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Global Tax Policy Conference 2019
Press release Global Tax Reform Experts Gather for Dublin Global Tax Policy Conference Harvard Kennedy School and Irish Tax Institute Lead Conference Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe Addresses Delegates Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, 23 May 2019: Leading tax figures from the European Commission, the US, the OECD, the IMF and the WTO are gathering at Dublin Castle today to discuss the latest in global tax reform, including taxing the […]
Annual Dinner 2019
Last Friday, almost 1,000 guests attended our flagship event, the Annual Dinner, in the Clayton Hotel Burlington Road. Guest of honour, the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe T.D., addressed the audience and outlined the Government’s efforts in preparing for Brexit, including the introduction of postponed accounting for VAT purposes. Institute President Marie Bradley also addressed key issues in her speech, such as protecting our exports […]
Institute appears before the Oireachtas Budgetary Oversight Committee
Today, the Institute’s Communications Director, Olivia Buckley and Director of Tax Policy & Representations, Anne Gunnell appeared before the Oireachtas Budgetary Oversight Committee to outline the Institute’s tax policy recommendations for Budget 2019. The Institute highlighted Ireland’s high CGT rate, Revised Entrepreneur Relief limitations, the need for an effective EII scheme and a workable KEEP scheme, the outsourcing restrictions imposed on the R&D tax credit and the insufficient time to […]
Institute publishes ‘Building Ireland’s Future – The Role of the Professions’
The Institute along with ten other professional bodies recently published a 76-page report titled Building Ireland’s Future – The Role of the Professions. The report features newly commissioned research from the professional bodies that demonstrates the very strong sentiment among multinational companies towards professional qualifications and standards. A survey of senior executives at 50 multinational companies in Ireland, undertaken by Behaviour & Attitudes from 26 April to 9 May 2018, […]
Institute research shows value of professional skills to multinational companies
Press release Multinationals says professional skills and expertise the single most important factor when choosing a professional service provider in Ireland 88% say professional qualifications are important in inspiring trust and confidence when recruiting staff in Ireland A survey of 50 multinational companies, carried out by Behaviour & Attitudes found overwhelming support for Ireland’s professional qualifications and standards. Professional skills and expertise emerged as the single most important factor for […]
Annual Dinner Speech by Irish Tax Institute President David Fennell
Irish Tax Institute Annual Dinner The Clayton Hotel Friday 23 February 2018 The breadth of international tax proposals and legislation has never been as far reaching. The pace with which they are being introduced has never been as rapid. On the international tax policy side, 2018 will be a very significant year. There will emerge new proposals to tax the digital economy or digital transactions, further implementation of BEPS, the unfolding of […]