We’ll look at moving assets from your company to another company. We’ll also examine why you’d want to do that. And how a holding company structure is a good option for you. Let’s look at Background Why move assets? Holding company Group Structure Summary Background Tom Hillfigure owns 100% of Wetgear Ltd, a farm clothing
This is a short blog about the power of revocation and the taxes involved. In simple terms, think of gifting someone an asset but having the power to cancel or withdraw that gift. The idea came from some training I did with Omnipro during the week. It was interesting because it highlighted the cost of
I’ll bring you through a few pre-year-end tax planning tips. I was going to call this blog “A few bob for Christmas”, but I put that into Google, and various “bob” hairdos came up. However, the idea behind this is to either pay yourselves a few bob or save a few bob. Let’s look at
Should I defer my state pension? In some cases, absolutely not, but in other cases, it makes sense. A client asked me this question recently, and my answer was certain. No way, you need to get your state pension at 66. Another client wanted to delay receiving his. That was more for personal reasons, which
I will look at negligible value losses for CGT. I’ll review a recent case that went to appeal and the meaning of words that can work for or against a taxpayer. Let’s look at Background Case for Pat Case for Revenue Commissioner’s Findings Lessons we learn Background Mary Noonan sold land in 2023. She made
You are leaving employment and setting up a company – wow, your own company. That’s something to be very excited about. You are becoming self-employed. That’s a little scary as it’s a step into the unknown, but it has lots of opportunities too. It’s scary because you now must generate the income to pay yourself.
Word to the wise, T, don’t do your own tax return! Paulie “Walnuts” often used the “word to the wise” phrase when advising his mafia boss, Tony Soprano. It was to protect him so he wouldn’t end up “sleeping with the fishes.” The key message in this blog is that it can be dangerous to
I’m going to look at leaving Ireland and Split Year Treatment. It came up in two calls this week. Juan Denver left Ireland in March 2024 for Valencia. He needed help with his Irish taxes. Let’s look at Background Resident or not Split Year Treatment Other income Zoom AI Summary Background Juan is from Spain.
We will look at a parent moving to a nursing home. I had a meeting with two kind and caring sisters during the week. They are looking after their elderly mam in her home. We’ll go through the following points to get into more detail Background Nursing home cost Tax relief Keep their mam at
Don’t miss out on the Home Carer Credit. Based on what I have seen over the last few weeks, thousands aren’t getting this credit. In 2025, it’s worth €1,950. I have seen three cases recently where people should be getting this, but they aren’t aware of it. Let’s explore a bit more about it to
