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Ireland Tax, Offshore and Legal News Headlines 2003
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30/12/2003 Accession States Lag Behind EU 15 In GDP Stakes
25/12/2003 Ireland Incorporates EU Savings Tax Directive Into Domestic Law
24/12/2003 Ansbacher To Settle Irish Tax Claim
23/12/2003 AIB Capital Expands Treasury Business In Europe
23/12/2003 Irish Revenue Commission Publishes Latest Tax Defaulter List
22/12/2003 Ryanair Subsidies Ruled Illegal In France
19/12/2003 Eleven Member States Slammed For Failure To Implement EU Laws
19/12/2003 Ireland's SMEs Fear Rising Business Costs In 2004
19/12/2003 Ireland Signs Double Taxation Agreement With Iceland
19/12/2003 EC Gets Tough On Pension Fund Tax Discrimination
11/12/2003 Irish Financial Services Bill 2003 Gives Regulator Wide Mandate
08/12/2003 Irish CCI Supports McCreevy's Budget Measures
08/12/2003 EU Planning Legal Action Over E-Privacy Failures
08/12/2003 Henderson Launches European Hedge Fund
05/12/2003 McCreevy Abolishes Stamp Duty On Intellectual Property Transfers
05/12/2003 EC Judgement On Ryanair Illegal State Aid Allegations Not Expected Until January
05/12/2003 McCreevy Springs No Tax Surprises In Irish 2004 Budget Speech
04/12/2003 Ireland And Greece Sign Double Taxation Convention
02/12/2003 BCC Poll Shows That Planned EU Labour Legislation Threatens Flexibility
28/11/2003 Ireland May Toughen Spam Laws
28/11/2003 Ireland Urged To Tax Away Inflation
28/11/2003 Irish Revenue Looking At Changes To Residency Rules
27/11/2003 Irish Revenue Commission Reports Surge in Online Filing
25/11/2003 Low Tax Is Shrinking Ireland's Black Economy Says Study
24/11/2003 Standard Life Wins 8th Consecutive Investment Provider Award
20/11/2003 Revenue Commissioner Sets out 'Acceptable Limits' Of Tax Planning
20/11/2003 EasyJet Dismisses Ryanair Claims Over Subsidies
19/11/2003 Irish Chamber Supports Local Levy For New Houses
18/11/2003 Bolkestein To Launch New Push For Corporate Tax Harmonisation
17/11/2003 Irish Telco ESAT Unveils Good First Half, Slams Eircom
17/11/2003 Irish Government Slammed Over 'Stealth Taxes'
14/11/2003 Irish Parliamentary Committee In Favour Of Retaining Film Tax Breaks
14/11/2003 Ryanair Threatens To Leave Belgium Over Illegal State Aid Claims
14/11/2003 New Spam Laws Implemented In Ireland
13/11/2003 New Irish Tax Rules Unfairly Weighted Against Taxpayers, Says Expert
12/11/2003 EU Members Divided Over Transparency Directive
12/11/2003 Jersey Trust Firm Ventures Into Irish Corporate Administration Market
11/11/2003 Tax Break In Irish Certificates Of Deposit Market To Draw Investors
10/11/2003 McCreevy Committed To Path Of Low Taxation
07/11/2003 Nearly Half Of New House Costs Made Up From Tax Says Irish Builders' Lobby
06/11/2003 Irish Finances Sink Further Into Red Though Targets Expected To Be Hit
05/11/2003 Irish Tourism Body calls For Cap On VAT Increases
03/11/2003 Changes To Interest Rules On Tax Repayments Effective
28/10/2003 Irish Life And Permanent's IoM Customers Rush To Settle Tax Debts
27/10/2003 Ireland Remains Europe's Lowest-Taxed State
27/10/2003 Ahern Admits Ireland Will Face Difficulties Over National Veto
24/10/2003 ICTU Says Irish Corporation Tax Rate Is 'Unsustainable'
24/10/2003 Tax Burden Falls In OECD Countries Acording To Latest Survey
23/10/2003 Irish Justice Minister Warns That Bank Officials Will Be Targeted In Tax Evasion Probe
21/10/2003 Ireland's Green Party Takes Central Bank To Task
21/10/2003 Expats Purchasing Property Through Offshore Companies Face Big Tax Bill In Portugal
21/10/2003 Revenue Commission To Set Up Tax Office For Ireland's Wealthy
20/10/2003 Revenue Commission Probes Irish Life And Permanent IoM Accounts
15/10/2003 McCreevy Rules Out Rise In Direct Taxation To Plug Revenue Shortfall
15/10/2003 Irish Fund Industry Keeps Growing, Says Fitzrovia
14/10/2003 Irish Revenue Commission Loses Tax Residency Case
09/10/2003 UK Assures Ireland That EU Tax Policy Remains Unchanged
08/10/2003 American Chamber Warns Ireland To Resist EU Red Tape
