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Mark Doyle
After a successful career as Tax Director with Grant Thornton, the entrepreneur in me forged a new path. A fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland and an AITI-Chartered Tax Advisor, I wanted to partner with clients, offering my expertise with a highly personable approach. My tax specialisms span across multiple areas including:
- Succession planning
- Personal tax planning
- Corporate reconstructions
- Mergers and acquisitions
- MBOs
- Share buybacks
- Property transactions
- Revenue Interventions
I have the privilege of sharing my expertise by speaking extensively for professional bodies. I particularly enjoy this as it keeps me engaged with my peers and at the forefront of tax legislation.
When I am not advising clients, I write for professional publications and contribute to articles in the national press on tax matters. I am the sole author of ‘Capital Gains Tax: A Practitioners Guide’ published by Chartered Accountants Ireland.
Amanda-Jayne Comyn
As a Barrister-at-Law and a Chartered Tax Adviser, I bring a legal dimension to the team. Having worked in large accountancy practices and as a Tax Partner in law firm Philip Lee, I understand the value that the combined knowledge dynamic brings to the client, particularly in the context of transactions.
With 20 years’ experience, my expertise lies across both corporate and personal tax areas including:
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Corporate Transactions, Restructurings and Mergers
- Succession, Estate and Retirement Planning
- Property Transactions
- Stamp Duty
- Revenue Interventions
- Tax Litigation
- Share Schemes
- Shareholder Exit Planning
I have significant technical writing experience as author and co-author of ‘Bloomsbury’s Irish Law of Stamp Duty’ and ‘Corporate Transactions: Tax and Legal Issues’ on behalf of the Irish Taxation Institute. To remain at the cutting edge of tax legislation, I regularly speak at conferences and sit on committees across multiple professional organisations.
I am on the Council and chair the Professional Services Committee for the Irish Taxation Institute.
As with all Corkonians, my roots are strong and I work and partner with many firms across the South of the country.
Dermot O’Brien
Dermot is a tax consultant and VAT specialist with 40 years’ experience, and initially spent 10 years working in VAT with the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. He moved to the private sector, working in a number of firms and his roles included heading the Indirect Tax practice of a Big 4 firm in Dublin.
“I established Dermot O’Brien & Associates in 2004, the first independent tax consultancy in Ireland, specialising in Irish, EU and UK VAT and became a Council Member of the Irish Taxation Institute (ITI), culminating in being President (2006-2007).
I have written books and many articles on VAT which have been published by the Irish Taxation Institute and Chartered Accountants Ireland, and have also acted as an expert adviser to the IMF on tax issues, and have conducted missions in a number of rarely-visited Central European and Southern African states.”
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Latest News
Tax implications of share buybacks4 January 2024 - 09:59Broadly, a company share buyback offers a mechanism whereby a shareholder can dispose of their shares in a company to the company itself for consideration, however, a company share buyback can generate unanticipated tax costs. Where a company buys back its shares for a price above the subscription price for the share any amount in […]
Business Asset Relief and Excess Cash22 September 2023 - 11:14In this article, Mark Doyle and Gearalt O’Neill discuss the impact of cash balances on a claim for CAT Business Asset Relief.
Private company valuation for tax purposes in Ireland18 July 2023 - 12:42Introduction The valuation of private companies for tax purposes holds significant importance within the Irish tax system. It plays a crucial role in accurately assessing the tax liability of shareholders in many different circumstances. Valuations undertaken for tax purposes must be guided by the relevant legislation for each tax head and often the valuation adopted […]
