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		<title>Credit Union Loans for Home improvement</title>
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Tax Relief on Home Improvement Loans
Did you know you can claim tax relief on the interest paid on a loan used by you to purchase, improve, repair or develop your main residence or to pay off another loan used for that purpose?  We have previously discussed Mortgage Interest relief but not many people know that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/credit-union-loans-for-home-improvement/</link>
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		<title>Lies, Damn Lies &#8211; and politicians quoting EuroStat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;50% of Workers not paying any Income Tax&#8221;
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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/lies-damn-lies-and-politicians-quoting-eurostat/</link>
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		<title>Medical Expenses Abroad &amp; Tax Relief</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you been abroad for medical Treatment? Many foreign nationals working in Ireland travel back to their home EU country for any required medical treatments. And of course, medical tourism abroad for Irish people is a huge business judging by the number of foreign doctors advertising here.  We discussed Tax Relief claims for Medical expenses abroad in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/medical-expenses-abroad-tax-relief/</link>
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		<title>Looking into Medical Expenses</title>
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We all know that an apple a day keeps the doctor away but sometimes we all need some medical treatment regardless. Most people are aware that people who pay tax are entitled to offset a certain amount against doctor bills, prescriptions, hospital visits, etc. (if you’re not check here). As medical expenses tax relief is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/med-expenses/</link>
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		<title>Single Parents Tax</title>
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Wednesday Club on Single Parents Tax Credit
Aaaaah, the Single Parent Tax Credit.  This is the tax credit that causes the most consternation in our office.  Bit like some Blur song I can&#8217;t quite remember the name of, you have people getting it that shouldn&#8217;t and people that should, not getting it.
And this isn&#8217;t some piddling [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/single-parents-tax/</link>
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		<title>Property tax in next budget?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You have to pay attention when the Irish independent reports the government is considering a Property tax.  Enda Kenny fresh from sorting out his own house, set about challenging the government on this suggesting that he was &#8220;flying kites&#8221; and presenting &#8220;straw men&#8221; through the media.  A blustery day obviously affecting his choice of words [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/property-tax-in-next-budget/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s a Principal Private Residence then?</title>
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Principal Private Residence &#8211; Why it matters
What&#8217;s your Principal Private Residence?  This has massive tax implications across many areas of tax.  In our experience this causes a lot of confusion.
 
What is it
According to Paul Young, wherever he lays his hat, that&#8217;s his home.  There&#8217;s a bit of all of us who like that defination, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/whats-a-principal-private-residence-then/</link>
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		<title>Married &#8211; How to be assessed?</title>
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Just Married?  Congrats! 
This week in the Wednesday club we spoke about how you may have potential wedding pressies from the taxman!
If your taxes are not updated you could be missing out on vital tax credits that could make a big difference to your take home pay.  For example:

If you are married you are entitled to the married [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/married-how-to-be-assessed/</link>
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		<title>Claiming for Tuition Fees</title>
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Wednesday Club Blog &#8211; Claiming Tuition Fees
When&#8217;s a Tuition Fee a Registration fee?
Of the many questions we are asked regarding tuition fees, the most common relate to the difference between Registration fees and Tuition Fees.
From a tax perspective, you will not be able to claim tax relief on Registration fees, but may be able to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/claiming-for-tuition-fees/</link>
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		<title>Mortgage Interest Relief &#8211; Wednesday Club</title>
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Wednesday Club Blog &#8211; Mortgage Interest Relief
If you are one of the many people who took the plunge and bought your home since 2002, during the infamous Celtic Tiger, you would have been entitled to claim Mortgage Interest Relief or tax relief at source (TRS). With effect from 1st May 2009 the number of tax [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/mortgage-interest-relief-wednesday-club/</link>
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		<title>Why you might be due Home Carers Tax Credit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Home Carers Tax Credit iinitially started as a House Wife's tax credit, for the stay at home mum minding the children.  But we more and more find that a Married couple will be due this for a partner who has been made redundant and is not working - and this can be either the Mother or Father of the house.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/claim-home-carers/</link>
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		<title>Single parents reviewed by Revenue</title>
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Are you a Single Parent?
Not the most complicated question I hear you say - most of us instinctively know the answer to this question and feel it true for our own situation. 
But the Revenue Commissioners take a more definite view on this. 
In Tax Terms, being a Single Parent can be of great benefit and can be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/single-parents-reviewed-by-revenue/</link>
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		<title>Wednesday Club On Rent Tax Credit</title>
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 In the Wednesday club this week we were talking about RENT TAX CREDIT.  Who can and cannot claim, how much we can claim (the rates of relief), what information do we need to claim this tax credit and what we should do if our landlord is a non-resident (not many of us do know) or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/wednesday-club-on-rent-tax-credit/</link>
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		<title>Latest on Service Charges Tax Credit</title>
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Latest from the Wednesday Club
Service Charges Tax Credits were the topic of conversation in the Wednesday club this week. Most of us just consider claiming tax back on our refuse charges when we think about service charges relief. However, not only can you claim for your bin tags, wheelie bins and skips but you can also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/latest-on-service-charges-tax-credit/</link>
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		<title>Wednesday Club on Medical Insurance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is one tax credit that not may people are aware of &#8211; Medical Insurance Tax Relief.
Some 2.3 million people in Ireland are current subscripting to Private Health Insurance.
Most subscribers are either paying their health insurance premiums directly to their health insurer or though there salary/wage deductions at work, in this case you are automatically [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/wednesday-club-on-medical-insurance/</link>
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		<title>Employment Expenses &amp; Trade Unions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 retail/shop employees and the bar trade will get fairly moderate employment expenses, while teachers for example [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/employment-expenses-trade-unions/</link>
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		<title>Wednesday Club Launched!</title>
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Hi to all,
How do we achieve great Tax Refunds?
Want to know one of our business secrets?
We have a fantastic record in reclaiming tax refunds and we spend a lot of time making sure those refunds are the best possible.  So instead of an average refund of €800, we can boast an average of €880.  We [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/wednesday-club/</link>
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		<title>Air Travel tax refunds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Claiming Tax Refunds for cancelled flights with RyanAir and Aer Lingus.
In this era of cheap flights, You can travel with Aer Lingus and Ryanair for airfares of €10 or less.  So how come the ticket invariably costs at least €80.  Yes, it&#8217;s tax and charges of course.
But did you know that if you cancel a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/air-travel-tax-refunds/</link>
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		<title>Redundancy: Incorrect calculation costs employee €16,000 in Tax</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Redundancy tax calculation error results in €16,000 overpaid in tax.  See examples of how redundancy tax can be calculated incorrectly.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/redundancy-tax-overpayment-error/</link>
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		<title>Quinn Group Insurance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Quinn Insurance &#8211; the glum facts

