Friday 18th May 2012

VAT Changes in Budget 2012

How much will the increase in Vat per Budget 2012 cost you? Read how we have estimated this charge to you in our Budget 2012 Calculator. Continue reading

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Motor Tax New Rates – Budget 2012

Motor Tax increases in Budget 2012 See below for the new rates for motor tax that will apply following Budget 2012. Motor tax is charged on engine size for 2008 cars and before, with all cars 1st July 2008 onwards … Continue reading

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Budget 2012 Household Charge

Household bill introduced in Budget 2012 as precursor to a Value based Property Tax later in 2012 Continue reading

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Child Benefit Changes in Budget 2012

Chilld Benefit for 3rd and additional children to be cut in Budget 2012 and Budget 2013 to bring them into line with the payments for 1st and 2nd child. Continue reading

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2011 – Pension Charges & Tax

What’s new for Pension Contributions in 2011? in 2010, if you were a higher rate tax payer and made contributions to a pension, you were allowed relief of income tax at 41% – but also you did not have to pay … Continue reading

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2010 Tax Refunds

Start your Tax Refund Claim Now!   Best wishes to all of you in this New Year.  Revenue have now updated their systems and we can now start your full Tax Refund review for 2010. Just a few helpful hints … Continue reading

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Redundancy and your Income Levy

This will be of interest to any of you out there who paid tax on a redundancy payment received in the last few years. One of the main refunds due that is not claimed for people who pay tax on … Continue reading

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Top Slicing Relief

This is part of a series of articles on Tax and Redundancy. Click here for the first post in this series. Reducing the Tax payable The previous calculations focussed on reducing the amount of the Lump Sum payment that tax … Continue reading

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Refunds of DWT (Dividend Withholding Tax)

DWT, or Dividend Witholding Tax, is deducted from dividends paid by Irish companies. If you are in receipt of Irish dividend income, DWT is deducted at 20%. This 20% is then used as an offset against your income tax liability. … Continue reading

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Taxable Redundancy Payment Calculation

This is part of a series of articles on Tax and Redundancy. Click here for the first post in this series. If you have received a redundancy payment in excess of the statutory redundancy amount, we look at additional deductions … Continue reading

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Statutory Redundancy Payments

Redundancy Payments. This post is part of a series of articles relating to Redundancy and Tax issues. For the full list of articles, see the list at the foot of this article. In particular, check to see if you are … Continue reading

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Redundancy Payments – Eligibility

  This is part of a series of articles on Tax and Redundancy. Click here for the first post in this series. Being let go from a job is not always treated as a redundancy – there are certain legal … Continue reading

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Employment Expenses & Trade Unions

Why have we paired Employment Expenses and Trade Unions together in the first Wednesday Club?  Well Jobs that get employment expenses tend to be Unionised.  Jobs that get great employment expenses tend to be highly, highly Unionised. So you get occupations like … Continue reading

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Refer-a-friend prize close date

Today is the closing date for our Refer-a-Friend competition, the winner of which will receive a tasty €500. We will be making the draw for the winner in 4 weeks time, as one of the conditions of entry is a … Continue reading

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CGT Payment Deadlines

If you made a Capital Gain in 2009, you should be aware that the payment deadlines changed in 2009. For gains made between 1st January 2009 and 30th November 2009, the “Initial Period”, CGT payments should have been made by … Continue reading

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Budget 2010 & Childcare Supplement

A lot of the focus in the upcoming budget will focus on Child Benefit, your childcare supplement payments will be affected in 2010. While the Childcare supplement will not form part of the Budget 2010 proposals, it is worth remembering … Continue reading

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Income Tax Deadline Nov 2009

RedOakTaxRefunds Latest News.  Don’t forget that the income tax filing deadline for self-assesed persons is next Monday. For all of you who thought there was a lot of time left (like some of our clients!) I can tell you we’re … Continue reading

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CGT Treatment of Anglo Irish Bank Share Losses

As an Anglo Irish Bank Shareholder, the value of your stake in the bank was not finalised on the nationalisation of the bank earlier this year. According to Minister of Finance Brian Lenihan an assessor would be appointed at a … Continue reading

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Dental benefits from PRSI

Are you paying for visits to your dentist which you should be receiving as a benefit for paying PRSI or for having a medical card? What’s Covered In general, a normal person with healthy teeth will get one dental examination … Continue reading

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