The bank of mam and dad is free money – money that grows on trees. The never-ending ATM cash extraction, where you don’t even need to use a card. It was amazing to read that one in five Irish households are millionaires. When I looked in the mirror the other morning, I didn’t see a
Residential Premises Rental Income Relief [RPRIR] is a new tax relief for landlords. It is only available to individual landlords and isn’t available to companies, trusts, or partnerships. RPRIR is a relatively new relief, and it applies for the four tax years 2024 to 2027. 2025 is the first year to claim the relief for
We provide a collection agent service to our non-resident landlord clients. We’ll talk about what the service is, why you need it, and what we do and don’t do. Plus, we’ll give you an example of how it all works. The main focus points will be Non-resident landlord What we do What we don’t do
This week we’ll look at some CGT Tips when selling property. I’ve been sorting out the taxes on several property disposals over the last few months. None have been straightforward. It’s not that they have been difficult but there have been little quirks in each case. I want to give you some tips. This should
We’ll look at some tax tips when buying rental property. Last week I introduced you to Timmy and Fidelma Toner. They had a lot of outgoings but got a very nice tax refund for 2023. Enough to fund a good summer holiday on the Algarve and leave their boys at home. They had a combined
I know Mortgage Interest Relief isn’t the most exciting topic in the world. But would an extra €1,250 in your pocket excite you? Most of the tax changes in the recent budget apply from 1 January 2024. Not mortgage interest relief though. It applies for 2023. We’ll take a closer look at What it is
We’ll look at what’s involved tax-wise on the transfer of a site to a child. The idea for this came from a meeting I had with the Falcones during the week. John Falcone is the dad. Bridget Falcone is the mother and owns the land. Molly Falcone is the daughter. Points to cover will include
I had a meeting on Monday that involved a property purchase in trust for a child. This isn’t something we would see often so I needed to do some prep and get more information. It turned out to be a very interesting meeting and has me doing some head scratching since. We will look at
We look at 5 Tax tips when buying commercial property in a company. It can make good investment sense. But you should know what you are getting into. The taxes we focus on are Stamp Duty Vat Tax rate & surcharge Pay a dividend Selling the property Dick Jagger arranges to meet you. I can’t
Last week we looked at the basics of agricultural relief. This week we are going to look at some tips and traps when it comes to agricultural relief. The main ones are Meeting the farmer test Preparing to meet the test Deductions for liabilities Trees Clawback Better than Business Property Relief Meeting the farmer test
