Cliff Taylor’s first marathon (1981): From a run to a shuffleTaylor had to add six months to his age to compete in the first ever London marathonFri Oct 28 2016 - 09:15
GDP figures show UK economy survives Brexit hit, for nowServices sector driving growth but construction and agriculture shrinkingThu Oct 27 2016 - 11:42
Why Brussels’ latest tax plan is a threat to IrelandTo CCCTB or not to CCCTB – the consolidated corporate tax base is very much the questionTue Oct 25 2016 - 11:38
If EU can’t do deal with Canada, how will it do one with UK?Belgian region’s ability to block pact damages EU’s status as trade negotiating groupMon Oct 24 2016 - 16:57
Cliff Taylor: Giving up brunch won’t help millennials buy a homeThe sums just don’t add up for a generation of first-time housebuyers in IrelandSat Oct 22 2016 - 05:00
Finance Bill is always a balance but this year it is particularly tricky‘New politics’ has led to a delicate process of addressing schemes of tax-avoidanceFri Oct 21 2016 - 06:30
Merger of Cityjet and Stobart Air likely to be completed shortlyStobart Group says it had bought Invesco’s stake in Stobart Air and in a company which leases aircraft to StobartThu Oct 20 2016 - 06:00
Brexit means a slow squeeze, not a big hitUnderlying signs point to higher unemployment and a slowdown in hiringWed Oct 19 2016 - 14:53
Sharp swings in sterling are a sign of things to comeIt is impossible to predict sterling’s value, but volatility is now the order of the dayTue Oct 18 2016 - 14:28
The harder the Brexit, the worse it is for IrelandPrice of sterling, trade deals and migration rules could have serious ramificationsSun Oct 16 2016 - 18:00
We all love budget day but surely it is now well past its sell-by date?Discussion about the country’s annual €55bn spend should not revolve around one daySat Oct 15 2016 - 15:36
Five sectors most exposed to Brexit employ 94,000, says departmentCompanies involved largely based outside Dublin, Department of Finance analysis findsFri Oct 14 2016 - 05:00
Budget 2017: Self-employed among winners as smokers suffer and USC is main tax measureBudget unusual in that cigarettes rise is only clawbackTue Oct 11 2016 - 21:35
Budget 2017: What the tax changes mean for youReductions in universal social charge (USC) represent main benefit for most peopleTue Oct 11 2016 - 17:12
Budget 2017: Five things we still do not knowWill there be any tax clawbacks, and what will happen with the vulture funds?Tue Oct 11 2016 - 12:03
Government to cut debt faster than EU requiresBeating minimum debt repayments will allow scope to tackle financial shocksTue Oct 11 2016 - 01:00
Budget 2017 will show the failures of ‘new politics’Analysis: Debates ahead of the budget prove real reform is not possible in current systemMon Oct 10 2016 - 20:36
Budget 2017: Irishtimes.com’s coverage of the big eventFacebook live, news, analysis, videos, blog, budget speech live, calculator, alerts, digests and ask the expertsMon Oct 10 2016 - 13:34
Cliff Taylor: there is extra leeway in the budget but not a lotWe have come a long way from the massive borrowing requirements of the crisis yearsSun Oct 09 2016 - 15:01
Government to have extra room for manoeuvre in Budget 2017Department of Finance figures suggest at least an extra €1.2bn tax cuts and spendingSat Oct 08 2016 - 09:44
Cliff Taylor: what we see in post-Brexit Britain is chaosBritain’s economic success is based on its openness to trade and commerceSat Oct 08 2016 - 05:00
Sterling ‘flash crash’: what on earth is going on?Pound crashed to over 94p overnight and remains weak at around 90pFri Oct 07 2016 - 17:30
Budget 2017: the crunch pointsNext week’s budget will be no giveaway and is likely to leave the public distinctly underwhelmedFri Oct 07 2016 - 09:55
Budget to target measures to help exportersState to move on new SME financing support to bolster Brexit-hit firmsThu Oct 06 2016 - 05:45
Budget 2017: Five tax decisions that will affect your pocketDon’t get too excited: Noonan ‘giveaway’ amounts to €3 a week for workersWed Oct 05 2016 - 12:34
