The Irish Tax Institute has warned that proposals to introduce a new eWithholding Tax (eWHT) system risks damaging Ireland’s competitiveness and has urged that further consideration be given to the scope, design, cost and economic impact of the proposal before it proceeds any further. A major reform of withholding taxes is proposed which includes: abolishing the current Relevant Contracts Tax (RCT)¹ and Professional Services Withholding Tax (PSWT) rates including the […]

At the beginning of the millennium, we launched a competition for college students with the goal of bringing them closer to the mechanics of the national Budget. On an annual basis, students from across third-level institutions participate in our Fantasy Budget competition, critically analysing the recently announced Budget measures and proposing a measure that they believe should have been part of the Budget package. This year we had hundreds of […]