Corporate Tax
# corporate-tax - Monday 17 June, 2013
Google boss defends Ireland’s corporate tax rate
Eric Schmidt said governments see their own tax breaks as incentives while calling other countries “tax havens”.
# corporate-tax - Sunday 16 June, 2013
Ireland is “stealing” the UK’s tax funds, according to NI finance minister
Safe to say we know what Sammy Wilson wants to see on the G8 agenda, then.
# corporate-tax - Thursday 13 June, 2013
US committee wants to impose US tax on Google and Apple’s Irish income
A Congressional committee has been told that a ‘carrot and stick’ approach is favoured among politicians and US businesses.
# corporate-tax - Thursday 6 June, 2013
Catholic bishops urge G8 leaders to clamp down on tax avoidance
The leaders of Catholics from 11 countries say corporations, like citizens, have a moral duty to pay their fair share.
# corporate-tax - Friday 31 May, 2013
Senators insists Ireland IS a tax haven, despite ambassador’s letter
Carl Levin and John McCain have dismissed the Irish ambassador’s account of Ireland’s corporate tax system.
# corporate-tax - Friday 22 March, 2013
Finland to cut corporate tax rate from 24.5pc to 20pc
The move follows recent cuts by Sweden and Denmark.
# corporate-tax - Monday 4 February, 2013
Exchequer figures show slight fall in government income in January
A €1 billion sale of Bank of Ireland notes means Ireland recorded an Exchequer surplus for January 2013.
# corporate-tax - Thursday 6 December, 2012
The 9 at 9: Thursday
It’s the morning after the €3.5 billion day before… so let’s bring you up to speed. Good morning!
# corporate-tax - Monday 3 December, 2012
Google’s Irish operation may be examined by UK tax investigation
The Revenue & Customs are to review Google’s returns over the last six years, in a case with Irish ramifications.
# corporate-tax - Thursday 15 November, 2012
Column: It’s time to examine our corporate tax rate
We’re regularly told that “everything is on the table” for the Budget, writes Michael Taft. So what about corporation tax?
# corporate-tax - Saturday 13 October, 2012
Republic and Northern Ireland will eventually be reunited, predicts Enda Kenny
During a question and answer session in Ohio, the Taoiseach predicts Ireland will be united – ‘but not in the near future’.
# corporate-tax - Monday 23 July, 2012
Burton questions ‘loyalty to the State’ of tax exiles
Speaking a the MacGill summer school, Joan Burton says taxes are high enough – but there are too many loopholes to avoid them.
# corporate-tax - Wednesday 23 May, 2012
Green Party calls for corporation tax reform
The party urged the Government to close the ‘Double Irish’ loophole which it said enables companies to pay less than 12.5 per cent tax.
# corporate-tax - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
MEPs approve Ireland’s Lisbon Treaty add-ons
A committee of the European Parliament approves a ‘draft protocol’ dealing with Ireland’s post-Lisbon parliament.
# corporate-tax - Saturday 21 January, 2012
France and Germany in new plan to harmonise corporation tax – reports
Ireland looks likely to come under heavy pressure over our corporate tax rate, after details emerged of a new set of proposals from the EU power-brokers.
# corporate-tax - Tuesday 13 December, 2011
Martin: EU deal leaves Ireland vulnerable on corporation tax
The Fianna Fáil leader told TheJournal.ie that Ireland will have less influence under the new agreement.
# corporate-tax - Tuesday 16 August, 2011
Noonan ‘welcomes’ new initiative of Sarkozy and Merkel; FF has ’cause for concern’
Michael Noonan shows cautious optimism after France and Germany outline plans for a Eurozone ‘financial government’.
France and Germany merge corporate tax rate – and call for ‘Eurozone government’
Sarkozy and Merkel want collective Eurozone ‘government’, and call on other countries to make laws balancing their budgets.
# corporate-tax - Wednesday 3 August, 2011
Exchequer runs €18.9bn deficit in first seven months – with banks to blame
Department of Finance figures show that the Exchequer would be €2bn better off than at last year, if not for the banks.
# corporate-tax - Saturday 23 July, 2011
Noonan warns bailout rate change won’t ease budget cuts
The next budget will contain further cuts of around €4bn, despite the country saving millions on its bailout loan payments.
