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Ireland Tax, Offshore and Legal News Headlines 2004
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30/12/2004 Irish Government Planning To Hire Consultants To Examine Tax Shelters
27/12/2004 Irish Labour Party Calls For Tougher Stance On Tax Evasion
17/12/2004 Irish Banks Likely To Welcome Competition Authority Conclusions
16/12/2004 Irish Budget Stamp Duty Measure Fuels House Price Inflation
15/12/2004 Report Highlights Opportunities For Ireland In Global Financial Services
07/12/2004 Irish Revenue Commissioners Seeking Strengthened Prosecution Powers
06/12/2004 Irish Business Leaders Unimpressed By Budget Measures
03/12/2004 Cowen Announces Further Tax Relief In Irish Budget
01/12/2004 A Quarter Of Ireland’s SMEs Want To See Cut In Tax
30/11/2004 Wealthy Irish Warned Over Likely Removal Of Tax Break
30/11/2004 Northern Trust And ING Group Seek Regulatory Approval For Planned Merger
30/11/2004 Low Tax Essential For Ireland’s Continued Prosperity, Says Cowen
29/11/2004 Ireland Not Planning 'Super Regulator' In Near Future, Ahern Announces
26/11/2004 Irish Brokers Call For More Tax Incentives On Retirement Savings Accounts
26/11/2004 Irish Enterprise Minister Won't Rule Out Corporate Tax Cut
23/11/2004 Ireland Rated As World’s Best Place To Live
18/11/2004 Irish Software Association Calls For Venture Capital Tax Incentives
17/11/2004 Irish Government Firmly Rejects Opposition Tax Claim
17/11/2004 Incoming EU Tax Chief Supports Company Tax Base Harmonisation
15/11/2004 Cowen Defends Ireland’s System Of Tax Reliefs
12/11/2004 Ireland Discussing Regulatory Regime For Retail Hedge Funds
12/11/2004 Irish Chambers Of Commerce Confront Cowen On Property Tax
11/11/2004 Irish Trade Minister Pledges Increase In R&D Spending
11/11/2004 Irish Exchequer Spends EUR8 Billion On Tax Reliefs, Says Revenue Commission
10/11/2004 American Jobs Creation Act Will Have Negative Impact On Ireland
09/11/2004 ICT Ireland Calls For Tax Break To Increase PC Penetration
08/11/2004 IMF Predicts Irish Economic Growth Of 5%
08/11/2004 US Election Result Is Good News For Ireland, says Ahern
05/11/2004 EU Commission Approves Seed Capital Scheme For Irish Start-Ups
04/11/2004 Wider Tax Bands Likely, Cowen Hints
03/11/2004 ICAI Calls For Increase In Statutory Audit Exemption Level
03/11/2004 IBA Delegates Cast Doubt On Need For Specialist IP Courts
02/11/2004 ECJ Ruling Allows EU Residents To Shop Around For Best Tax Deal
02/11/2004 NYMEX Opens New Oil Trading Exchange In Dublin
02/11/2004 Hedge Funds Likely To Benefit From IFRS Introduction
02/11/2004 Irish Bankers Call For Removal Of Stamp Duty On Credit Cards
01/11/2004 Cowen Hints At Budgetary Priorities
01/11/2004 Ryanair Makes Concession In State Aid Row
27/10/2004 ICT Ireland Urges Government To Retain Low Tax Policy
26/10/2004 Irish Tax Levels Are A Policy Mistake, Says ICTU Economist
26/10/2004 Irish Fund Industry Assets Exceed $500 Billion
25/10/2004 IRMA Jumps On P2P-Bashing Bandwagon
25/10/2004 Tsang Pushes Hong Kong’s Investment Opportunities In European Tour
22/10/2004 Three AIB Executives Disciplined Over 'Tax Issues'
22/10/2004 Overall OECD Tax Burden May Have Risen In 2003
22/10/2004 New Irish Tax Compliance Rules Postponed Until Latter Half Of 2005
20/10/2004 SFA Seeks Increased R&D Tax Credits
19/10/2004 Brian Cowen Suggests Property Tax Hikes Unlikely
18/10/2004 Ireland Ranked 30th In Global Competitiveness Report
15/10/2004 ESRI Calls For 'Broadly Neutral' Irish Budget
14/10/2004 SIPTU Urges Irish Government To Follow Through On Tax Commitments
