# Corporation Tax

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# factcheck

FactCheck: How much do multinationals actually contribute in taxes?

FactCheck looks into a set a claims made over the airwaves and in the Dáil in the past week.

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Sep 9th 2016, 7:07 PM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Is Apple really the "largest taxpayer in Ireland"?

The company’s CEO Tim Cook made the claim this week, and Michael Noonan repeated it. We checked it out.

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Sep 4th 2016, 10:00 PM

# Money Talks

Trump announces changes to tax plan as protesters are removed from venue

He said that no business should pay more than 15% of income in taxes.

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Aug 8th 2016, 6:23 PM

# cold hard cash

Should businesses help to fund higher education? The TUI thinks so

The union said a 1% levy on profits could be used to remove the €3,000 student registration fee.

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Mar 24th 2016, 6:51 PM

# settling up

Ireland could lose millions in tax as Facebook shifts UK profits back to UK

The tech giant paid just €5,000 in corporate tax in the UK in 2014, by routing its profits through Ireland.

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Mar 4th 2016, 8:38 PM

# New Rules

These countries are set to cosy-up over tax information

Information exchange between 31 OECD nations is set to start next year.

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Jan 28th 2016, 10:13 AM

Voices

Just 10 companies have paid €2.3bn in tax this year - maybe Bono was right after all

Seamus Coffey talks through the latest exchequer figures that put Ireland back in the black.

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Dec 3rd 2015, 9:57 AM

Voices

Ireland and the UK should double team the EU on tax

Eurocrats are gearing up, once again, to meddle with our corporate tax rate. We should take a leaf out of our neighbour’s book and demand better.

May 30th 2015, 8:00 AM

# Corporation Tax

Tax breaks are here to stay... but only for companies with BIG ideas

With the closing of the ‘Double Irish’ tax loophole, the government want to introduce a ‘Knowledge Development Box’.

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Jan 14th 2015, 10:09 AM

# we're ready

Richard Bruton: I'm not worried about Northern Ireland cutting corporation tax

“We will compete and continue to compete hard.”

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Dec 3rd 2014, 6:10 PM

# Watch Out

Northern Ireland may soon be allowed set its own corporation tax

This would mean Northern Ireland could match our very attractive 12.5% rate. Let the games begin…

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Dec 2nd 2014, 7:14 AM

# Be cool

Bruton: No, I'm not in America because I'm nervous about the death of the 'Double Irish'

It’s all good, says the Jobs Minister.

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Oct 28th 2014, 9:35 AM

# Corporation Tax

Minister Bruton is going to the US to explain the death of the 'Double Irish' tax loophole

He is also meeting over 17 companies in a hope to drum up some jobs in Ireland.

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Oct 25th 2014, 8:00 AM

# like

With a little help from Ireland, Facebook paid no UK tax last year

It made an estimated £371 million in revenue in the region in 2013.

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Oct 22nd 2014, 6:31 PM

# all about timing

When are the Budget changes kicking in?

Midnight tonight, or January 2015? Here are the latest details as we have them.

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Oct 15th 2014, 6:38 AM

# Talking tax

Enda Kenny: The 'Double Irish' tax loophole isn't our fault and we don't promote it

The Taoiseach has been responding to criticism of Ireland’s tax regime by British Prime Minister David Cameron this week.

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Oct 2nd 2014, 11:46 AM

# evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

Everyone’s talking about John McNulty, Irish Water and the death of Billy Barry.

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Sep 30th 2014, 10:50 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 It’s the weekend – and here’s everything that you need to know as you start your day.

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Jul 26th 2014, 8:47 AM

# Corporation Tax

'Only America can solve tax issues for multinationals'

The Jobs Minister says that if Barack Obama has a problem with tax loopholes, he should look in his own house

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Jul 25th 2014, 12:59 PM

# debt and taxes

Obama accuses companies that relocate to Ireland of "gaming the system"

The President was not happy. Not happy at all.

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Jul 25th 2014, 7:54 AM

Voices

Opinion: There's no room for complacency over the investigation into Apple in Ireland

In the event of a finding against Ireland, the fallout will be measured in a drop of nurses, medical cards and Gardaí on the streets.