02/10/2003 Irish Chamber Slams Government For Slow Pace Of Broadband Growth
01/10/2003 Bermuda Encouraged As Money Management Firm Moves To Island
26/09/2003 Irish Revenue 'Names And Shames' Bogus Account Holders
15/09/2003 HSBC Links Offshore Arms
11/09/2003 Irish Chamber Of Commerce Fires Broadside At Govt Over Business Costs
10/09/2003 BFSB Responds To Release Of Offshore Financial Services Databook
08/09/2003 Ireland Increased Its FDI Despite Global Investment Slump, Says Report
08/09/2003 Eddington Launches Higher Volatility Fund Of Funds
04/09/2003 Weak Tax Revenues Pose Questions For Irish Government
03/09/2003 Ireland Scores Well For Productivity According to ILO
01/09/2003 Bank Of Ireland Launches New Combination Tracker Bond
28/08/2003 Irish Publisher Offers Comprehensive Offshore Investment Statistics
28/08/2003 Californian Jailed For Promoting Fraudulent Tax And Investment Scheme
22/08/2003 Irish Banks Accused Of Anti-Competitive Practices
21/08/2003 Half Of Ireland's Credit Card Holders 'Never Noticed' Stamp Duty
21/08/2003 Irish Accountants Hampered By SEC Rules On Auditor Independence
19/08/2003 High Court Delay Stalls Action Against Ansbacher Tax Evaders
18/08/2003 Survey Shows 58% Of Irish Businesses View Employment Law As Brake On Job Creation
18/08/2003 Irish Revenue Commission Earns 650m Euros From DIRT Campaign
13/08/2003 Major Irish Film Production At Risk Over Tax, Says Author
08/08/2003 IMF Report Cautiously Optimistic On Irish Economy
07/08/2003 Figures Reveal Irish Tax Revenues Remain Below Target
05/08/2003 Ireland To Relax Work Permit Rules For New EU Member States
05/08/2003 Ireland Home To Lion's Share Of Offshore Money Funds, Report Reveals
04/08/2003 IT Staff At The Bank Of Ireland Walk Out Over Job Concerns
01/08/2003 HNWI Rise Slowed In Ireland In 2002, Report Suggests
01/08/2003 McCreevy Cautious On Implications Of Carbon Tax
29/07/2003 'Big Spenders' In Ireland To Face Revenue Scrutiny
28/07/2003 Collins Stewart Equity Focus Fund Outperforms Market By 16.3%
25/07/2003 Bond Funds Saw Impressive Rise In Year To May, Says Fitzrovia
22/07/2003 Ireland Will Fight To Keep National Tax Veto
22/07/2003 Bermudian Work Permit Term Limits Could Force Firms Off The Island
18/07/2003 UK And Ireland Told To End Zero Rate VAT On Children's Clothes
17/07/2003 Ireland To Levy Tax On Litter
16/07/2003 Hong Kong Managers Enjoy Highest Purchasing Power
16/07/2003 BNP Paribas Launches New Umbrella Fund
11/07/2003 EC To Examine UK And Irish Pension Tax Legislation
10/07/2003 Italy To Push For EU Treaty On Taxation
08/07/2003 Tax Will Not Rise To Pay For Benchmarking Says Harney
07/07/2003 Irish Union Leader Criticises Low Tax Policies
04/07/2003 Irish Tax Revenues Falling Short This Year
03/07/2003 Offshore Financial Services Databook 2003 Published
02/07/2003 Scrapping Section 481 Will Decimate Irish Film Industry Says SPI
27/06/2003 Flood Tribunal Chairman Urged To Stay On By Irish Government
27/06/2003 Deloitte And Touche Releases Irish Taxation Guide
27/06/2003 Minister Reiterates Ireland's Hostility to Tax Harmonisation
25/06/2003 250 BoI Customers Disclose Jersey Accounts To Tax Commission
18/06/2003 Companies Bill May Discourage Investment In Ireland
12/06/2003 Morgan Stanley Moves EUR1 Billion Fund Assets To Dublin
11/06/2003 London May Lose Hedge Funds To Other European Cities, Report Suggests
09/06/2003 Irish Landords Accused Of Dodging Tax
09/06/2003 Duma Ratifies Three Double Taxation Treaties
04/06/2003 Irish Venture Capital Market Remains Buoyant
02/06/2003 Irish Law Society Slams 'East German' Style Compliance Laws
29/05/2003 European Accounting Body Expresses Broad Support For Audit Rules Revamp
29/05/2003 AIB Files Lawsuit Against Banks Over Rogue Trader
29/05/2003 Ireland Must Check Expenditure And Inflation Says OECD
27/05/2003 Revenue Commission 'Aware' Of Tax Break For Yacht Purchase
23/05/2003 Ireland Has EU's Highest Prices, Says Surprise Report
22/05/2003 Harney Defends Ireland's Low Taxation Policies
