The Irish Times

UK Labour Party defers decision on anti–Semitism rules

MPs pass motion that makes adoption of stronger definition of anti-Semitism almost certain

Mon Jul 23 2018 - 20:41

Labour MP submits no confidence motion in Jeremy Corbyn

‘The result of the European Union leaves this country in a mess’

Fri Jun 24 2016 - 14:01

Corbyn dismisses talk of leadership challenge

British Labour Party leader says he will stand again if there is a challenge

Tue May 03 2016 - 23:37

‘Kleptocracy Tour’ highlights UK’s role in global corruption

Bus tour visits London properties owned by dubious foreign oligarchs and officials

Fri Apr 15 2016 - 01:00

Google to pay £130m settlement after British tax inquiry

Deal comes after audit sought to find if firm avoided tax by allocating profits to Ireland

Sun Jan 24 2016 - 21:22

Colm Keena: Wind of change blowing for multinational tax avoiders

Will Beps proposals see billions more in taxes paid by companies to governments?

Tue Oct 06 2015 - 04:54

Eamonn McCann: Let he who is without sin cast the first stone

Lagarde and others uninhibited in warning Greeks they will be cast out from respectable company

Thu Jul 02 2015 - 01:03

HSBC boss says he is right person to fix bank

Gulliver faced more than two hours of hostile questioning at House of Commons

Mon Mar 09 2015 - 21:45

Shire structure puts spotlight on tax

Drug firm has come out fighting after allegations it engaged in tax avoidance on an industrial scale

Tue Feb 17 2015 - 10:07

Shire has ‘nothing to hide’ on tax, says chief

Company has been a focus of inquiries into use of intra-company loans by PwC clients to shift profits to Luxembourg

Mon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00

Drug giant Shire facing possible tax bill of €480m

Multinational may owe funds based on €1.44bn ‘break fee’ after failed takeover

Sat Feb 14 2015 - 01:00

Cases ‘should have been taken’ against tax evasion at HSBC

Whistle-blower says he sent British authorities information about bank’s clients in 2008

Fri Feb 13 2015 - 09:52

UK revenue chief denies failure to act against tax-dodging clients of HSBC

Lin Homer says data received about 3,600 UK individuals was ‘incomplete’ and ‘dirty’

Thu Feb 12 2015 - 09:07

UK revenue settled with 1,000 people who had Swiss-based HSBC accounts

UK tax authorities chose settlement over prosecution as ‘most efficient’ way

Tue Feb 10 2015 - 06:00

Oxfam calls for European action on HSBC revelations

Former UK chancellor Lawson says that the big banks may need to be broken up

Mon Feb 09 2015 - 14:45

PwC promoting tax avoidance on ‘industrial scale’ - committee

Accounting firm’s denials ‘misleading’, says public accounts committee

Fri Feb 06 2015 - 07:31

OECD tax proposals threaten Irish deals with multinationals

Think tank targets key aspects of Republic’s role in multinationals’ tax affairs

Tue Dec 16 2014 - 11:10

UK’s ‘Google tax’ aims to undo ‘contrived arrangements’

Arrival of tax might spur governments and big business to implement recommendations of OECD’s Beps project, due to conclude next year

Thu Dec 11 2014 - 01:00

PwC criticised for helping Shire cut tax bill

MPs accuse accountancy firm of ‘indulging in scams’

Tue Dec 09 2014 - 13:42

David Cameron faces pressure on EU migration rules

New report finds Britain’s immigration system has huge backlog of cases

Thu Oct 30 2014 - 10:53

French tax bill could hit Google’s Irish arm

Adequate provision has been made for bill which could total €1bn

Sat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00

Starbucks moves European head office to London after tax row

Coffee chain was criticised for methods to minimuse tax burden

Wed Apr 16 2014 - 16:59

No longer flush: Queen down to her last million

British monarch’s reserve fund has fallen from £35 million in 2001 to £1 millon now

Tue Jan 28 2014 - 15:44

UK failing to prosecute multinationals for aggressive tax avoidance, say MPs

UK tax authorities need to show they deal ‘robustly’ with companies misleading them, chairwoman of Commons committee says

Thu Dec 19 2013 - 00:01

BBC pay-offs to staff ‘unacceptable’

Former deputy director general received £300,000 extra to keep him from taking calls from headhunters

Mon Dec 16 2013 - 09:51

Cantillon: A very different tale about corporate tax

Report finds Irish corporates pay an average effective tax rate of 12.3 per cent

Sat Nov 23 2013 - 01:00

Concern about Irish tax reflects disquiet about Google

German demand about tax is opposition to taxpayer bailouts of banks and disquiet over tiny sums in tax paid by digital giants

Mon Oct 14 2013 - 01:00

Cantillon: Achtung Bono – Our tax rate on world stage

Is Bono IDA Ireland’s biggest nightmare?

Thu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00

It is time for the politicians to stand up against the power of the corporations

Opinion: Public services are in decline because of huge companies’ ability to avoid tax

Fri Sept 06 2013 - 00:01

British revenue the only loser in Vodafone blockbuster deal

Strident Hodge on shaky ground as she was minister in Labour government that provided loophole

Wed Sept 04 2013 - 01:00

Parliamentary accountability: a nefarious British plot

Tue Jul 16 2013 - 06:55

Backlash brews against payday loan firms

London briefing: Is a clampdown on high-interest ‘legalised loan sharks’ in sight?

Wed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00

Google tax structure contrived, UK committee says

Profits routed through Dublin to avoid UK tax

Thu Jun 13 2013 - 01:00

Google tax moves too complex for UK Revenue

House of Commons committee takes issue with Google executive’s evidence