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Ireland (12/05) (3765 words) |
 | The conflict in Northern Ireland stems from a history of British rule, historical animosity between Catholics and Protestants, and the various armed and political attempts to unite Northern Ireland with the rest of the island. |
 | Ireland, with 1% of the European UnionÂ’s (EUÂ’s) population, attracted 8% of all U.S. investment in Europe in 2003. |
 | Ireland is a member of numerous international organizations, including the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the European Union. |
| Incorporation, Incorporation Services, Company Incorporation (1107 words) |
 | The company is registered here as an external company and as such does not have to file accounts or annual returns with the Companies Registration Office. |
 | A company with a major operation in a jurisdiction where the corporation tax rate is more than 35 per cent could set up an operation here and blend the income and the tax bills from the two operations to achieve a figure below the US corporation tax rate. |
 | The company's effective tax rate is lower than the US federal statutory rate of 35 per cent, principally because of the company's geographical distribution of taxable income." In the year to February 2nd, Dell Computer Corporation made a profit of $6.4 billion. |