The Irish obsession with the 12.5% corporation tax rate has already receded into the background of crunch global talks on the taxation of multinationals. Attempts to hammer out the details of a full deal have deep ramifications here and around the world.
Taxes on shareholders in Ireland are punitive. So we shouldn't be surprised at the lack of investment by companies.
The victory of the centre-left SPD in Germany's federal elections this week is a turning point. Ed Brophy has served as chief of staff to a tánaiste and chief advisor to a finance minister. In a column for The Currency, he explains why the changing political climate matters for Ireland.
I’ve just received an invitation to an actual networking gathering next month and I cannot begin to convey the excitement. It’ll be after the 22nd of October so I think I’ll grasp the nettle, go straight in for the hugs and see what happens...
In 2022, the European Court of Justice will rule on UEFA's case against clubs involved in the super league. In the meantime, UEFA are complaining about the Spanish judge who ruled against them.
The government has rejected suggestions that there was a conflict of interest when the attorney general retained a number of private cases, including one for the directors of INM. The affair raises questions.
A husband and wife stopped paying their mortgage in 2017. Instead, deploying a playbook devised by so-called “charlatans” and “fraudsters”, they made 27 arguments as to why they should not have to pay the money. The result? A repossession order.
Probably not, but a post by an influential trader on WallStreetsBet is gaining lots of traction among small-time retail investors in the United States. This is what is happening to Total Produce owner Dole PLC.
As Paschal Donohoe conducts his annual exercise in fiscal policy planning, his party leader is announcing new ways to spend money we don’t have on a daily basis. The inherent conflict is compounded by the fact many of Leo Varadkar’s proposals - from vouchers to bank holidays - are simply bad ideas.
Exchange-traded funds have caught on in the rest of the world because they’re a cheap, easy way for an ordinary person to build a diversified portfolio. Governments encourage their use. But Ireland's Revenue doesn't view them favourably.
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