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Full coverage: Tax

From Menlo Park to Cayman: How Facebook’s Irish billions caught the eye of the US taxman

Mapping Multinationals series: A US Tax Court has turned the spotlight on the Irish corporate structure developed by Facebook over the past decade. We reveal how the multinational and its competitor Twitter have been re-assessing how to channel profits and intellectual property through Ireland.

Thomas Hubert
27th Feb, 2020 - 9 min read

A star witness in his own trial: how a Down-born banker ended up at the centre of the “biggest tax theft in Europe’s history”

Northern Ireland-born banker Martin Shields made millions off so-called cum-ex transactions now at the centre of a spectacular German investigation. This week, he offered to give €15 million back to the taxpayer.

Tom Lyons
14th Feb, 2020 - 11 min read

Taxing times for business? Deciphering the rhetoric from the reality in Sinn Féin’s tax policies

From a new wealth tax to a charge on onshored intellectual property, the Sinn Féin manifesto proposes a range of tax reforms. In a detailed assessment of the proposals, tax expert Eoin O’Shea assesses the detail of each proposals and its likely impact.

Eoin O'Shea
13th Feb, 2020 - 9 min read

Sinn Féin’s price in government: a shift in the taxation of multinationals and the recovery of Apple’s €13bn?

The central party after the election has become the first major political force to question Ireland’s approach to foreign direct investment. In government, it would raise additional tax revenue from multinationals – but how sustainable would that be?

Thomas Hubert
11th Feb, 2020 - 6 min read

Mapping multinationals: Trump’s tax law and tech’s €350bn dividend drive

Irish-registered subsidiaries of US-based technology companies have been distributing hundreds of billions to their parents since the start of 2018, illustrating the scale of reserves built offshore through the use of tax schemes over the years.

Thomas Hubert
10th Feb, 2020 - 9 min read

Interviews and insights: The definitive business guide to the election

As Ireland votes, get some depth on the economic impact of your vote: The Currency has interviewed frontbenchers from the five leading parties at length on business issues, while Stephen Kinsella crunches the numbers and unveils the faultlines revealed by the campaign.

Thomas Hubert
6th Feb, 2020 - 1 min read

Diplomatically speaking: “If there is no solution at OECD level, corporation tax will come back at EU level”

From taxing multinationals to strengthening business ties in the wake of Brexit and getting lost in the Irish legal system, France’s pointman in Ireland inaugurates our new series of interviews with ambassadors to Dublin: Diplomatically speaking.

Thomas Hubert
5th Feb, 2020 - 19 min read

Mapping the multinationals: Apple’s €180bn Irish (IP) licence to print money

The company singled out in the EU's €13bn state aid decision to illustrate global jostling for a slice of multinational taxation wants a unified set of rules. As its CEO Tim Cook picked up an award in Dublin this week, Thomas Hubert looks at how Apple does business in Ireland in the wake of shifting US and Irish legislation.

Thomas Hubert
23rd Jan, 2020 - 10 min read

Maltese manoeuvres: How the flow of Irish pensions to “opaque, risky structures” in Malta hit an all-time high

Despite various official investigations and Revenue warnings, the quantum of pension funds being transferred overseas peaked last year. Most went to tax-efficient structures in Malta.

Ian Kehoe
22nd Jan, 2020 - 5 min read

Mapping the multinationals: Unlocking Google’s €40bn Irish corporate empire

In a new series, The Currency investigates the structures and tactics used by technology multinationals in Ireland. We are mapping their footprints, following the money trail and unlocking the trends. We begin by tracing Google’s network of 24 companies here – from revenues to dividends.

Thomas Hubert
16th Jan, 2020 - 7 min read
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