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Frank Brennan (economist)

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Frank Brennan (15 December 1947 – 1 September 2015) was an Irish author.

Accomplishments

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Throughout his lifetime, Brennan earned himself a reputation as being "the widely respected economist and tax consultant who designed the blueprint for tackling Ireland's black economy in the early 1990s." He did this through his well-researched paper that explained how to harness black money "to kick-start an otherwise stagnant economy."[1]

Publications

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  • A Company Purchasing its own Shares, 1991[2]
  • Brennan & Howley tax acts commentary : 2000–2001[3]
  • Brennan & Howley tax acts commentary : 2001–2002[4]

He also coauthored the Tax Commentary for many years.

References

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  1. ^ Williams, Paul (6 September 2015). "Tax amnesty economist who broke black economy dies". Sunday Independent. Independent IE. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ Brennan, Frank (1991). A company purchasing its own shares : the taxation implications including tax planning : the full legal, accounting, and secretarial requirements. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Brilton Publications in association with Oak Tree Press. ISBN 1872853080.
  3. ^ Howley, Frank Brennan, Seamus (2000). Brennan & Howley tax acts commentary : 2000–2001. Dublin: Butterworths. ISBN 1854757954.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Howley, Frank Brennan, Seamus (2001). Brennan & Howley tax acts commentary : 2001–2002. Dublin: Butterworths. ISBN 1854756826.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)