In pretending to discover the unintended consequences of the residential zoned land tax on farmers, the Government has found a reason to push back its collection. The same issues were raised – and resolved – over six years ago.
Capital acquisitions tax has emerged as a political issue for the first time since the financial crisis. Forvis Mazars tax partner Alan Murray examines the factors in budget decisions on inheritance tax.
Liechtenstein has long been home to the financial secrets of the rich and powerful. So, what happened when the Irish tax authority sought to levy capital acquisitions tax on a €53 million foundation incorporated in the principality?
The multinational chipmaker had a bumper year in 2023, contributing increasing amounts of corporation tax despite multi-billion-dollar intellectual property offsets.
Changes in tax law on both sides of the Atlantic have seen the Irish subsidiaries of multinationals pay more to access American intellectual property. But from the US side, a lot of this revenue is unaccounted for.
The value of share buybacks topped €4.1 billion in 2023. New documents state that the introduction of stamp duty on share buybacks could increase the annual tax take by €41 million. Will it happen?
In a month when only two multinationals pay significant tax bills, the surge in their contributions accounted for the entire Exchequer surplus recorded so far this year. The budget is only around the corner.
Britain's individual savings accounts, now 25 years old, are nearly making millionaires of its power users. Experts outline the case for an Irish ISA.
Peter Burke is asking voters to choose between tax breaks for restaurants or middle income earners. As a Fine Gael TD, this makes sense, but as enterprise minister, this is leaving hospitality entrepreneurs puzzled.
There were the billions of euros in corporation tax and the thousands of jobs. Now the US multinational is reporting hundreds of millions of euros’ worth of renewable energy contracts.
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