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Brian Keegan

Merging USC with PRSI will be a huge challenge

Tax is tax. Does it really matter whether it is in the form of income tax, or USC, or PRSI, asks Brian Keegan

Mon, 12 Feb, 2018

It’s the small, innocuous tax hikes that hit hardest

There was no shortage of tax developments this year, some good and some bad, writes

Thu, 28 Dec, 2017

Self-employed can’t afford to be sloppy with tax

They pay more but self-employed must still comply, writes Brian Keegan

Mon, 13 Nov, 2017

New thinking needed to up tax compliance level

It’s not just politicians, business groups, unions and individual taxpayers who lobby government for tax changes. Government agencies and semi-state bodies also have a tilt at the Minister for Finance in the run-up to a Budget.

Mon, 19 Jun, 2017

Bill Gates’ robot tax proposal is really a tax on people

A tax on robots is a tax on the business that invested in them, writes Brian Keegan

Mon, 20 Mar, 2017

Cycle to work to take the sting out of PAYE

A host of measures to allow workers manage their tax bill, writes Brian Keegan.

Mon, 20 Feb, 2017

Revenue should treat taxpayers equally

A book about two Israeli psychologists is an unlikely candidate to be on the bestsellers lists.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2017

Brian Keegan: Getting used to not paying for things you use

Rooting for loose change on the dashboard at a toll plaza is an immediate reminder of the infrastructure cost of the roads and bridges we drive on.

Mon, 12 Dec, 2016

Brian Keegan: ‘Brexit means Brexit’ and also means higher Irish costs

Chatting to business people in Belfast the other week, it is evident that the consequences of Brexit are already being felt north of the border, and the consequences are not all bad.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2016

Brexit may mean Brexit but it’s ultimately about tax

Chatting to business people in Belfast this week, it is evident that the consequences of Brexit are already being felt north of the border, and the consequences are not all bad.

Tue, 01 Nov, 2016