Tax Publications

Finance Bill 2012

Tax facts 2012

FS tax newsflash: New filing requirements for life assurance companies

Finance Bill 2012 We analyse the key changes in the areas of business taxation, employment taxes and incentives, financial services, property and investment and indirect taxes.	February 2012
Tax facts 2012 Tax Facts is a practical guide to the Irish tax system. It provides a summary of tax rates across all the key areas of taxation in Ireland.	January 2012
15th Annual Global CEO Survey Our 15th Annual Global CEO Survey, “Delivering results: Growth and value in a volatile world”, seeks to understand how businesses are preparing for growth in their priority markets. We spoke to 1,258 CEOs based in 60 countries, and carried out a further 38 in-depth CEO interviews. The survey explores CEO confidence in their company’s growth prospects, and how they’re building local capabilities and creating new stakeholder networks in new markets.	January 2012
Employment tax update This bulletin summarises recent employment tax developments, including Directors' remuneration, the Universal Social Charge and severance payments following recent Revenue publications, and highlights potential actions to be taken by employers.	January 2012
FS tax newsflash: New filing requirements for life assurance companies	December 2011
Investing in Ireland: Issue 11, December 2011 Our recent quarterly newsletter on foreign direct investment in Ireland provides details of measures announced in the 2012 Irish Budget, recent MNC investment announcements and other relevant FDI updates.	December 2011
Budget 2012 Our newsletter provides details of measures announced in the 2012 Irish Budget and covers business taxation, taxation of individuals, pensions, capital taxes, property and investment and indirect taxes.	December 2011
European Commission to launch a public consultation on double non-taxation The European Commission has recently put a marker down around what it perceives to be 'harmful' tax planning and has launched a public consultation on double non-taxation.	December 2011
Paying taxes 2012: The global picture This report looks at the tax treatment that a standard company would face in each of 183 economies worldwide, allowing an effective comparison of these tax regimes. This study has attracted great interest from key stakeholders as it gives them an easy way to compare their tax systems with geographic neighbours and economic peer groups.	November 2011
The financial transactions tax: Where are we now?	November 2011
European fund tax reporting roadshow: November 2011 (Presentation slides)	November 2011
Proposed VAT rates for 2012: Impact on your business (A quick guide)	November 2011
Corporate immigration 2012	November 2011
VAT rate on certain bread products likely to increase to 13.5%	November 2011
A deeper focus: Understanding the changes in the operation of Relevant Contracts Tax (RCT)	November 2011
Worldwide tax summaries: Corporate taxes 2011/12 If you are responsible for managing taxes in a business which trades or operates across a number of different territories, you will recognise how much of a challenge it can be trying to keep on top of the corporate tax rates and rules in each of those countries, notwithstanding the fact that these frequently change.	October 2011
The EU Financial Transactions Tax Draft Directive and the implications for the global FS industry	October 2011
Investing in Ireland: Issue 10, September 2011 As the 10th edition of our foreign direct investment newsletter goes to print, Ireland is gaining increased international recognition for progress made in addressing its economic challenges and stimulating an export-led economic recovery. In particular, the easing of Ireland’s IMF terms in July should better position us to manage our debt challenges, while an investment of €1.6 billion in Bank of Ireland highlights returning international investor confidence.	September 2011
Sharing knowledge and insights: Irish Government launches its IFSC Strategy 2011-2016	July 2011
Anticipating a new age in wealth management: Global Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey 2011	June 2011
CCCTB: Dead or alive? The latest developments	May 2011
New perspectives: PwC CEO Pulse Survey 2011 Our annual CEO Pulse Survey provides a snapshot of the views of over 180 business leaders on Ireland’s recent business environment. It also examines and explores their outlook on the current challenges and opportunities for corporate Ireland.	May 2011
Germany and Ireland Double Tax Treaty: Asset management perspective	May 2011
Shifting the balance: From direct to indirect taxes	April 2011
Notice 2011-34: Further FATCA guidance	April 2011
The CCCTB proposal: What companies should know	March 2011
CCCTB: What it really means	March 2011
A time of change: Pensions survey 2011	February 2011
"The view" Spring 2011: HR, reward, pensions, mobility & tax update	Spring 2011
Leasing tax newsalert: Significant enhancements to Ireland’s aircraft finance offering	February 2011
IFS news alert: FATCA and insurance companies The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA") was signed into US law earlier this year. It imposes reporting requirements on many institutions and may potentially impact many insurance companies, depending on the types of products offered.	December 2010
Islamic finance tax alert Irish Revenue issue guidance notes on the tax treatment of Islamic financial transactions.	November 2010
The global annual review 2010 The global markets are still fragile and the effects of the recession are still being felt in around the world . However, as you'll see in our new, global annual review 2010, PwC's businesses around the world have continued to perform as we strive to provide value to our clients.	October 2010
Grants update: September 2010	September 2010
IFS newsalert: Solvency II - The tax issues	August 2010
Introduction of the carbon revenue levy	July 2010
Irish Transfer Pricing update: Latest developments and guidance	June 2010
Transfer pricing perspectives	May 2010
Grants update: Issue 2	May 2010
Tax NewsFlash: Global financial services: The implications of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 (FATCA) for the investment management industry	April 2010
Tax NewsFlash: Global financial services: IMF interim report for the G-20 – “A fair and substantialcContribution by the financial sector” – new taxes for the financial sector	April 2010
National Pensions Framework	March 2010
Appetite for change: Global business perspectives on tax and regulation for a low carbon economy	February 2010
Employment Subsidy Scheme: Second call	December 2009
Employers: P35 deadline fast approaching This bulletin provides a timely reminder for Employers to ensure that they have correctly operated PAYE/PRSI/Levies on payments to employees and if necessary take corrective action before filing the annual P.35 return (due on/before 15 February 2010). By following our "VERIFY" procedure in our attached bulletin, financial managers can confirm their confidence in the year end payroll returns. Errors discovered now can be rectified prior to the year end December payroll.	November 2009
Hourglass Issue 16: The millennials are coming Hourglass Issue 16 examines the emergence of ‘Generation Y’ workers and the effect that technological innovations have on the way we work. See also.	December 2009
Tax and the Environment, a book produced jointly by PwC and the IBFD (International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation), is a valuable tool for cost-effective planning of investments which help save the environment. It provides a thorough overview of both environmental taxes and tax incentives related to environmentally friendly investments and activities. It covers the principles of environmental taxation and analyzes environmental tax measures in the field of direct and indirect taxation across 13 of the territories which are most advanced in terms of the introduction of taxes and incentives to tackle climate change. It concludes with a comparative overview of the tax measures in the territories covered. The Tax and the Environment publication costs €110. For further information please contact Margaret McGoldrick.	August 2009
A look ahead to income tax accounting under IFRS	July 2009
Ireland the one stop shop for investment funds	June 2009
Proposed US tax changes impact for Ireland	May 2009
Share scheme reporting	March 2009