The wage subsidy scheme is not money for nothing. It’s recompense for a state-mandated commercial shutdown

The new emergency wage supports for business being run by the Revenue cover a range of self-employed individuals and their circumstances, and designed with business preservation in mind

For many companies facing tax bills this week, the advice is simple: make sure your Vat return is made to the Revenue, and that your PAYE is up to date

The Taoiseach’s announcement on school closures and social distancing was the talking point of his Washington trip, but while Covid-19 dominates world headlines, Trump’s tariffs on the EU remain high on the business agenda

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’s $10 billion commitment to fight climate change is off the scale in terms of a company contributing to sustainability, but we need a way of measuring what companies are doing, and whether their efforts are real or mere greenwashing

The next government faces some big fiscal choices, but it remains to be seen if the ground will shift left

The next minister for foreign affairs and trade will need the skills to ensure that free trade keeps the peace

Almost any tax system a government sets up will work in year one. The trick is to devise one that continues working in years two, three, and four

A strong new political lobby is emerging, as a disenchanted generation born in the 1960s and 1970s see their pension ages drifting further and further away over the horizon

It may be largely down to luck, but the finance portfolio is in good shape for whoever takes up the mantle

Employers collected €31.6 billion under PAYE for 2019, but no one talks about the increasing costs for companies of tax compliance

We might baulk at the idea, but the fact that online purchases are easily traced make them a valuable data source for tax authorities

It’s better to have five good one-year plans than one good five-year plan

Extraordinarily, the British parties‘ election manifestos don‘t seem too bothered with the competition for attracting foreign direct investment

Employing prudent economic management and providing a stable environment for foreign investors is key to ensuring that the recent high corporation tax receipts become the norm

Auto enrolment is the way to go for pensions, but we should proceed with care

Revenue’s plans to abolish some flat-rate expenses for PAYE workers is likely to cause headaches for employees and TDs alike

Outside the Belfast bubble, there are few large industries in the North and public sector investment has slowed, a situation aggravated by the fact that there is no Stormont government

Dual customs arrangements exist elsewhere, and could boost the North’s economy

The OECD’s latest scheme for multinationals is set to ditch a system devised in the age of empire