Tax
Europe Guide 2024 : Ireland
Band 3
Email address
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+353 1 614 5000About
Provided by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
Our Tax team comprises internationally experienced tax law partners and professionals and provides pragmatic solutions and risk-based advice on significant corporate and financial transactions to international and domestic clients.
We set ourselves apart by virtue of our subject matter and deep industry-sector expertise in tax matters across the firm’s key sectors including technology, life sciences, energy, built environment and financial services.
We regularly work with other practice areas within the firm, as well as tax counsel from overseas practices on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures, investments, debt and equity capital markets, securitisations and investment funds.
Ireland’s membership of the EU, its regulatory regime, the 12.5% corporate tax rate, various tax credit relief regimes and tax exemptions in respect of certain activities provides a unique platform to structure international business in and through Irish corporate and other vehicles.
We advise on:
- Structuring multinational corporate activities in and through Ireland
- Use of Ireland as a location to build and develop an EMEA hub
- Ireland as a location for intellectual property
- Financial services tax
- Real estate tax
- Structuring acquisition and disposal of distressed debt
- Double taxation treaty interpretation issues
- Employee benefits and packages
- VAT
- Transactional taxes e.g. capital gains tax, stamp duty
- Transfer pricing
- Tax controversies
Chambers Review
Mason Hayes & Curran is active in cross-border tax issues connected to corporate, finance and restructuring deals, as well as securitisation matters. The law firm additionally assists with the tax aspects of real estate and renewable energy project transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Its team is engaged, dedicated and works to short and demanding deadlines."
"The lawyers at Mason Hayes & Curran are always efficient, responsive and have impressive technical skills."
"The depth and breadth of the team at Mason Hayes & Curran is very strong. Its lawyers have extensive commercial acumen and practical expertise."
"The lawyers at Mason Hayes & Curran are very easy to deal with. They always keep me updated on what's happening, and follow up without being prompted."
"Its team is engaged, dedicated and works to short and demanding deadlines."
"The lawyers at Mason Hayes & Curran are always efficient, responsive and have impressive technical skills."
"The depth and breadth of the team at Mason Hayes & Curran is very strong. Its lawyers have extensive commercial acumen and practical expertise."
"The lawyers at Mason Hayes & Curran are very easy to deal with. They always keep me updated on what's happening, and follow up without being prompted."
Notable Practitioners
Niamh Caffrey often advises funds and financial institutions on the tax aspects of financing matters, as well as on corporate and real estate transactions and investments. She also assists clients with securitisations.
"Niamh is always responsive and available. She focuses on finding the right solution for each transaction."
"Niamh Caffrey is extremely client-focused, practical and gives pragmatic advice. She is very direct and helpful in bringing us up to speed and allows us to make informed choices."
"Every time she picks up work she does it in an excellent manner."