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Ireland Tax, Offshore and Legal News Headlines 2005
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28/12/2005 Lightly-Taxed EU Countries Top GDP Rankings
27/12/2005 Swisscom Permitted To Make Foreign Acquisitions, Says Government
26/12/2005 Irish Film Industry Calls For More Competitive Tax Incentives
26/12/2005 Schussel Warns Europe Must Reform Budget Process Or Face Self-Destruction
22/12/2005 AIB/BNY To Open Major Cork Fund Administration Office
21/12/2005 Irish Financial Services Regulator Appoints New Chief Executive
21/12/2005 Microsoft Subsidiary Is Ireland's Most Profitable Firm
21/12/2005 Bank Of Ireland Buys US Fund Of Hedge Fund Manager
20/12/2005 Irish Courts Accused Of Favouring Wealthy In Tax Evasion Cases
19/12/2005 EU Budget Will Support 10 New Members
16/12/2005 Deloitte's EU Survey Reveals Irish Pay Least Tax On Wages
15/12/2005 Google Announces Plan To Expand Irish Headquarters
15/12/2005 Plenary Vote Demonstrates EP's Support For Tax Harmonisation
13/12/2005 Concerns Raised Over Conflicts Of Interest In Ireland
09/12/2005 EC Takes Action Over Alumina Tax Break Offered By France, Ireland and Italy
09/12/2005 Ireland Moves To Restrict Tax Exemptions
08/12/2005 Maples And Calder And Binchys To Merge
06/12/2005 Data Retention Battle One Step Closer To Resolution...Maybe
05/12/2005 BISYS Launches New Irish Hedge Fund Office
02/12/2005 Maples And Calder In Dublin Merger
02/12/2005 UK Competitiveness Set To Decline According To Study
30/11/2005 ICT Ireland Calls For Continued Low Taxes, Increased R+D Spending
25/11/2005 EU Approves Measure Designed To Boost Irish Shipping
25/11/2005 Kovacs Remains Firm On Harmonisation Of EU Company Tax Base
25/11/2005 CESR Procrastinates On Hedge Fund Index-Linked Products
25/11/2005 Competitiveness Council Hails Ireland's Tax Policy
23/11/2005 Irish Government On The Defensive Over Corporate Tax
22/11/2005 Dell Boss Threatens To Reassess Irish Operations If Taxes Increase
14/11/2005 McCreevy Shows Hostility Towards EU Tax Harmonisation
14/11/2005 Electronic Filing Of Company Documents Introduced In Ireland
10/11/2005 Jersey Trust Company To Offer Securitization Support In City
08/11/2005 McCreevy Takes A Stand Over EU Corporate Tax Plans
07/11/2005 European Hedge Funds Less Susceptible To Fraud
04/11/2005 Irish Enterprise Minister Establishes Business Regulation Forum
04/11/2005 Irish Tax Revenues Running Ahead Of Target
03/11/2005 Irish Funds Sector Nears 1 Trillion Dollars
02/11/2005 CORI Calls For Fairer Tax System In Ireland
28/10/2005 Older EU Members Urged To Lift Restrictions On Workers From New Member States
27/10/2005 Europe's Investors Flee Tax Directive
26/10/2005 Single EU Corporate Tax Base Still On The Cards
26/10/2005 Irish Tax Evasion Probes Yield EUR2.1 Billion
25/10/2005 Cowen Ready To Cap Irish Tax Allowances
20/10/2005 IMF Calls On Ireland To Levy Property Tax
19/10/2005 ISME Launches Pre-Budget Submission
18/10/2005 Revenue Commission Pursuing Stamp Duty Dodgers
14/10/2005 OECD Data Shows Sharp Contrasts In National Tax Policies
13/10/2005 Legal Barrier To Fund-Raising For Private Firms Revealed
13/10/2005 ESRI Rejects Call For Irish Minimum Tax
12/10/2005 ITIC Urges Irish Government To Cut VAT
12/10/2005 Malta Is ‘Best Kept Secret’ For Property Investors
12/10/2005 Luxembourg Emerges As An Attractive Hedge Fund Domicile
06/10/2005 Leading Irish Law Firms Bring In EUR250m, Survey Reveals
06/10/2005 Revenue Investigations Help Boost Ireland’s Tax Take
05/10/2005 Cowen Welcomes ECB’s Endorsement Of Ireland’s Economic Policies
04/10/2005 Irish Government Under Pressure To Scrap Tax Deductions For Wealthy
03/10/2005 Poll Finds Luxembourg Has Europe’s Highest Property Prices
29/09/2005 Irish Tax-Man Publishes Latest Defaulters List
26/09/2005 Irish Competition Authority Presents Recommendations For Banking Sector
23/09/2005 Irish Tax Experts Defend System Of Tax Concessions