# corporate-tax - Saturday 11 June, 2011
Minister Richard Bruton travels to promote Ireland to high-tech sector in US
Minister says he will be particularly focusing on the IT and biotech sectors – and reminding potential investors that Ireland’s corporate tax rate remains unchanged.
# corporate-tax - Wednesday 8 June, 2011
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: Irish people’s €2 million flatpack habit; what NOT to say to a Leaving Cert student and the royal newlyweds’ starter home hell.
# corporate-tax - Tuesday 7 June, 2011
Noonan: Ireland has enough cash to get to mid-2013 at least
The Minister for Finance insists Ireland has enough bailout funds to get to mid-2013 at worst – but the opposition isn’t sure.
# corporate-tax - Sunday 29 May, 2011
Germany steps back from EU common tax base plan: report
The German government has reportedly rejected proposals for tax law reforms and dealt a serious blow to European Commission plans to introduce a common consolidated corporate tax base.
# corporate-tax - Thursday 26 May, 2011
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things you need to know by 9am: OECD calls for dole to be cut; Sellafield to be stress-tested by the EU; and why Cheryl Cole was dropped from the US X Factor.
# corporate-tax - Wednesday 25 May, 2011
Taoiseach firmly rules out plans to reschedule EU-IMF loans
Enda Kenny says remarks by other ministers were misinterpreted, and Ireland is not looking to delay or default on its loans.
# corporate-tax - Monday 9 May, 2011
TDs criticise “set-piece speeches” for Dáil’s Europe Day
TDs from both Fianna Fáil and Labour criticise today’s proceedings, with one TD saying MEPs are like “a lighthouse in a bog”.
Commissioner affirms: no move on corporate tax rate without Irish approval
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn assures the Dáil that corporate tax can’t be changed by the EU without Ireland allowing it to.
# corporate-tax - Tuesday 3 May, 2011
McAleese gains support for defence of Ireland’s corporate tax rate
The president is on a visit to the Netherlands where she’s told business leaders that Ireland is facing up to its problems. The Dutch finance minister has backed her stance on the corporate tax rate.
# corporate-tax - Wednesday 23 March, 2011
Ireland’s bailout interest rate won’t be cut this week
No decision will be taken until the results of stress tests on the bank are known.
In numbers: George Osborne’s new UK budget
The UK’s coalition government introduces its second budget. Here’s our condensed guide to what’s in it.
UK Budget cuts corporation tax in bid to boost growth
George Osborne’s second budget centres around a 5 per cent cut in corporation tax, with Britain “open for business”.
# corporate-tax - Tuesday 22 March, 2011
Kenny insists again: ‘Corporation tax is off the table’
The Taoiseach tells the Dáil that the discussions on a reduced bailout interest rate will not mean baulking on tax.
US authorities checked Google’s overseas earnings: report
Bloomberg says that US federal authorities have questioned the internet company about its overseas tax bills after it cut some $3.1bn from its US bill over three years.
# corporate-tax - Monday 21 March, 2011
Ireland should threaten default before caving on tax rate
Global Macro Monitor believes Ireland should engage in brinkmanship with the ECB.
Government may accept borrowing limits in return for bailout rate cut
Ahead of crucial European summits, ministers say corporation tax is off the agenda – but that other concessions could be made.
# corporate-tax - Wednesday 16 March, 2011
Greek PM: ‘I hope Ireland gets a better bailout deal’
After securing reforms to make his own bailout more manageable, George Papandreou asks for similar treatment for us.
# corporate-tax - Tuesday 15 March, 2011
“Perfectly clear” that corporation tax isn’t on table – Kenny
Enda Kenny tells the Dáil he made it clear that Ireland’s corporate tax, and its bailout interest rate, were separate issues.
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Nine things you need to know: radiation levels outside Japanese plant reach dangerous levels; Enda Kenny facing first Taoiseach’s questions today; and apparently it takes $7.5m to really feel wealthy.
# corporate-tax - Monday 14 March, 2011
Ireland seen as “bad boys and girls” after Kenny’s corporation tax stand-off
Michael Noonan due to meet with EU and ECB officials today to discuss details of Ireland’s financial assistance agreement, but Ireland’s corporate tax stance not expected to be main focus.
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