Jun 23rd 2014, 1:00 PM

# Verdict

The world's most famous economist thinks the property tax is unfair*

*But only if you’re in negative equity.

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Jun 21st 2014, 7:30 AM

# Chilled

Enda Kenny: No, I'm not worried about the investigation into Apple's Irish tax deal

The Taoiseach is pretty confident that Ireland hasn’t broken any rules.

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Jun 18th 2014, 12:02 PM

# creative accounting

Brussels launches probe into Ireland's Apple tax deal

The Department of Finance has said it’s confident no rules have been broken – but won’t rule out a legal challenge if findings are negative.

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Jun 11th 2014, 10:15 PM

# Corporation Tax

Is the EU going to investigate Ireland's tax deal with multinationals?

An announcement is expected tomorrow, but the European Commission is keeping quiet.

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Jun 10th 2014, 7:20 PM

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

Everyone’s talking about negotiations over strike action at Aer Lingus, a political opinion poll, and Ukraine’s new president.

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Jun 7th 2014, 9:25 PM

# Tax Haven

So just what was the effective rate of tax for corporations in the last decade?

It’s more than you might think for most companies.

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Apr 7th 2014, 4:22 PM

# Corporation Tax

OECD approves of Irish tax rate, but change is coming says Noonan

The head of the OECD’s tax centre says there is no threat to the Irish corporate tax rate, but Michael Noonan wants to enhance the country’s reputation.

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Oct 17th 2013, 10:04 PM

# Corporation Tax

Closing tax loophole won't 'adversely affect' multinational companies, says ACC

The American Chamber of Commerce and the IDA say that changes in Ireland’s tax residency rules will not affect Ireland’s competitiveness as a location for foreign direct investment.

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Oct 16th 2013, 9:02 AM

# Talking tax

'We don’t want to incur any reputational damage': Noonan on 'stateless' companies crackdown

And on our beloved corporation tax, the Minister said: “That’s our business, it can’t be imposed on us, and we’re gonna keep it at 12.5 per cent.”

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Oct 15th 2013, 8:51 PM

# Multinationals

Enda Kenny: Our corporation tax is not in question from anyone, ok?

The Taoiseach has defended Ireland’s corporation tax regime against questions about ‘sweetheart’ deals for some US multinationals.

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Sep 19th 2013, 10:01 PM

# Corporation Tax

"There was no sweetheart deal for Apple" in Ireland

CEO of IDA Ireland Barry O’Leary told the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee that foreign companies are paying a substantial amount of corporation tax.

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Sep 19th 2013, 12:25 PM

# EU Probe

Multinational companies are not here just for tax breaks — Burton

Minister Joan Burton said that while Ireland’s tax rates are favourable, the companies still employ large numbers of people.

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Sep 12th 2013, 3:30 PM

# Exchequer Returns

Exchequer returns: VAT receipts nearly €250 million behind target

But the deficit for the first eight months of this year was over €4 billion less than it was in the first eight months of 2012.

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Sep 3rd 2013, 6:07 PM

# Tax compliance

Vodafone paid British Government over €1 billion Irish subsidiary

A Leopardstown-registered subsidiary of the British telecoms giant had a turnover of €380 million a year, but did not employ a single person between 2002 and 2007.

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Aug 19th 2013, 1:55 PM

# Border poll

Pearse Doherty: We'd have a better economy in a United Ireland

The Sinn Féin TD says that many of the arguments against uniting North and south are based on misinformation and argues that a border poll needs to happen before the end of the decade.

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Jun 29th 2013, 7:45 AM

Designers Dolce & Gabbana get 20 months' jail for tax evasion

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have appealed, and the sentence will be suspended in the meantime.

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Jun 19th 2013, 6:00 PM

# Talking tax

Taoiseach: I didn't raise US senate claim that Ireland is a tax haven with Obama

Enda Kenny met with Barack Obama at the G8 summit in Lough Erne this week but did not raise recent US Senate committee claims about Ireland being a tax haven for Apple.

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Jun 18th 2013, 9:30 PM