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 [...]
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 [...]





