By John O’Neill (Guest Poster) 25th May 2013 Ireland is fast becoming one of the most favourable jurisdictions in Europe, if not the world for registering a SPV Company. A simple way to define a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) is that it is a legal company, formed to meet short-term investment objectives. International businesses often require [...] read more

By Brendan Ringrose, Solicitor, Whitney Moore. 10th May 2013. A shareholders’ agreement is a legal contract between the shareholders (also called members) whose purpose is to govern the rights and obligations of the shareholders. It also establishes a framework for the operation and management of the company, thereby providing greater certainty for the parties involved. [...] read more

By Andrew Lambe. 8th April 2013. If you are deciding to register a company in the Aviation and Aircraft Leasing Sector and expanding your business across international boundaries, you might be faced with a variety of attractive options that you can possibly consider. From Belize to Seychelles, and from Singapore to Ireland, there are top destinations [...] read more

By Seamus Conwell. 20th March 2013. Ireland has something to rejoice. The country recently came third as the most globalised nation on the planet in terms of GDP. The study was conducted by Ernst & Young in its annual globalization index which was launched last week at the Davos convention. The study also revealed Ireland’s capability of [...] read more

By John O’Neill (guest poster), 11th March 2013 When it comes to the world’s best destinations for investments associated with business services, Ireland can surely be counted as one of them. The top 5 locations in world as identified in a recent survey, refer to areas where FDI or foreign direct investment is made in the [...] read more

By Andrew Lambe. 4th February 2013 When registering a new company, the difference between the Authorised Share Capital (ASC) and the Issued Share Capital (ISC) is something that can be quite confusing especially when setting up a company for the first time. Most company formation agents and accountants use a standard Authorised Share Capital of €100,000 or [...] read more

By Andrew Lambe, 8th January 2013 On 21st December 2012, Minister for Enterprise and Jobs Richard Bruton announced the publishing of the long-awaited Consolidated Companies Bill, which will radically reform company law in Ireland. The bill, which comprises of 1429 sections, will consolidate the existing Companies Acts 1963-2012 into one brand new single piece of legislation. The bill will [...] read more

By Andrew Lambe. 7th December 2012 In Budget 2013 the Irish Government wielded the axe against it’s citizens in the form of tax increases, benefit cuts and the introduction of a property tax, however for the taxation of companies in Ireland the effect is minimal. In fact, there is some good news from the Budget for those [...] read more

By Andrew Lambe, 13th November 2012 Ireland is renowed as one of the best countries in the world in which to incorporate a company. One of the most compelling reasons for this is the extensive list of tax treaties that Ireland has in place. Ireland currently has signed comprehensive double taxation agreements with 68 countries, [...] read more

By Andrew Lambe, 8th November 2012. The effective corporate tax rate in Ireland may be as low as 6.5%, according to research conducted last week on Irish Government figures for 2010 by the political organisation United Left Alliance. This is close to half of Ireland’s marginal corporate tax rate of 12.5%, and tallies with other [...] read more