Tax Talk

In episode 18 of Tax Talk, host Donal O'Donovan talks with Aoife Lavan, the new Irish Tax Institute President. They discuss Aoife's work and various topics of interest in the world of tax.

Aoife is a Private Client Tax and Pension Specialist with over two decades of experience in financial planning, pension management, and tax advisory services.

Her expertise spans intricate pension legislation, compliance strategies, and high-net-worth client advisory, with a proven track record in leading complex projects. A Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor, she holds additional qualifications as a Qualified Financial Advisor and a CEDR Accredited Mediator.

She has recently set up her own pensions and retirement planning business, Black Oak Advisory, which is based in Westport, Co Mayo.

In Episode 17 of Tax Talk, our host Donal O'Donovan discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion in the tax world and beyond with Opeyemi Osunsan, a tax manager in PWC; Tom Reynolds, President of the Institute and Global Head of Tax at the industrial software company, Aveva; and Sandra Healy, founder and CEO of INCLUSIO, a start-up that enables business owners to measure the effectiveness of their strategies to promote diversity and inclusion.

In Episode 16 of Tax Talk, our host Donal O'Donovan discusses latest developments in the Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme with David Broderick, Director of the Small Firms Association; Stephen Gahan of O’Doherty Gahan Advisory and Council member of the Institute; and Maureen Marray and Davena Lyons, Principal Officers in the Collector General’s Division of Revenue.

In Episode 15 of Tax Talk, host Samantha McCaughren discusses Budget 2024 with Irish Tax Institute President Tom Reynolds; economist Austin Hughes; and Sohini De, Founder of Empeal, an award-winning digital health start-up that provides solutions for the prevention and management of chronic conditions.

In episode 14 of Tax Talk, host Samantha McCaughren talks with Tom Reynolds, the new Irish Tax Institute President. They discuss Tom's work and various topics of interest in the world of tax.

Tom is Vice-President of Tax, M&A and Business Structuring at Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation. He has previously worked for Kellogg and Kerry Group in senior roles.

In Episode 13 of Tax Talk, host Samantha McCaughren discusses the effect tax has on politics, in the context of the recent Commission on Taxation and Welfare report, with former Government Ministers Lucinda Creighton and Pat Rabbitte, and Donal de Buitléir, who served as Secretary to a previous Commission in the 1980s and who has a life-long interest in tax policy.

In Episode 12 of Tax Talk, host Samantha McCaughren discusses Budget 2023 and its likely long-term impact with Irish Tax Institute President Colm Browne and economist Austin Hughes.

In episode 11 of Tax Talk, host Samantha McCaughren talks with Colm Browne, the new Irish Tax Institute President. They discuss Colm's work and various topics of interest in the world of tax.

In Episode 10 of Tax Talk, we examine the effectiveness of Ireland’s Research and Development (R&D) tax credit and the Institute’s submission on the credit to the Department of Finance earlier this year. Joining our host, Samantha McCaughren, are renowned tech investor, Elaine Coughlan, who is Managing Partner and Founder of technology fund Atlantic Bridge and is on the board of Scale Ireland; and Ian Collins, Tax Partner and Head of Innovation with EY.

In Episode 9 of Tax Talk, we explore some of the broad themes in the Institute’s recent submission to the Commission on Taxation and Welfare and consider the prospects for reform in the prevailing political climate.

Our host, Samantha McCaughren is joined by:

• Brian Brennan, Tax Partner with KPMG and Chair of the Irish Tax Institute’s Commission Working Group

• Donal de Buitléir, long-time member of the Irish Tax Institute, secretary to the Commission on Tax that sat in the early 1980s, former assistant secretary in Revenue and a prominent figure in public policy and administration.

• Lucinda Creighton, former Minister of State for European Affairs, public affairs consultant, and columnist.