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Lies, Damn Lies – and politicians quoting EuroStat

“50% of Workers not paying any Income Tax”
This little snippit of fact has been one of the most frequently  quoted up and down the country by Politicians in this last month.  We hear it quoted as from the Commission for Taxation Report, or as being sourced from EuroStat Reports, EuroStat being an EU agency providing statistical reporting [...]

income levy refunds

Are you due an income levy refund? Here are 8 top reasons people may be able to claim back overpaid income levy amounts in 2009. Get your Income Levy tax back now with Red Oak Tax Refunds.

Claiming Tax Back – What’s New

If you are looking to claim a tax back for 2009, the picture has changed somewhat from previous years.  Some of the changes will mean you are due less of a tax refund, other changes have increased the amount of of tax back that can be reclaimed.
These are these main changes:
More Refunds
You are still allowed [...]

Health Levy & Reducing it’s impact on your Salary

A few weeks ago we spoke about how fundamentals errors in the implementation of the Health Levy could result in a €1,000 gross pay rise could result in less money in your pocket after tax.  We hope the government clears up the impact of this in the forthcoming budget.  There are ways of decreasing the [...]

How a pay rise can leave you worse off

You can be up to €1,040 worse off for increase in salary in Health Levy fiasco.
Tax system means a €1,000 pay rise can leave you €290 worse off depending on how much you earn.
Lets see this in action and compare your take home pay from earning €25,000 versus €26,000.

So unbelievably a €1,000 payrise will leave [...]

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 future date to decide on the treatment.
However from a tax point of view, and in [...]

10 things you should know about PRTB

Landlords, have you registered your tenants with the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB)
Here are ten very good reasons why landlords and tenant should make sure that tenancies are registered.
You can find out more about Rent and Tax here.

It’s the Law: Unless you are availing of the rent-a-room relief scheme or other exemption, you have to [...]

Equitable but not Neutral

Just some quick thoughts on the Commission on Taxation and Stamp Duty.
One of the main thrusts of the commission on taxation is that its purpose was not to increase the tax burden, but rather to distribute it more fairly.
However at the time the commission was put together, Stamp Duty produced a huge portion of the [...]

Don’t bin service charges tax refunds

Are we throwing money in the bin by not claiming tax refunds for the cost of our waste disposal?
This is one of the more commonly claimed tax credits, but still a large % of home owners and renters miss out on this.
Very simply?  if you are paid any amount up €400 on waste disposal in [...]

DIRT Tax refunds for over 65’s

If you are over 65, you may not need to pay DIRT (Deposit Interest Retention Tax) on your deposit income.
Exemption limits:
As of 2009, if you earn less than €20,000 as a single person, or €40,000 as a married couple then you are exemption from DIRT tax.
This exemption is increased for each dependent person by amounts [...]

Tax Refunds for Management Fees

Are you Renting or a Home owner and paying management fees?
Not all of your apartment or home management fees are worth a tax credit, but they could still be worth a few quid.
If your management fee includes the cost of waste disposal or a charge for water or sewerage, then you could be able to [...]

DWT Dividend Tax Exemption for Over 65’s

What is DWT
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 is taken out of the dividend you have received, which you can confirm in your dividend certificate. This 20% is then used as an offset against your income tax liability.

Tax on ISEQ ETF Dividends

While most dividends are taxable in Ireland at your highest rate of tax, one very popular dividend paying investment in Ireland does not. However, many people will miss out on this advantage if they do not complete there tax returns correctly and could easily overpay on tax.
With the ISEQ 20 ® ETF, the rate [...]

PAYE Taxpayers missing out on Tax Credits – Survey

The Irish Taxation Institute (ITI) in conjunction with Red C have released a survey of PAYE taxpayers in Ireland, with the following main points:

40% of Irish taxpayers are not claiming basic reliefs due to them
19% of Irish taxpayers are now using a Tax Service to handle their tax affairs
1/3 of respondants let their employer handle [...]

PAYE Workers Overpaying Tax

Please find a copy of our press release of the 4th April 2009

Red Oak Tax Refunds urge PAYE workers to claim money owed to them
John McGuinness Tax
John McGuinness TD, Minister for Trade & Commerce speaking at the Red Oak Tax Refunds Launch

PAYE workers afraid of what the mini-budget has in store may already be overpaying hundreds of euro each in unclaimed refunds, according to Irish tax refunds firm Red Oak Tax Refunds.

Hundreds of thousands of workers who every year pay union fees, refuse charges and medical expenses for example don’t claim relief on the payments – with millions of euro remaining unclaimed every year.

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