I was delighted to read reports from Ireland that: Minister for Children Katherine Zappone will today demand that proposals around “tax justice” are accepted if
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Could Apple’s tax bring down the Irish government
The Irish Times has reported that: Independent Ministers yesterday refused a request from Minister for Finance Michael Noonan and Taoiseach Enda Kenny to agree an
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Ireland could wipe out child poverty for a decade with Apple’s tax bill, and doesn’t want to
One of the most telling comments on the Apple tax case came from Fintan O’Toole yesterday. As he pointed out Iteland could eradicate child poverty
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The Apple tax case will put globalisation on trial
Apple will appeal yesterday’s ruling from the EU that requires it to pay $13 billion of back tax to Ireland. So too, come to that,
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It’s the principle, not the number, that matters in the Apple tax case
No one knows how much back tax Ireland will be ordered to collect from Applr today, but no one now seems to doubt that the
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PWC and Opus Dei. Is the position clear?
I was intrigued to note that PWC are offering part of a course on creating an ethical environment within a company at the Lismullin Institute in
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The spirit of a nation
I chose to sign up to the spirit of this declaration when claiming Irish citizenship. On this day I think it worth sharing: The Irish
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Google regrets
I am grateful to US CPA Jeffery Kadet for sending me one set of Google’s 2013 Ireland accounts, in which he draw attention to this
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Northern Ireland’s tax rate matters, even on days like this
Politics in Northern Ireland is in crisis this morning and I very much suspect that the interview I am currently scheduled to have on the
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