22/09/2005 Irish Wealth Manager Slams Proposal To Reduce Private Pension Tax Relief
19/09/2005 Irish Revenue Facing Potential VAT Refund Bill Of EUR200 Million
14/09/2005 World Bank Report Examines Regulatory Reforms Worldwide
13/09/2005 Ireland Sees First Anti-Spammer Conviction
07/09/2005 EU Member States Urged To Open Professional Services Further To Competition
05/09/2005 Report Suggests Irish Government Ready To Scrap Stallion Tax Break
05/09/2005 Ireland’s Financial Services Industry Warns Against Company Tax Hike
31/08/2005 Irish Tax Institute Slams Proposal To Share Taxpayer Data With Financial Regulator
25/08/2005 Irish Chamber Calls For Extension Of Tax Incentive Scheme
24/08/2005 BISYS To Locate New Hedge Fund Administration Office In Ireland
22/08/2005 Irish Economy Well Prepared For Future Challenges
17/08/2005 Environmental Objections To Intel's Irish Expansion
17/08/2005 Austrian Chancellor Suggests Re-Run Of French And Dutch Referenda
17/08/2005 Lords Bankruptcy Ruling Will Have Implications For Ireland
15/08/2005 Irish Fund Sector Up By 14% In 2nd Quarter
10/08/2005 Irish File-Sharing Crackdown Pays Dividends
09/08/2005 European Tax Authorities Gain New Powers
05/08/2005 UK's Companies House To Use XBRL For E-Filing
05/08/2005 19 Member States Facing EU Action
03/08/2005 Irish Law Society Slams Reforms Proposed By ICA
01/08/2005 Revenue Commission Collects EUR312 Million From Life Insurance Tax Probe
29/07/2005 New Corporate Governance Fund To Trade On The Irish Stock Exchange
28/07/2005 Ireland's Financial Regulator Releases Progress Report
25/07/2005 Revenue Commission Expecting EUR400m In Latest Tax Dodge Sweep
18/07/2005 More Tax Cuts Not A Priority, Says Ahern
14/07/2005 Ireland Has Lowest Tax Burden For Low-Paid Workers, OECD Survey Reveals
12/07/2005 Irish Body Attacks Pensions Tax Relief
11/07/2005 Irish Chamber Welcomes Government’s Work Permit Proposals
06/07/2005 Irish Finance Minister Unveils Half-Year Exchequer Returns
01/07/2005 Ireland Rated As Top Location For Foreign Investors
29/06/2005 Irish Revenue Commission Publishes Defaulters List
28/06/2005 Irish Software Developers Divided Over Patent Directive
21/06/2005 Eircom Expands Broadband Offer; May Take Up 3G Licence
21/06/2005 Dunne Expected To Deny Wrongdoing At Tribunal
21/06/2005 Ireland Considers New Betting Tax Regime
20/06/2005 Fund Consultant Warns That Savings Tax Directive May Impact On Hedge Funds
16/06/2005 Luxembourg Tops EU GDP Table
16/06/2005 Former Taoiseach Fingered In Tax Tribunal
14/06/2005 Dublin Funds Industry Denies Staffing Crisis
13/06/2005 Irish Tax Collection 'Exceptionally Strong', Revenue Reveals
10/06/2005 AIG's Greenberg Resigns From Board
08/06/2005 General Re Executive To Plead Guilty In AIG Probe
08/06/2005 Ireland Signs Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement With Chile
06/06/2005 Job Figures Reveal Continued Growth In Ireland's Financial Services Industry
06/06/2005 Dail Public Accounts Committee Finds Only 25% of Tax Fines Paid
03/06/2005 McCreevy To Assume Responsibility For Some Antitrust Cases
03/06/2005 EC Opposes Air Travel Tax
02/06/2005 Ireland's NESC Calls For Tax On Second Homes
01/06/2005 Proposed Cooperation Between Irish Big Businesses And Revenue Commission Slammed
25/05/2005 ICTU Urges Closure Of Tax Loopholes
24/05/2005 Irish Insurance Tax Disclosure Deadline Expires
19/05/2005 Swiss Banks To Face Greater Competition Says SNB Chief
18/05/2005 EU Ministers Split On Airline Ticket Tax
12/05/2005 IOM To Host British-Irish Council Meeting
11/05/2005 'Superwoman' Gets Approval For Irish Funds
09/05/2005 Band Loses Trademark Battle
06/05/2005 Auditing Practices Board Publishes IFRS Guidance For UK And Ireland
06/05/2005 Irish Accounting Body Calls For ‘Whistleblower’s Charter’
04/05/2005 OECD Study Finds Luxembourg Has Best State Pension Provision
03/05/2005 Cowen To Plead For Stud Tax Exemption In Brussels
25/04/2005 Irish Government Delays Introduction Of Tough New Compliance Laws
