David Moran, Tax Manager with Grant Thornton is joined by Peter Vale, Partner and Head of International Tax with Grant Thornton.

Ireland has signed comprehensive double taxation agreements with 62 countries, of which 49 are in effect.

Last week the UK officially launched a challenge against the European Commission in the European Court of Justice in respect of the proposed Financial Transactions Tax.

In most instances, employees are personally responsible for paying the tax due when share options are exercised.

The Department of Finance recently published the Tax Strategy Group's paper on possible change to the taxation of share-based remuneration.

Revenue have now produced the new electronic form, known as the Employer's Share Awards (ESA) return.

While Finance Bill 2020 ("the Bill") includes measures to support the domestic economy during the COVID-19 crisis and in the context of Brexit, the Bill includes no fundamental changes to Ireland's...

Ireland's Finance Bill 2015 (the Bill) was published on October 22 2015 and it contains new (previously unannounced) provisions on the Irish tax treatment of Additional Tier 1 (AT1) instruments.

At present over 1,150 international companies have operations in Ireland.

The UK Supreme Court has found that a public body, HM Revenue & Customs ("HMRC"), breached its duty of confidentiality to a taxpayer after a senior official disclosed confidential information to journalists...

The Finance Act 2017, which came into law in the Republic of Ireland on 25 December 2017, introduced a significant change to stamp duty.

The Finance Bill has brought some clarity to the application of the 6% "mansion tax" rate of stamp duty to residential property.

The European Commission’s action plan to combat tax evasion, published yesterday, was introduced by EU Taxation Policy Commissioner Algirdas Semeta following a request by Member States at the European Council in March 2012 for the Commission to "rapidly develop concrete ways to improve the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion".

There have been numerous positive developments within the charity sector over the past 12 months.

There are currently around 900 double taxation disputes in the EU, and they are estimated to be worth about €10.5 billion.

Budget 2026 included some welcome measures for large multinationals operating in Ireland. The increase in the R&D tax credit to 35% was the main highlight for corporate taxpayers.

Matheson has submitted eight targeted recommendations to Ireland's Department of Finance aimed at modernizing the country's tax framework, addressing practical challenges ranging from dividend...

The Irish Department of Finance published a comprehensive review on the taxation of interest in Ireland in September 2024.