Category Archives: Tax Advice

The Bank of Mam and Dad

Putting money into the piggy-bank

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

Revenue Review of your Taxes

Revenue letter to review your taxes

This week, I’ll look at a Revenue review of your Taxes. What prompted this is a Revenue letter that a former client got to review his taxes for four years, from 2021 to 2024. We did his tax returns for 2021 and 2022. He needed help to get set up right after a divorce in

Non-Resident Purchasing a Buy-To-Let

Buying a new home

Tax is one of the main advantages for a non-resident purchasing a buy-to-let over a resident. Taxes are lower for a non-resident, in most cases. A non-resident will pay tax at 20% on the first €44,000 of rental profit. Whereas a resident will pay tax of up to 52%, assuming their lower rate band is

Planning Your Business Exit

exit up a stairwell to sunshine

This week, we will look at planning your business exit. We met Jimmy Fontaine yesterday. He has an IT sales and service company called Fontaines PC. Jimmy and his wife Jane have 3 kids, and none of them are showing any interest in the business. Jimmy is 57 now and would like to exit in

Residential Premises Rental Income Relief

Green door of a rental property

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

Can my company help me buy a home?

Buying a new home

The question can my company help me buy a home popped up recently. When you think of it your company pays for your home. Your net salary pays the monthly mortgage. But what about the initial purchase of your home? Yes, it can help with that too. I’ll introduce you to Alex Dublin and his

Budget 2025 and 10 Takeaways

Tax savings fromthe budget

Let’s look at budget 2025 and 10 takeaways from that. It’s not a blog divided into two with the first part looking at the budget. The second part reviews 10 takeaways like Indian, chippers, and Chinese! I know I know you are all budgeted to death at this stage. Me too. But while we all

Taking a Dividend from Your Company

Cash Pile

This blog aims to give you some insight into taking a dividend from your company. Sometimes, clients ask us, “Is it better to take a salary of a dividend?” In most cases, a salary or bonus is better but not always and it will depend on the circumstances. The big advantage of salary is that

CGT Tips When Selling Property

Beautiful property for sale

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

Sole Trader to Limited Company Part 2

Fruit and Veg shop

So, yes there was a sole trader to limited company last week. We introduced you to Prince Murphy and some of the main taxes when making the change. These included Income Tax and Corporation Tax. It was very insightful to see the tax savings over many years. We also touched on the salary that Prince