WPP has announced that it’s CEO, Martin Sorrell is to have total remuneration of £21 million this year. Of that £18.4 million will be paid
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Microsoft, tax avoider
RTE in Ireland has reported: Accounts for Microsoft Ireland Research, an Irish subsidiary of the global software giant, show that the company paid just €460,000
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United Business Media: the real story of its tax
The Times has reported that: United Business Media (UBM) is to join a growing exodus of companies from the UK by shifting its tax base
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Irish accountants call for 12.5% corporation tax in Northern Ireland
The Irish Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) has called for a 12.5% corporation tax rate in Northern Ireland to match that in the Republic. The
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Ireland’s rich flee to tax havens
It’s a curious fact that being a tax haven is becoming counter productive. Ireland is a tax haven. It pioneered ring fences in the Shannon
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Ireland fights for its tax rate
Irish Finance minister Brian Cowen is reported to have told Irish employers: that is committed to maintaining Ireland’s 12.5pc corporation tax – a key component
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Adobe paying tax at 0.5% in Ireland
Ken Griffin, one of Ireland’s best journalists, had an article in the Sunday Tribune this weekend looking at the tax affairs of two Adobe companies
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The US moves against the biggest tax havens
The US is targeting the biggest tax havens in the world. The FT reports that: A pledge by Democrats in Congress to crack down on
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Redwood on Ireland
John Redwood wrote a fevered article in the Telegraph today complaining no one has taken his message on the economy seriously, for which he blames
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