13/10/2004 Ireland Seeks To Grow Trade Links With Asia
12/10/2004 Ireland Should Levy A 15% Flat Tax On Wealthy Citizens, Says Economist
12/10/2004 EC Jibes May Cost Ryanair Dearly
08/10/2004 Google Launches First Overseas HQ In Ireland
07/10/2004 Irish Taxman Chasing Missing Executives For Unpaid Tax
07/10/2004 Ireland Mulls Extra Sales Tax Levy To Fund Dublin’s City Budget
06/10/2004 IBA Urges Creation Of More Specialist IP Courts
30/09/2004 Irish Tax Evasion Probes Have Generated EUR1.5 Billion
29/09/2004 IBEC Releases Pre-Budget Submission
28/09/2004 Ireland Blocks Direct Dial Calls To Cook Islands, Nauru
27/09/2004 New Irish Corporate Tax Measures Approved
24/09/2004 EC Adopts Working Time Directive Proposal
22/09/2004 McCreevy Outlines Legislative Plans As Internal Market Commissioner
20/09/2004 Regulatory Changes Boost Luxembourg's Appeal To Hedge Funds
20/09/2004 Irish Growth Set To Remain Strong
17/09/2004 Walloon Authorities Threaten To Sue Ryanair
15/09/2004 Hong Kong Tops List Of Global House Price Rises
15/09/2004 US Multinationals Shifting Profits Offshore
15/09/2004 Ireland Drops Plan To Levy Carbon Tax
13/09/2004 Ireland Consults On Simplification Of Financial Services Laws
07/09/2004 OECD Recommends New Rules Governing Tax Treatment Of Employee Stock Options
06/09/2004 Irish Tax Take Higher Than Expected
06/09/2004 FSA Fines Bank Of Ireland GBP375,000
03/09/2004 Ireland's Green Party Calls On Government To Deliver On Promised Tax Breaks
01/09/2004 Leaked Memo Suggests Tax Boost For Irish Workers
24/08/2004 Ireland Planning Introduction Of New Stock Market Abuse Laws
23/08/2004 McCreevy Leaves Stewardship Of Irish Economy On An Optimistic Note
18/08/2004 McCreevy Appointed As Internal Market Commissioner
11/08/2004 Viktor Kozeny To Be Extradited To Prague?
06/08/2004 Irish Competition Authority Amends Legal Representation Rules
06/08/2004 OECD Poised To Publish Guidance On Taxation Of Share Options
06/08/2004 IMA Warns That Fund Market Shake-Up Could Be Delayed By Tax Uncertainty
05/08/2004 Irish Labour Party Issues Plea Over Tax Fraud
04/08/2004 UK Lawyers Angered By Trust Proposals In EU Money Laundering Directive
03/08/2004 NIB Facilitated Tax Evasion, Report Reveals
02/08/2004 Eurostat Unveils 2003 FDI Figures
30/07/2004 Google's Top Counsel Facing Securities Fraud Allegations
29/07/2004 ITI Condemns Plans To Increase Irish Revenue Commission's Powers
27/07/2004 Report Examines Tax Breaks For Irish Bloodstock Industry
27/07/2004 JP Morgan To Acquire Hedge Fund Administrator
26/07/2004 Revenue Commission Steps Up Pressure On Banks In Offshore Tax Probe
26/07/2004 AIB To Refund Customers Overcharged In Forex Transactions
22/07/2004 McCreevy's Tax Policies Praised By Irish Business Community
21/07/2004 EC Prepares To Bypass Objections Over Tax Harmonisation
20/07/2004 Report Draws Attention To 'Tax Buoyancy' In Ireland
20/07/2004 McCreevy Unveils New Legal Fee Payment Structure For Tribunals
19/07/2004 Hong Kong Remains World's Freest Economy, Says Cato Institute
19/07/2004 Ireland Mulling Creation Of Tax Transparent Vehicle For Hedge Fund Investment
16/07/2004 EU Asks Nine Countries To Implement Internal Market Laws
16/07/2004 Latvia To Adopt 12.5% Corporate Tax Rate
15/07/2004 Revenue Commission Publishes Defaulters List For First Quarter
15/07/2004 Many EU Members Failing To Implement Internal Market Laws
14/07/2004 McCreevy Brings New R&D Tax Credit Into Force
09/07/2004 BSA Reveals That Software Piracy Is Costing EU Firms EUR8 Billion Per Year
