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Parents weigh inheritance valuation on gift subject to a very informal family arrangement but unwanted tax issues may arise inadvertently

The small benefit exemption, Taxsaver Commuter Ticket Scheme and Bike to Work scheme are all potential moneysavers

Party pledges to cut taxes by reducing lower rate of USC to 1.5 per cent and increase entry point to high rate of tax to ‘at least €50,000′

Political insulation from the cost-of-living crisis has been paid for by bumper corporation tax receipts – and now those receipts are under threat

Mortgage interest tax relief scheme has had surprisingly low take-up. Here’s how to get your money.

PRSI has been compulsory for the self-employed since 1988 and the rates and benefits are pretty much the same as for most employees

Single people pay a premium on everything from housing and food bills to tax and holidays

Consumers are losing out under current regime but most are not even aware of that

Everlake urges people to leave file with details of essential contacts, how to access accounts and assets and any personal wishes

Is inheritance tax a form of discrimination?

Careful planning in drawing up your will or giving during your lifetime can reduce the State’s tax take

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Would it be categorised as a ‘gift’ and would tax be charged accordingly?

Deadline looming not just for 2023 tax bill but also for payment of preliminary tax for the current year

Portuguese government considering exempting young workers from income tax to stem a brain drain

Landlord was not entitled to any reduction in return for co-operation with major tax inquiry, Revenue tells High Court

Why put up the inheritance threshold when 90 per cent of people have told the Revenue Commissioners their house is worth less than €365,000?

Is it worth buying a home with granny-flat potential, how much does it cost to build and would you be eligible for tax-free income if you rent it out?

Dwelling home exemption is a very valuable relief but it works quite differently depending on whether you are getting property as a gift or in a will

Council agrees to keep 15 per cent reduction in 2025, with increases expected from 2026

Government expects to post a €23.7bn surplus in 2024, by far the largest on record

Department of Finance says State’s taxation and welfare system does more to reduce income inequality than any other OECD economy

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Budget 2025: Department of Finance will conduct review of scheme over coming year

Making a will really is a cheap way to ensure peace of mind and, for most of us, it takes less time that you might think

PTSB and AIB have offered 195,000 investors a chance to cash out of their decimated boom time holdings in the banks

Institute claims proposed tax is one of few ways policymakers could reduce cost of housing

Cruel irony is that the cost of care we might need in old age comes at a time when most people cannot afford it

How have our budget families fared with changes in tax and relief since 2011, in the aftermath of the crash?

How to achieve your mother’s wish for your brother’s portion of any inheritance to go to her really depends on whether they had children

Revenue, under its own rules, did not have jurisdiction to tax the bulk of Apple’s offshore profits

Seen & Heard: Matt Ryan’s Press Up exit; Capreit vows ‘never again’ to invest in Ireland; Airport cap could face EU challenge

Apple’s billions threaten to transform our entire political debate into a massive auction, but this would be a big mistake

The self-employed can operate either as sole traders or a limited company and there are advantages to both

Ireland remains central to a rotten system that deprives some of the poorest countries in the world of much needed tax revenue

Revenue secures judgment in the courts against nine defaulters for a total of almost €1.9m

Relief on home care is generous compared to most other tax reliefs but can come with added complications

Not for the first time Apple has sent Ireland’s tax figures stratospheric and the Department of Finance running for cover

Gift and inheritance tax is self-assessed but choosing to ignore rent-free accommodation could come back to bite you

Recent increases to thresholds appear ‘arbitrary’ and not to follow ‘clear and consistent principles’, Parliamentary Budget Office says