Analysis: As hard-exit looms for the UK, the Irish focus now is on a ‘Brexit-proofed’ BudgetTheresa May’s announcement has led to sterling falling again, now trading at over 87p against the euroSun Oct 02 2016 - 15:18
Cliff Taylor: Why schemers may be Budget 2017 winnersThe State doesn’t have enough cash to make a difference in lots of areasSat Oct 01 2016 - 05:00
Quarter of all income goes to 140,000 who earn over €100,000This group of taxpayers pays around 45 per cent of all income tax and USCTue Sept 27 2016 - 20:54
Cliff Taylor: Squeezed middle is paying too much taxObsession with cutting USC leaves real flaws in income tax system ignoredFri Sept 23 2016 - 18:16
Is Bank of Japan’s move on inflation just more desperation?All eyes now on the US Fed, which is to announce a decision on interest ratesWed Sept 21 2016 - 10:11
Apple tax: Vestager is winning the PR battleEuropean Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager may get a frosty response in Washington today - but she is already ahead on another frontMon Sept 19 2016 - 13:48
Nama rejects valuations given in BBC Spotlight programmeSale of properties now mired in controversy under investigationMon Sept 12 2016 - 12:38
Cliff Taylor: Dublin Bus strike signals return to heady 2006If we go back to where we were, we will have a bus firm and State heading for bankruptcySat Sept 10 2016 - 01:00
Five things we learned from the ECB meetingRates steady, growth forecasts downbeatThu Sept 08 2016 - 14:31
State raises €1bn at record low of 0.33%NTMA takes advantage of prevailing low interest rates in bond marketThu Sept 08 2016 - 10:42
Head-on clash over Apple signalled by briefing documentEuropean court clash inevitable as paper shows Brussels and Dublin are at loggerheadsWed Sept 07 2016 - 07:32
Analysis: Government must hope Apple ruling is a one-offWe will ensure our system is compliant with OECD-led moves to reform tax systemTue Sept 06 2016 - 07:41
EU officials viewed multinationals’ tax files in Dublin last yearEuropean Commission’s competition arm examined files as part of Apple investigationSat Sept 03 2016 - 01:00
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . Apple and the €13bnThe tax Europe says the iPhone maker must give Ireland would help pay the €200bn national debt. But the Government fears a tax payment would scare off foreign investmentSat Sept 03 2016 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Win or lose in European Courts, Apple case has hit us hardHere’s the thing: the damage has already been done to Ireland – and to AppleSat Sept 03 2016 - 01:00
Tax receipts 7% below monthly target as income tax faltersSecond successive month undershooting exchequer target raises pre-budget concernFri Sept 02 2016 - 16:36
Apple’s Irish company structure key to EU tax findingTech giant’s ‘single Irish’ arrangement central to European Commission findingFri Sept 02 2016 - 05:30
Apple tax judgment: Five key points on EU rulingBack taxes of €13bn not available until appeals end and EU dictates may only be used to cut debtWed Aug 31 2016 - 08:17
Ireland now caught in multinational tax rowCliff Taylor unravels the complexities and consequences of the European Commission’s rulingTue Aug 30 2016 - 11:24
Apple could face major Irish tax bill after EU rulingTech giant may have to pay millions to State if EU decides its tax arrangements were illegalMon Aug 29 2016 - 17:19
Q&A: What exactly is at stake in the Apple tax issue?Cliff Taylor answers the big questions about the European Commission’s decisionMon Aug 29 2016 - 12:05
Ireland set for damage limitation over EU decision on Apple taxAnalysis: even a figure in low-single-figure billions would be damaging for the StateMon Aug 29 2016 - 06:33
Cliff Taylor: Reality check needed on election promise to abolish USCParty politics risks pushing the tax system back to looking like it did before the ‘bust’Sat Aug 27 2016 - 01:00
EU to rule against Ireland in Apple tax caseTax deal found to be illegal state aid but Apple’s tax bill to Ireland will be far less than originally suggestedFri Aug 26 2016 - 20:39
USC: Best we can hope for is a very long goodbyeReplacing universal social charge would require big tax hikes elsewhereThu Aug 25 2016 - 13:13