22/04/2005 New ISA Chief Gives Backing To Software Patent Directive
21/04/2005 Germany Found To Have Unfavourable Expat Tax Regime
21/04/2005 Major New Hedge Fund Set For Dublin Launch
20/04/2005 Scottish Provident Signals Opposition To Revenue Commission Probe
19/04/2005 Irish Life's Decision Not To Participate In Life Assurance Tax Probe Condemned
14/04/2005 EU Savings Tax Directive On Schedule For July 2005 Introduction
14/04/2005 Ryanair May Take Legal Action Against Italy's Civil Aviation Authority
13/04/2005 New European Investment Rules Likely To Cause Problems For Irish Pension Funds
13/04/2005 Revenue Commission Widens Irish Insurance Policy Tax Probe
08/04/2005 Ireland's Financial Services Ombudsman To Probe Unregulated Moneylenders
07/04/2005 McCreevy Lends Support To Services Directive
06/04/2005 IFSRA Chief Speaks Out On Reinsurance Scandal
06/04/2005 Irish Government Releases Q1 Revenue Figures
06/04/2005 ICAI Warns Against ‘One-Sided’ View Of Tax Relief Debate
31/03/2005 ISA Tax Review Calls For Increased Incentives
30/03/2005 DCDB Chief Advises Irish Firms On Opportunities With New EU Members
28/03/2005 IBEC Boss Slams Inequitable Irish Tax System
24/03/2005 Bank Of Ireland Announces 2,000 Job Cuts
24/03/2005 Irish Ombudsman Won't Investigate Complaints About Lawyers
22/03/2005 Irish IHT Take Up 33%
21/03/2005 Irish MEPs Urged To Oppose Software Patent Directive
16/03/2005 Labour Slams Revenue Commission's Planned Tax Reporting Changes
15/03/2005 Scope Of New Revenue Powers To Pursue Tax Evasion Enablers Narrowed
11/03/2005 OECD Reports A Rise In Earnings Taxation
08/03/2005 Ireland’s Tax Collection And Payment System Too Costly For SMEs, Says Deloitte
08/03/2005 Revenue Accepts Majority Of Disclosures In Offshore Tax Probe
03/03/2005 Tough EC Policy On State Aid Hits Intel's New Irish Venture
01/03/2005 Irish Competition Authority Calls For Shake-Up Of Legal Services Sector
01/03/2005 Ireland Keen To Boost Exports To Hong Kong And China
24/02/2005 Ireland’s Financial Services Industry Sounds Warning Over Regulatory Burden
23/02/2005 Irish Competition Authority To Urge Reforms For Employed Barristers
23/02/2005 Hong Kong Helping Irish Firms To Develop Chinese Markets
23/02/2005 Anglo Irish Bank Launches Isle Of Man-Based Fund Services Company
18/02/2005 Eircom Seeks To Challenge Local Loop Unbundling Requirement
17/02/2005 Yahoo To Establish European HQ In Ireland
17/02/2005 Kovacs Warns Of 'Race To The Bottom' Over VAT
16/02/2005 Irish Taxman Enlists Solicitors To Help Recover Unpaid Taxes
14/02/2005 Revenue Commission Meets With IIF To Discuss Probe
10/02/2005 EC Consults On Investment In Airports Following Ryanair Dispute
09/02/2005 Thirteen EU Member States Reach Anti-Spam Agreement
08/02/2005 Irish Venture Capital Firm Sees New Opportunities In Malta
08/02/2005 Irish Tax Advisers May Take Legal Action Over New Revenue Powers
07/02/2005 EC Urges Ireland To End Tax Breaks For Racehorse Breeders
04/02/2005 Mary Harney Rejects Allegations Over Closure Of Tax Probe
04/02/2005 Irish Finance Bill Gives Revenue Wider Powers To Probe Insurance Scheme
02/02/2005 Ireland's Law Reform Commission Rejects Creation Of Tax Court
01/02/2005 Revenue Commission Blames Workers For PAYE Overpayment
01/02/2005 EU Tax Burden Increased To 41.5% In 2003
31/01/2005 Most EU Member States Lagging Behind On Implementation Of Internal Market Laws
26/01/2005 Business Leader Calls On Ireland To Maintain Competitive Edge
26/01/2005 Bramdean Asset Management Seeks To Set Up Six Dublin Funds
21/01/2005 Ireland Hopes To Double Trade With China In 5 Years
18/01/2005 Ireland Sends Largest Ever Foreign Trade Mission To China And Hong Kong
17/01/2005 Amazon To Locate Technical Operations Centre In Ireland
12/01/2005 Irish Auditors Play Key Role In Corporate Governance Reporting
10/01/2005 Cowen Announces Review Of Ireland’s System Of Tax Reliefs
05/01/2005 Ryanair Facing New Dispute Over 'Illegal' Subsidies

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