Categorised as: Tax & News
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EU to target Huawei and ZTE in trade subsidies action News
28.05.2012 Huawei and ZTE, two of China’s biggest telecoms equipment makers, are to be the target of a major EU trade case alleging they benefited from illegal government subsidies. -
Ireland named best place to invest in Western Europe News
16.05.2012 Ireland has topped the list of the best places to invest in Western Europe, according to the annual Global Best-to-Invest Rankings compiled by international magazine Site... -
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin gives up US citizenship News
14.05.2012 Brazilian-born Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his US citizenship in an effort to avoid paying US$600m in taxes. -
Ireland's Green IFSC targets US$200bn worth of asset management News
04.05.2012 Ireland’s aim to be a global hub for ‘green finance’ could see the emerging Green IFSC eventually manage US$200bn worth of green funds, it emerged this week. -
Water meters and how to cut back on water use News
17.04.2012 As the water meter debacle continues to dominate the news today, we take a look at how people can go about conserving water and reducing their water footprint. Also, it has just... -
Sony predicts full-year net loss of US$6.4bn News
10.04.2012 Consumer electronics giant Sony has forecast an annual net loss of US$6.4bn, more than double previous estimates. The company is reportedly planning to axe 10,000 jobs as part...Categories: Tax, Multimedia, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Financial Results, Financial, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
SEED Enterprise Investment Scheme to launch in NI in April News
20.03.2012 The new SEED Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is aiming to incentivise a new wave of business angel investing, as well as spurring on new start-ups, in Northern Ireland when...Categories: Tax, R&D, Private Irish Business, Investments, Government, Enterprise, Education, Economy, Careers and Employment -
20,000 jobs on cards as multinationals plan to invest US$7.5bn in Ireland News
07.03.2012 Multinationals say they will spend more than US$7.5bn on their Irish operations over the next three years, leading to 20,000 new jobs, a new report published by the Economist... -
Ireland: a green tech epicentre News
16.02.2012 With a Green IFSC, Ireland is emerging as a financial hub for the global green-tech industry. What will this mean for clean-tech entrepreneurs and start-ups? -
New Finance Bill will help tech firms bring in skilled overseas workers News
08.02.2012 The war for skills in Ireland is likely to be eased by changes in the Finance Bill which lower the threshold on salaries for overseas workers from €100,000 to €75,000 in order... -
Do the Irish people want to pay an internet tax? News
19.01.2012 Under a new proposal brought before the Dail yesterday by Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, homes and firms will be expected to pay a new broadcasting licence fee...Categories: Phones, Multimedia, Media, Legal, Internet, Government, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Computers, Tax, Wireless Communications -
IBM boss to lead US Chamber of Commerce in Ireland News
09.01.2012 The head of IBM in Ireland, Peter O’Neill, has been appointed president of the American Chamber of Commerce. He has warned that Eurozone uncertainty is eating into US investment...Categories: R&D, Jobs, Investments, Government, Funding, Education, Economy, Tax, Training, Upskilling -
New Household Charge website sparks privacy debate News
05.01.2012 A blogger has caused a major kerfuffle by pointing to privacy issues on the new Household Charge website. Environment Minister Phil Hogan has had to row in and reassure citizens... -
Start-ups in 2012 – the second €100k will be the hardest to raise - Lucey News
05.01.2012 In 2012, start-ups will find the second €100,000 harder to access, successful tech entrepreneur turned cloud investor Ian Lucey predicts. However, he points out that the angel...Categories: Software & Web Development, Research, R&D, Investments, Internet, Government, Funding, Economy, Tax -
Govt to scour databases to make sure household tax is paid News
15.12.2011 The databases of the Revenue Commissioners, the ESB and organisations like the Private Residential Tenancies Board will be scoured to ensure that homeowners across Ireland pay... -
Billfaster raises €330k to scale up online accounting globally News
07.12.2011 Enterprise Ireland is one of the investors that has contributed to the Billfaster funding round to help the start-up scale up its global business portfolio. Billfaster also says... -
Budget 2012 - Budget impact on R&D Tax Credit Scheme for Irish firms News
07.12.2011 Finance Minister Michael Noonan, TD, yesterday revealed changes to the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit Scheme as part of the 2012 Budget. The changes to the scheme... -
Improving R&D incentives will create jobs – KPMG News
25.11.2011 A revamp of the current research and development (R&D) tax regime would entice 45pc of businesses in Ireland to recruit extra staff. That’s according to KPMG’s 2011 R&D Survey,...Categories: Tax, Science, Research, R&D, Jobs, Government, Financial Services, Financial Results, Economy, Bio Tech -
Weekend news roundup News
21.11.2011 The weekend's top tech reads - how Christmas 2011 will be a mobile shopper's paradise, LinkedIn's tax plans for Ireland, Google's Sergey Brin comes to Wikipedia's rescue and why...Categories: Tax, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Security, Servers -
Bruton calls investors to pitch for 2nd €125m Innovation Fund News
05.10.2011 Venture capitalists and investors from around the world have been called on to express their interest in the second round of the Innovation Fund Ireland (IFI), which will have a...Categories: Tax, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Investments, Government, Funding, Financial, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business