Proposed changes in Tax Appeals Bill will have chilling effect on taxpayers – Irish Tax Institute President
The President of the Irish Tax Institute, Shane Wallace, has warned that the proposed amendments in the General Scheme of the Finance (Tax Appeals and Fiscal Responsibility) Bill 2025 will have a ‘chilling effect’ on taxpayers. Mr. Wallace was commenting as the Irish Tax Institute made its submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Finance which is currently examining the Bill at Pre-Legislative Scrutiny stage. Under the existing rules governing hearings […]
CPD Requirements Made Easy
As the end of another year approaches, many are working to meet their final deadlines and prepare for the new year. The Institute wants to ease some of the burden and help you meet your 2025 CPD requirements. Online CPD Bundles This year we have three online CPD bundles on offer. Covering several tax heads including VAT and corporation tax, the CPD hours range from three to six hours per […]
Conferring Ceremony 2025
On the second last Thursday of November, one of the most anticipated nights in the Institute’s calendar took place in O’Reilly Hall, UCD. The Conferring Ceremony sparkled with faces full of pride, camera flashes and fairy lights as we welcomed our newly qualified Chartered Tax Advisers (CTA) and Tax Technicians into the membership of the Irish Tax Institute. Marking this significant milestone, Shane Wallace, Institute President, celebrated the conferees’ achievement, […]
Limerick student wins Irish Tax Institute Third-Level Scholarship
Former Castletroy College and current University of Limerick student Sophie Hartigan has won the 2025 Irish Tax Institute Third-Level Scholarship. Ms Hartigan was awarded the Scholarship by the President of the Irish Tax Institute, Shane Wallace, at a ceremony in Dublin on 20 November 2025. This scholarship is aimed at Leaving Certificate students who are interested in a career in tax advisory and provides an award of €5,000 per annum […]
Tax Talk: In conversation with Danny Werfel
After speaking at the Global Tax Policy Conference on 23 October, Danny Werfel, Executive in Residence at Johns Hopkins University School of Government and Policy and former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner, sat down with Tax Talk host Donal O’Donovan for a compelling 40-minute discussion. Danny covered a wide range of topics from his efforts to modernise the IRS to the challenges that face tax authorities, such as resourcing and […]
Recap: Harvard CID and Irish Tax Institute Global Tax Policy Conference
Since 2013, the Institute and our colleagues at Harvard have collaborated to bring together global tax policymakers, finance ministries, Revenue authorities, State agencies, in-house tax Counsel, professional advisers, academics and NGOs to discuss and explore critical issues in international tax. The fifth Global Tax Policy Conference took place in Dublin on 23 and 24 October 2025 with over 220 national and international delegates in attendance. Our President, Shane Wallace, and […]