22/05/2003 Irish Software Exports To UK Rose 15 Per Cent in 2002
15/05/2003 IMD Survey Ranks Ireland Poorly On Infrastructure
13/05/2003 Irish Labour Party Pledges To Close Loopholes For High Income Earners
09/05/2003 Irish Nationwide Posts Solid Gains In The IoM
08/05/2003 EU Considers VAT On Postage Stamps
02/05/2003 Irish PMI Survey Shows Contraction In Manufacturing Base
28/04/2003 Irish Stamp Duty Becoming Serious Obstacle To Investment
28/04/2003 DIRT Evaders Should Not Expect AIB Bailout, Chairman Warns
28/04/2003 ISEQ Attracting Big Players In Fund World
25/04/2003 Ireland Shaping Up As European 'Silicon Valley'
24/04/2003 Irish PM Pays A Visit To IoM Euroclub
23/04/2003 Irish Draft Employment Bill To Affect Thousands Of Contract Workers
23/04/2003 Harney Calls For Relaxation Of EU Growth and Stability Pact
18/04/2003 Irish Building Society Calls For Extension Of Tax Relief On Savings
16/04/2003 Survey Reveals Sharp Fall In Irish IT Investment
15/04/2003 Irish Bar Council Chief Responds To Competition Authority Report
14/04/2003 BoI Warns Customers About Tax Investigation
10/04/2003 McCreevy Upbeat On Irish Economy
07/04/2003 International Bar Association To Hold Tax Conference In Dublin
07/04/2003 Ahern Urges 'Back To Basics' Economics In Keynote Speech
04/04/2003 Irish Tax Revenues Still Fall Below Government Targets
03/04/2003 EVCA Calls For Harmonization Of European Tax And Legal Environment
01/04/2003 Revenue Commission Names And Shames A Further 88 Defaulters
27/03/2003 OECD Praises Ireland For Taking 'High Road' In Tax Policy
26/03/2003 Irish Legal Profession Faces Competition Shake-Up
25/03/2003 Inland Revenue Targets UK Residents' Irish Bank Accounts
24/03/2003 Ex-Judge To Head Ireland's New Revenue Powers Group
21/03/2003 McCreevy Moves To Close Tax Loophole
19/03/2003 Bank Of Ireland Exits Manx Offshore Accounts
18/03/2003 Stealth Taxes Said To Cost Irish Families Euros 1,000 Per Year
14/03/2003 Google Chooses Dublin For European HQ
11/03/2003 McCreevy Mulls Savings Tax Break For First Time House Buyers
10/03/2003 ECOFIN Met On Friday To Finalise The EU Tax Package
07/03/2003 Irish Finance Minister Defends Private Hospital Tax Break
06/03/2003 Exchequer Figures Show Tax Shortfall In Ireland
05/03/2003 Plastic Bag Tax Hailed As Success In Ireland
27/02/2003 McCreevy Refuses To Rule Out Tax Hikes To Pay For Benchmarking
25/02/2003 Ireland's Labour Leader Favours Wealth Tax
24/02/2003 Irish Tax Burden Third Lowest In OECD, Survey Shows
20/02/2003 EC Rules On Corporate Tax Aid Schemes
19/02/2003 Revenue Commissioners To Tackle Tax Evaders Direct
17/02/2003 EC May Allow Ireland To Keep IFSC Tax Breaks Until 2010
14/02/2003 AmCham Boss Lobbies Irish Government Over Corporate Tax Rate
13/02/2003 Irish Government Rolls Out 65 Million Euro Broadband Network
11/02/2003 Irish Finance Minister Pushes For 2 Euro Increase In Tobacco Tax
10/02/2003 McCreevy Tax Changes Revealed In Ireland
07/02/2003 CGT Change Means 250 Million Euro Windfall For Irish Government
06/02/2003 Irish Tax Shortfall Continues Into 2003
06/02/2003 Wi-Fi Hotspots Proliferating In Ireland
05/02/2003 Ireland's Credit Unions Must Inform On Tax Evaders
03/02/2003 EC Says Irish Budget Deficit Within Eurozone Rules
31/01/2003 More Than A Third Of Irish Taxpayers Will Pay Top Tax Rate By Year End
27/01/2003 Irish Finance Official Blames Tax Shortfall On Economic Downturn
27/01/2003 Eircom Again Falls Foul Of Telecoms Regulator Over High Speed Internet Access
22/01/2003 Revenue Commissioners Launch New Wave Of DIRT Investigation
22/01/2003 Irish Economic Growth Likely To Be Slow In 2003, Says AIB
13/01/2003 Ireland Held Up As Example For EU Newcomers
10/01/2003 HSBC Issues New Capital Guaranteed Fund Investment
09/01/2003 Eircom Receives Ultimatum Over Flat Rate Internet Access
08/01/2003 Jersey On The Verge Of Signing Tax Treaty With Ireland, Reports Suggest
06/01/2003 Irish Exporters Warn Over Zero Growth Prospects For 2003
03/01/2003 Irish Retailers Accused Of Dodging Plastic Bag Tax

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