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Corporation Tax

# corporation-tax - Today’s News

Leaders back EU’s plan to attack ‘tax planning’ by the end of 2013

The heads of the 27 EU member states have called for ‘rapid progress’ on plans to stop companies abusing international structures.

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should Ireland be tougher on multi-national companies when it comes to tax?

Apple, which employs 4,000 people in Ireland, pays a tax rate of less than two per cent in Ireland.

# corporation-tax - Yesterday’s News

From TheJournal.ie Tax Avoidance

US Senate: Irish tax havens are leaving US children without education

Corporate giant Apple transferred 64 per cent of its income to Irish subsidiaries.

From TheJournal.ie Corporation Tax

Revenue and Finance Department deny tax deal with Apple

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore claims Ireland’s tax system is “very transparent”.

# corporation-tax - Wednesday 3 April, 2013

Deficit stands at €3.7 billion in latest exchequer returns

Tax revenue was ahead of target by €47 million with corporation tax surpassing its target by €147 million.

# corporation-tax - Wednesday 20 March, 2013

UK to slash corporation tax rate and offer tax credits for fracking

George Osborne has halved his projections for economic growth for Britain this year, and offers a new mortgage stimulus.

From TheJournal.ie UK Budget

Column: The success or failure of the UK’s economic strategy matters greatly to Ireland

The UK budget being announced today has implications for Ireland too, writes James Kilcourse, who says as well as being a crucial trading partner, the UK is Ireland’s biggest rival for attracting foreign direct investment.

# corporation-tax - Monday 4 March, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Exchequer Returns

Exchequer returns show slight fall in tax take for February

The total tax take in February 2013 was €2.042 billion – down by €186 million on the same month from last year.

# corporation-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.

# corporation-tax - Thursday 17 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Taxing the wealthy is an option we need to look at

High earners and corporations – should they not ‘share the burden’ with the rest of us, asks Kieran Allen.

# corporation-tax - Sunday 23 December, 2012

How do Irish companies legally avoid paying billions in corporate tax?

It’s all to do with a happy coincide of tax laws in Ireland, the Netherlands, the United States and Bermuda.

# corporation-tax - Thursday 6 December, 2012

Budget 2013 This post contains videos

VIDEO: A quick synopsis of tax measures in Budget 2013

The implications for Irish-based businesses explained.

# corporation-tax - Wednesday 5 December, 2012

Tax

Ireland now “less attractive to business owners”

The protection of the corporation tax rate, however, is a positive step in keeping international businesses here.

# corporation-tax - Tuesday 4 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Exchequer Returns

Exchequer returns: Government’s tax take 0.5 per cent below target

The Department of Finance has released the last exchequer returns before tomorrow’s Budget with income tax take for November 12 per cent below target.

# corporation-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.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Monday

Good morning! Here’s the nine things you need to know as you kick off your week.

# corporation-tax - Thursday 15 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

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?

# corporation-tax - Friday 2 November, 2012

Exchequer returns show €2.9 billion deficit due, in part, to payment to the ESM

Spending at the Department of Social Protection was more than expected, whereas the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation continues to underspend.

# corporation-tax - Saturday 13 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie United Ireland?

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’.

# corporation-tax - Thursday 11 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Facebook

Facebook avoided UK tax by routing £155m through Ireland in 2011

Company avoided higher UK corporation taxes, but Ireland also “taken for a ride” by multinational companies, tax expert tells TheJournal.ie

# corporation-tax - Tuesday 2 October, 2012

Exchequer returns show tax take up but deficit at over €11bn

Spending at the Departments of Health and Social Protection were more than expected, according to the latest figures from the Department of Finance.

# corporation-tax - Friday 21 September, 2012

Tax

US Senate condemns Microsoft for ‘dubious’ Irish tax operations

A Senate committee memo criticises the software giant for manipulating international tax laws, including through Ireland.

# corporation-tax - Thursday 2 August, 2012

Latest figures show government’s tax income ahead of target

The Exchequer Returns for the end of July show the tax take is 2.5 per cent ahead of target, and 9 per cent up on last year.

# corporation-tax - Friday 15 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: We need to be more than passengers on the Eurozone Express

Let’s think seriously about what we want from the EU – before the thinking is done for us, writes Fine Gael TD Eoghan Murphy.

# corporation-tax - Tuesday 5 June, 2012

Tax revenues ahead of target in first five months of 2012

The Department of Finance said that the increases marked “an encouraging performance” in the first five months of the year.

# corporation-tax - Wednesday 23 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Corporation Tax

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.

# corporation-tax - Tuesday 3 April, 2012

So far…2012 tax take ahead of target

Tax revenues of €8.72 billion are over 10 per cent ahead of end-March profiles with increases in income, corporation and VAT intakes.

# corporation-tax - Wednesday 21 March, 2012

Osborne cuts corporate tax, creates credits for video game industry

Chancellor George Osborne has also raised the thresholds for income tax and child benefit, as well as hiking excise on cigarettes.

# corporation-tax - Wednesday 7 March, 2012

FDI

Foreign investors foresee 20,000 new jobs in next three years

A study published by the Economist Intelligence Unit suggests multinationals will invest another $7.5 billion here by 2015.

# corporation-tax - Thursday 1 March, 2012

World’s biggest advertising company to move HQ from Dublin to London

WPP, which announced record profits of €1.2 billion today, confirmed that it plans to leave Dublin as soon as new tax rules are passed in Westminster.

# corporation-tax - Friday 3 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie EU Treaty

Micheál Martin calls for clarification on EU treaty

The Fianna Fáil leader has written to the Taoiseach seeking answers to six questions about the wording of the fiscal compact.

# corporation-tax - Saturday 21 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Saturday

In tonight’s Fix: Abusive emails, alcohol tests and a triple limb transplant…

From TheJournal.ie Corporation Tax

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.

# corporation-tax - Wednesday 4 January, 2012

Government’s 2011 tax income misses Budget target by 2.5 per cent

New data published by the Department of Finance show that income tax, VAT and corporation tax were all lower than expected.

# corporation-tax - Thursday 29 December, 2011

Review 2011 This post contains images

Recessions, downgrades and Super Mario – 2011: the year in money

2011 may be remembered in future as the year we sorted out the financial crisis – or the year in which it grew beyond our control.

# corporation-tax - Wednesday 14 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Eurozone

DUP MPs warn that EU deal may hit Ireland’s corporation tax

Ian Paisley Jr and Nigel Dodds tell the House of Commons that Ireland will face further pressure to raise the 12.5 per cent rate.

# corporation-tax - Tuesday 13 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Eurozone

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.

# corporation-tax - Friday 25 November, 2011

Italian court clears way for Dolce and Gabbana €417m tax trial

The fashion designers may face a trial over their alleged failure to declare hundreds of millions in earnings from a holding company.

# corporation-tax - Friday 28 October, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Wealth Tax

Wealth tax could raise €500million for State, say unions

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has also proposed a minimum levy on high earners in its pre-Budget submission.

# corporation-tax - Friday 14 October, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Want a simple way to recovery? Raise taxes for some of us

Many of us pay our way, but lucrative tax breaks for some mean our government takes in far less than others. This has to end if we want a secure future, writes Anne Costello.

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