to come, Google's latest accounts show what Ireland could miss out on.

Thomas Hubert
21st Apr, 2021 - 5 min read

Is Biden’s tax reform “an asteroid coming towards the financial situation of the state”?

The US administration’s new pledge to level the playing field on corporation tax is seen as a threat to foreign direct investment in Ireland – but how much of a threat? The Currency’s Stephen Kinsella and Thomas Hubert discuss how to quantify and respond to it.

Sean Keyes
14th Apr, 2021 - 4 min read

As Biden confronts Ireland’s tax advantage, Microsoft values its Dublin office at $300bn. What happens next?

The US president's plan would "level the playing field" on corporate tax, making it irrelevant to set its rate anywhere below 21 per cent. This is a challenge, but not all bad news for Ireland, as a reading of Microsoft's latest multi-billion profit posting reveals.

Thomas Hubert
2nd Apr, 2021 - 8 min read

Pinning down intangibles: $632m IP transfer cements Pinterest’s Irish base

As it expands aggressively outside the US, the design-centred social network has a new fashionable item to pin to its board: the green jersey tax structure.

Thomas Hubert
10th Mar, 2021 - 4 min read

“The stars are aligned”: new July deadline for global agreement on multinational taxation

Proponents of international rules to get tech giants to pay tax where their customers are, rather than in hubs like Ireland, have gathered strong momentum in recent weeks.

Thomas Hubert
5th Mar, 2021 - 5 min read
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