Good for business.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Crawford, Adrian
- Source
- International Tax Review; Mar2007, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p41-41, 1p
- Subject
- CORPORATE taxes
INTERNATIONAL business enterprises
FOREIGN investments
TAX rates
DOUBLE tax agreements
TAX cuts
- Language
- ISSN
- 09587594
The article looks at the low corporate tax model adopted by the Irish government to attract multinational companies. It delineates the tax-related factors that make the province attractive to foreign investors which include a low tax rate on active trading income and an extensive tax treaty network. It cites the possibility to obtain a tax rate lower than 10% or 12.5% when proper planning is implemented. It mentions that the Labour party includes personal tax reduction in its political agenda.