Tagged: Tax & News
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US senator deems Ireland the ‘Holy Grail of tax avoidance’ following Apple investigation News
21.05.2013 A hearing will take place in the US Senate today to examine the strategies employed by multinational corporations to shift profits offshore in order to avoid taxes.... -
Weekend news round-up: anti-CISPA web blackout; US to tax the internet? News
22.04.2013 In our trawl through the weekend’s best tech stories, it has emerged that the US Senate is about to vote on legislation to give states the power to tax online purchases; how...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Internet, Financial, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
E-government returns to vogue to banish the austerity blues News
19.03.2013 Anyone with a pulse would know that Ireland’s expensive and unwieldy public sector needs reform. But since the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin, TD,... -
Denmark pursues Microsoft for US$1bn in back taxes News
04.03.2013 Software giant Microsoft is being pursued for US$1bn in back taxes by Danish tax authorities. The tax penalty relates to Microsoft’s US$1.88bn acquisition of Danish software... -
Deloitte seeking 200 graduates for its Dublin, Cork and Limerick offices in 2013 News
07.09.2012 Business advisory firm Deloitte is seeking 200 graduates to fill an initial three-and-a-half-year contract at its Dublin, Cork and Limerick offices, starting from autumn 2013.... -
A mini guide to starting your own business (infographic) News
26.07.2012 Starting a business can be a daunting prospect, but a new infographic aims to guide would-be entrepreneurs toward start-up success. -
Free R&D tax credit seminar in Cork tomorrow News
20.06.2012 R&D tax credit specialist Leyton will be giving a free seminar in Douglas, Cork, tomorrow morning about how companies can make sure they are claiming their full entitlements... -
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... -
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... -
PwC releases app to track Budget tax changes News
06.12.2011 PwC Ireland has launched its own Budget app to inform people in Ireland of the changes that this year’s Budget will bring. -
AF asks Government to extend film tax break, stop online piracy News
17.11.2011 The Audiovisual Federation (AF) has called on the Government to extend the film tax break until 2020 and to implement measures to protect the industry from online piracy. -
PwC to fill 250 roles in 2012 graduate recruitment programme News
26.09.2011 PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Ireland is taking on 250 graduates, primarily in its Spencer Dock office in Dublin, but also in Cork, Limerick, Galway, Kilkenny, Waterford and... -
Deloitte seeking to fill 215 graduate roles over next year News
05.09.2011 Deloitte has announced today that it is seeking 215 graduates to fill positions in its Irish business over the next year. -
Skills bandwidth is key, warns IIA as it proposes tax changes News
14.07.2011 A pioneering programme that would require creating tax credits, repatriation grants and PRSI waivers has been put forward by the Irish Internet Association, aimed at ensuring...Categories: Tax, Software & Web Development, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Government, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Digital 21 -
Govt to devise education strategy to win tech jobs News
20.06.2011 Jobs Minister Richard Bruton and Education Minister Ruairi Quinn are planning an "ambitious" response to the jobs needs of the ICT sector, Bruton said at the end of a tour of...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Tax, Software & Web Development, Networking & Telecoms, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Education, Economy, Digital 21 -
Call for Ireland to deploy dedicated R&D regime News
11.05.2011 It is imperative that a dedicated SME regime along the lines of the UK system be introduced without delay to deliver on the potential of the sector, KPMG said in response to... -
Will the ‘Jobs Budget’ get people back to work? News
10.05.2011 While the new Irish Government’s Jobs Budget is aimed at getting people back to work across a broad front, what’s in it for Ireland’s innovation sectors?Categories: R&D, Private Irish Business, Jobs, Investments, Infrastructure Management, Government, Financial, Digital 21 -
R&D tax credit regime too onerous for SMEs News
27.04.2011 Although 40pc of SMEs in Ireland are engaged in innovation of some description, smaller companies are most likely to be engaged in process innovation rather than product...