I will give you ten tips when setting up a company in Ireland. The idea is to help you understand more about what you are getting into. I don’t mean this in a negative way. It’s more about what to look out for and to help you avoid things that can trip you up. The
I will look at the tax promises of the three largest parties, Fine Gael, Fianna Fail, and Sinn Fein, from Election 2024. Shifting through election manifestos the night before the election wasn’t in the plan for last night. But then when I got into it, I found some of the promises were very interesting. And
I will look at pre-year-end planning tips for you and your business. There will be some useful tips to consider between now and the end of the year. I’ll introduce you to Paul and Joanna Codd who have a “quare” successful company in Wexford. The focus will be on a company with a 31 December
Yesterday, November 14th, was the last day of the Income Tax return season to file your 2023 return. It wasn’t a day of panic in the Comerford Foley office. Firstly, we weren’t in the office, as we were working remotely. Plus, the team had everything under control, although there were a few loose ends to
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
I know a tax wish list for 2025 doesn’t set the pulses racing like Tom Cruise jumping from the roof of Stade de France. Or a new David Beckham line of underwear. But the small things keep us happy and small tax changes can put more cash in our pockets. Enough to fund some of
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 are going to look at some Corporation Tax tips to help your company save taxes. Larry Barry owns 100% of an engineering company Barry Can’t Swim Ltd. It arrives at my desk to review the taxes. Larry is a good man to throw a few tax conundrums our way and he certainly didn’t disappoint
The Universal Social Charge [USC] came in after the financial crisis. It was to be a temporary tax and used to bolster the government finances. This was at a time of frequent visits by members of the IMF. But what was temporary has now become permanent. The USC is a tax, plain and simple. There
This week I’ll look at some tax tips for Inheritance Tax. Over the last two weeks, we introduced you to the Toners, Timmy the dad, and his wife Fidelma. They have two sons, Gary and Shane who are in college. To recap, Fidelma works part-time as she loves the gym and gets a great buzz
