There has been a lot of heat about Apple’s tax abuse, and rightly so. There has been less focus on how to solve the problem
Read the full article…
On RTE radio yesterday
I was interviewed for about fifteen minutes on RTE radio (the equivalent of the BBC) in Ireland last night. It’s available on line here. Start
Read the full article…
Tim Cook really isn’t playing his cards very well
I think Tim Cook should remember that old moral that when in a hole he should stop digging. Having been told Apple must pay tax in
Read the full article…
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
Read the full article…
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,
Read the full article…
The Apple decision: my reaction
I’ve been asked what my reactions to the EU decision on Apple might be. These are some of them. This is a great day for
Read the full article…
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
Read the full article…
Why is the UK so intent on giving North Sea oil revenues away?
New analysis of the UK’s North Sea oil and gas suggests that the combination of tax giveaways by the government, and aggressive avoidance by multinationals,
Read the full article…
The USA does not want to partake in mutual administrative assistance on tax matters.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development issued a press release in Paris this afternoon saying: 25/08/2016 — In a ceremony at OECD Headquarters in
Read the full article…

Buy me a coffee!