08/07/2004 Ireland’s Future Growth Depends On Change In Economic Strategy, Says Report
06/07/2004 Monetary Affairs Commissioner Backs EU Corporate Tax Harmonisation Plans
05/07/2004 Overall EU Tax Burden Declined In 2002, Eurostat Reveals
02/07/2004 Latvia And Malta Least Taxed In EU
01/07/2004 Irish Venture Capital Investment Grew In 2003
30/06/2004 DIFC Delegation Visits Dublin To Forge Links With IFSC
29/06/2004 McCreevy Defends Ireland’s Low Tax Policies
28/06/2004 Irish Competition Authority Slammed For Under-Performance
25/06/2004 McCreevy Dismissive Of Tax Haul From Evaders
25/06/2004 EU State Aid Row Over Ryanair Rumbles On
22/06/2004 Ireland’s Tax Man Asks For More Powers to Enforce Residency Rules
22/06/2004 McCreevy Makes Tax Pledges To Woo Back White Collar Vote
17/06/2004 Irish Revenue Commission Announces Tax Windfall From Offshore Probe
15/06/2004 Irish Version Of Draft EU Constitution Keeps Tax Veto
11/06/2004 Irish Offshore Tax Deadline Passes
10/06/2004 Irish Finance Minister Opposes Corporate Tax Harmonisation Proposals
09/06/2004 Accelerated VAT Payment Rules Hurting Small Firms, Warns ISME
08/06/2004 VAT Rates Likely To Influence Amazon's Choice Of EU Base
08/06/2004 AIB Bosses May Face Revenue Scrutiny Over Bonuses Logged As Expenses
07/06/2004 Luxembourg And Ireland Top EU 'Rich List'
07/06/2004 Irish Regulator To Be Given New Enforcement Powers
04/06/2004 Irish Tax Take Narrows Exchequer Deficit
02/06/2004 Revenue Commission Moves Against AIB
31/05/2004 AIB In The Firing Line Over BVI Transfers
28/05/2004 Ireland's Lawyers Urged To Amend Restrictive Entry Requirements
28/05/2004 Revenue Commission Secures Access To More Ansbacher Files
27/05/2004 Ryanair To Appeal EU State Aid Ruling
27/05/2004 Cyprus Overtakes Ireland As Least Taxed EU Nation, Survey Says
25/05/2004 Ireland Urged To Capitalise On Hedge Fund Boom
25/05/2004 Intel Announced New Multi-Billion Investment In Ireland
20/05/2004 Single EU Patent Talks Collapse
20/05/2004 Ahern Rejects Franco-German Call For EU Tax Harmonisation
18/05/2004 Revenue Commission Gears Up For Audits Of Wealthy Non-Residents
18/05/2004 US Tax Waived On New Deutsche Bank Fund
13/05/2004 OECD Report Argues New EU States Must Continue To Reduce Tax
11/05/2004 Incoming ICAI Head Reveals Audit Concerns
10/05/2004 Ireland Puts Forward Alternative To EU's IT Patent Law Plans
07/05/2004 Victor Chandler Opens Tax-Free Betting Website In Ireland
07/05/2004 Irish Tax Collection Surged In April
29/04/2004 EU Needs 'Lighter Regulation' Says Harney
26/04/2004 Irish Government Seeks To Cost Property Tax Relief Schemes
22/04/2004 EU Enterprise Commissioner Speaks On 'Regulating For Competitiveness'
22/04/2004 McCreevy Praised For 2004 Finance Act Tax Measures
19/04/2004 Irish Bankers Federation Urges Abolition Of Credit Card Stamp Duty
15/04/2004 CORI Urges Tax Increases For Corporations And The Wealthy
15/04/2004 Ireland Hosts European Conference On Taxpayer Compliance
14/04/2004 Ryanair May Stay In Charleroi Under Proposed Deal
12/04/2004 Researchers To Keep Copyright For State Funded R&D In Ireland
09/04/2004 Irish Bar Council And Law Society Angered By Merger Proposals
06/04/2004 Harney Hits Back Over KPMG Partner's Tax Increase Suggestion
02/04/2004 UK Customs Likely To Challenge Vodafone's Use Of VAT Loophole
02/04/2004 KPMG Tax Expert Urges Irish Government To Increase Corporate Taxes
31/03/2004 Irish Revenue Commission Swamped By Tax Evasion Disclosures
30/03/2004 NESC Calls For New Land Tax To Be Levied In Ireland
30/03/2004 Dail Asks For Information On Tax Exiles
