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Latest News on Income Tax, Tax Refunds and money matters in Ireland

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 [...]

Mortgage Interest Relief – are you a 1st time Buyer?

So much changed for mortgage holders in the April 2009 emergency Budget. Many who previously had mortgage interest relief lost it, and for others the amount they received changed.
We have already looked at eligiblility in a previous post (Here). Once you have checked that you are eligible, the next step is to see [...]

Mortgage Interest Relief – is my loan eligible?

Following the emergency budget in April 2009, a number of changes were made to mortgage interest relief. These affected

Who is eligible for mortgage interest relief
How much relief you will get

We’re going to look at who is eligible for mortgage interest relief here.  In later posts, we will look at how much relief you are [...]

Medical Insurance tax credit

Probably the least understood of the common Tax Reliefs is the Medical Insurance Tax Relief – so many people miss out on this tax relief!
How does it work?
If you pay for Medical Insurance to an Insurer direct or through your employer, you will receive this relief at source. i.e. your premium is reduced, so you [...]

June Newsletter

We have released our June Newsletter.  It contains latest news affecting PAYE workers as well as our Top Tax Tips section.
Many thanks to Rich on the design work, we think he has done an excellent job.
Best wishes,
John

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 [...]

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