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.
This Thursday evening is the moment chosen by the Irish Government to officialise its adhesion to a global pact to raise corporation tax to a floor of 15%. Since The Currency's launch in September 2019, we have been keeping track of the biggest business story connecting Ireland to the wider world. Catch up with our best coverage of the issue.
Some columns are exercises in whataboutery. This column is an exercise in whatifery. Corporation tax receipts here are supposed to fall in the coming years. What if they rise?
KPMG managing partner Seamus Hand is bullish about the economic outlook. However, he is concerned that the recovery could be hampered by businesses being unable to access the right pool of talent.
As the Irish government invites the business community to take part in the debate on multinational tax reform, we ask Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and OECD tax chief Pascal Saint-Amans what is coming next.
There is no stopping an international agreement to increase the corporate tax take from those multinationals that have benefited most from globalisation, including by locating in Ireland. This leaves a lot of room where tax attractiveness can be more useful.
As yet another international meeting opens to try and hammer out a deal on multinational taxation, high-tech US giants continue to boost Ireland’s corporation tax take. How would this change under proposed new rules?
When the multi-billion dollar software business SUSE changed hands in 2019, the proceeds trickled back to the UK-based Micro Focus group – but not until they had transited through Irish companies enjoying Caribbean tax residency. This is how the deal was done.
Farm incorporation theory is rock solid from a tax perspective. However, a farming father and son have been left with a huge tax bill after routing their Single Farm Payment through their personal accounts, not those of their company.
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