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Private Companies and the Death of a Shareholder
What happens when a shareholder in a private company dies? Many family and owner-managed businesses have never properly considered what happens to the shares, whether the surviving family can access cash, or the potential…
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Revenue’s AI Systems Are Making Your Mistakes Easier to Detect
Revenue’s 2025 Annual Report reveals a rapidly evolving, data-driven compliance environment where AI-assisted analytics, expanding cross-agency data sharing and third-party reporting are becoming increasingly central to how Revenue identifies risk. From payroll and VAT…
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Ireland’s Help to Buy (HTB) Scheme, 2025/2026 Update
Thinking of buying or building your first home? Here’s a straightforward breakdown of how the Help to Buy scheme works, what you can claim, and the common mistakes to avoid.
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Fair Deal and Tax: The Questions That Come too late
When families first face a Fair Deal application, the focus is usually on securing care not on the longer-term financial consequences. This article explains how Fair Deal interacts with property, rental income, transferred assets…
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The Most Dangerous Tax Deadline Misunderstanding
Many people assume the November ROS date is the tax deadline but under Irish tax law, 31 October is still the specified return date for self-assessment filings. This guide explains how the ROS Pay…
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Why Old Debt Restructuring still matters
As older land and development projects come back into play, historic debt restructurings and write-downs are becoming a key tax issue. This article looks at how legacy financing can restrict losses, timing matters, and…
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Finality Over Fairness? The Four-Year Rule in Irish Tax Practice
The four-year rule can prevent tax refunds in Ireland even where tax was overpaid and no claim could have been made earlier. This article explains how Revenue apply the rule, why appeals often fail,…
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Carer’s Allowance and Income Tax in Ireland (2026 Update)
Recent data sharing between Revenue and the DSP has brought renewed attention to the tax treatment of Carer’s Allowance and Carer’s Benefit. Although the tax position itself has not changed, understanding how entitlement, PAYE…
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Getting Your Money Back Under Control: Budgeting, Debt & a Better Financial Future
It’s the first week after Christmas and many people are already counting the days to month end. This timely post breaks down how to take control of your money in a realistic, sustainable way…
Lisa Lokasto 