I&#8217;ve been reading with great interest the developing story of the Quinn Group&#8217;s Insurance company&#8217;s conflict with the Regulator.
As the story broke, I thought Quinn Groups got their stance completely wrong.  The main defence offered of their position was that “the group and Quinn Insurance are in a position to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/quinn-group-insurance/</link>
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		<title>Refer-a-friend prize close date</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 refund needs to be due and it takes a little time to check these things!  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/refer-a-friend-prize-close-date/</link>
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		<title>income levy refunds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/income-levy-refunds/</link>
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		<title>10 things you should know about your 2009 P60</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to 2010, your post will now start to bristle with all that 2009 summary post.  Here, we&#8217;ll go through the main document you will receive around now and what it&#8217;s for.
2009 P60
Probably the most important and most talked about bit of post you will receive this time of year is your P60.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/2009-p60-tax-refunds/</link>
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		<title>Claiming Tax Back &#8211; What&#8217;s New</title>
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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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/claiming-tax-back-whats-new/</link>
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		<title>CGT Payment Deadlines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;Initial Period&#8221;, CGT payments should have been made by the 15th December 2009.
While for gains made between 1st December 2009 and 31st December 2009, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/cgt-payment-deadlines/</link>
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		<title>Budget 2010 &#8211; Drug Payment Scheme</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The cost of using the Drugs Payment Scheme has increased once again in this budget, though it has been little publicised to date.  The Maximum monthly spend on prescriptions you will have to pay for yourself has increased from €100 to €120.
Over a year, this will add an additional €240 to the cost of your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/budget-2010-drug-payment-scheme/</link>
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		<title>Budget 2010 Child Benefit cut</title>
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Child Benefit has been cut in the 2010 budget.  For the first two children, the rate has been cut from €166 a month to €150 for each child.  If you have more than 2 children, the amount you receive for the additional kids has been cut from €203 to €187.
Find out how the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/budget-2010-child-benefit-cut/</link>
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		<title>Budget 2010 Public sector pay cuts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In todays Budget 2010, Brian Lenihan announced Public Sector pay Cuts.
Check out our Budget calculator for details of the pay cuts and how they will affect you.
The Budget calculator will be updated after the budget annoucement this evening.
The pay cuts as apply to most Public Sector employees are as follows:

For salaries of Great than €125,ooo, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/budget-2010-public-sector-pay-cuts/</link>
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		<title>Are you the Limiting Factor?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you the Limiting Factor in your Business?

&#8220;You are the Limiting Factor&#8221; is a new book by an Irish Author and top Irish Business consultant Blaise Brosnan.
&#8220;You are the Limiting Factor&#8221; as a title is not the start of some self-bashing exercise. The purpose neatly conveyed through out the book is to realise that you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/are-you-the-limiting-factor/</link>
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		<title>Budget 2010 &amp; Childcare Supplement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 that from January you will not be receiving Childcare supplements previously existing for children under 6.
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.redoaktaxrefunds.ie/budget-2010-childcare-supplement/</link>
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