29/03/2004 5,000 Expected To Disclose Bank Details Under Irish Initiative
23/03/2004 Revenue Commission To Probe Status Of Tax Exiles
19/03/2004 Report Urges Ireland To Tax Land Developers' Profits
18/03/2004 Ireland Shows Largest Fall In 'Tax Wedge' Says Report
17/03/2004 Trade Union Boss Urges Irish Government To 'Wake Up' To Tax Harmonization
16/03/2004 IFSRA Launches Consultation On Financial Services Code Of Conduct
16/03/2004 Irish Finance Act Brings New Time Limits On Claims For Repayment Of Tax
15/03/2004 EU Fails To Reach Agreement On Community Patent
15/03/2004 ICAI Praises Amendment To Irish Finance Bill
12/03/2004 Revenue Commissioners Collect EUR9 Million In Offshore Crackdown
12/03/2004 Harney Describes EU Patent Deal As 'Litmus Test' For European Competitiveness
04/03/2004 New Hedge Fund Firm Established in Dublin
02/03/2004 Ireland Ranks As The World's Most Globalised Economy
26/02/2004 European Parliament Vote On IP Enforcement Directive Postponed
26/02/2004 UK Employers Enjoy Lighter Tax Burden Than EU Counterparts
24/02/2004 Bolkestein Proposes Harmonisation Of EU Corporate Tax Base
24/02/2004 Revenue Commissioners To Examine Single Premium Life Assurance Policies
20/02/2004 Revenue Commissioners Urged To Avoid Repeat Of Online Filing Chaos
20/02/2004 Irish Revenue Commission Announces New Crackdown
18/02/2004 Six EU Member States Reject Reforms To Stability And Growth Pact
18/02/2004 Switzerland Meets With Irish Government Over Savings Tax Directive
17/02/2004 Charlie McCreevy Accused Of Bending Tax Rules To Assist Eircom Privatisation
13/02/2004 IP Enforcement Directive Vote Delayed
13/02/2004 Irish Finance Bill Tax Breaks Criticised By Opposition Parties
12/02/2004 EC Warns Six EU Member States Over Money Laundering Directive
12/02/2004 Virgin Express Threatens Legal Action Over Ryanair Subsidies
11/02/2004 Irish Finance Department To Boost Money Laundering Steering Committee
10/02/2004 US Chamber of Commerce Unhappy With Irish R&D Incentives
09/02/2004 Irish Insurance Brokers Accused Of Anti-Competitive Behaviour
06/02/2004 2004 Finance Bill Published In Ireland
05/02/2004 Ryanair Ruling 'More Moderate' Than Expected, Says Brennan
05/02/2004 Irish Tax Revenue Showed Strong Growth In January
03/02/2004 Ryanair Plans Legal Action Over Subsidy Row
02/02/2004 Irish Government May Make Stand Over Ryanair State Aid Case
02/02/2004 Irish Taxpayers Confronted With Two Key Deadlines
30/01/2004 Irish Film Tax Breaks Praised By SPI
30/01/2004 EU Commission Cautiously Optimistic Over Irish Economy
29/01/2004 RyanAir Loses State Aid Battle
23/01/2004 Global Crossing Appoints New European Counsel
22/01/2004 Ireland To Reform Regulatory Environment For Business
22/01/2004 'Little Support' For Move To Seek Clarification On Deficits
21/01/2004 EU Founding Members Slowest To Implement Internal Market Laws, Says EC
20/01/2004 Irish Revenue Commission May Be Preparing Another Offshore Offensive
19/01/2004 ISE Boosted By Strong Performance In 2003
14/01/2004 ECJ Rules On Trade Mark Boundaries
13/01/2004 Fitzrovia Survey Criticises High Hedge Fund Fees
12/01/2004 Irish Transport Minister Warns EC Over Ryanair State Aid Ruling
07/01/2004 Ansbacher Settlement Receives Cautious Welcome From Irish Green Party
07/01/2004 Hedge Funds Cost More, Says Fitzrovia Report
07/01/2004 Late Tax Revenue Boost Improves Irish Budget Deficit
06/01/2004 Paddy Power Seeks Tax Advantage On Isle Of Man
05/01/2004 ICTU Urges Irish Government To Rethink Stance On Tax Harmonisation
02/01/2004 Irish Presidency Of The EU Begins

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