Making sense of the mortgage interest relief promised in Budget 2024Q&A: A few issues remain to be clarified as Finance Bill goes through Oireachtas, but some things are clearTue Oct 24 2023 - 05:00
Web Summit turmoil; a very costly sandwich; and why mothers don’t come back to work The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Oct 23 2023 - 06:31
Falling outside rules on rent-a-room scheme can prove costlyQ&A: Standalone properties must meet very specific rules to qualify for valuable tax relief on rent of up to €14,000Sun Oct 22 2023 - 15:24
Share options and family loans feature in unheralded Finance Bill measures Legislation to enact budget measures also moves to close certain tax loopholes but grants some pension fund holders more freedomThu Oct 19 2023 - 17:51
Double whammy on jobs; pharma’s €130m tax deal; and energy saving tips this winterThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Oct 19 2023 - 06:45
Pfizer’s Irish staff face threat of job cuts as demand for Covid therapies weakens US medicines giant says it needs to find €3.3bn in annual cost savings by the end of next yearThu Oct 19 2023 - 05:00
Nestlé to shut Co Limerick infant formula plant with loss of 542 jobsFood giant says sharply lower demand in China for imported baby milk formula has forced it to reconsider its networkWed Oct 18 2023 - 16:15
Medtronic in talks with officials over potential for further expansion in IrelandInvestment will support two new research institutes and development of university’s medtech ecosystemTue Oct 17 2023 - 13:30
Q&A: Budget throws up a host of questions on tax reliefs, benefits and lump sum paymentsGood news for some will be tempered for others by the fairly tight restrictions on who is eligible and when measures will take effectSun Oct 15 2023 - 07:00
Mortgage interest and cost of living package dominate readers’ budget questionsBudget 2024: Focus also falls on landlord tax and the absence of further retrofit support, while businesses struggle to find good newsWed Oct 11 2023 - 16:38
Mortgage interest relief in budget will benefit the few rather than the manyOn The Money: More detail is required on some measures and others are likely to leave people somewhat disaffectedWed Oct 11 2023 - 16:19
Budget 2024 Q&A: Your mortgage interest relief, tax, pension, education and social welfare questions answeredDominic Coyle of The Irish Times and Máiread Harbron from PwC answered readers’ questions in our post-budget live blog which has now finished. You can read back on all the questions and answers below.Wed Oct 11 2023 - 14:25
Construction slows again but inflation appears to be easingEmployment continues to rise modestly with more firms optimistic about being busier in 12 months’ timeMon Oct 09 2023 - 05:00
Selling shares in the US has become an expensive exerciseQ and A: Anti-fraud measures mean significant additional costs for small investors in companies like CRH, VerizonSun Oct 08 2023 - 12:29
Health insurance for your children: why waste the money?Many parents are paying in case their child has an accident unaware that they could have cover already through their schoolFri Oct 06 2023 - 12:04
‘Staging a property’: is that a cost that I can set against capital gains?Q&A: Staging is now common but it wasn’t when the law was drafted, and that presents a problemTue Oct 03 2023 - 05:30
Call for return of €2.4bn taken in crisis-era pension levyPension industry experts say refunding money taken from private pensions makes sense as most public sector cuts have been restoredMon Oct 02 2023 - 05:05
My mum wants all her children to benefit from her good fortune Q&A: Sorting out rules about taxation and exemptions for cash gifts can get messy when the family is living in several different countriesSun Oct 01 2023 - 11:00
Budget call to make childcare fees fully deductible against tax Broad support for better funding and policy change to support financially-stressed young parents and the childcare sectorThu Sept 28 2023 - 05:00
Hospitality sector sees insurance premiums falling by up to 30% – brokerNew personal injury guidelines and fewer spurious claims credited for increased activity among insurers looking for businessWed Sept 27 2023 - 05:00
CRH’s NY welcome; will advertisers buy Kielty; and how to dodge bank scammersBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Sept 26 2023 - 06:38
Sorting out the nitty gritty of CRH’s move to New York Stock ExchangeQ&A: Departure of Dublin’s stock market kingpin has left a lot of small shareholders looking for answersTue Sept 26 2023 - 05:00
Pension Awareness Week aims to take the mystery out of pensionsSurveys point to widespread confusion on issues around retirement savingsTue Sept 26 2023 - 05:00
Can our granddaughter be treated as our child for inheritance tax purposes?Q&A: Informal fostering arrangements can change the tax treatment of relatives once certain conditions are observedSun Sept 24 2023 - 11:00
Brexit still causing tax headaches when it comes to online shoppingOn the Money: There is relief for small gifts or items of value but the sender must be meticulous or could leave the recipient with a financial headacheFri Sept 22 2023 - 10:30
What are my options if I want to save money for my grandchild?Q&A: All the banks offer parents, and sometimes grandparents, accounts to save for young children; they just don’t say much about themSun Sept 17 2023 - 12:03
Republic is fourth best country worldwide for retirement - reportRising cost of living has hurt ability to save for retirement, say more than two-thirds of respondentsFri Sept 15 2023 - 05:15
IRFU chief Kevin Potts: The Rugby World Cup costs us money and we’ll report a significant deficit Costs keep rising like in any business but failure to live within its means would, for rugby, be a recipe for disaster, chief executive Kevin Potts saysFri Sept 15 2023 - 05:10
IRFU selling 2,000 premium seat 10-year tickets for Aviva Stadium Tickets likely to cost in the region of €18,000 depending on demand among current holders for renewalThu Sept 14 2023 - 17:17
AIB offers four-month moratorium on rate rises over tracker mortgage errorBank alarmed 33,000 customers recently transferred from Ulster Bank with letters wrongly warning of increases of up to €600 in monthly paymentsWed Sept 13 2023 - 15:47
MSD opens expanded Irish medicine plants following €1bn investmentTaoiseach welcomes move as new operations open in Dunboyne and CarlowTue Sept 12 2023 - 12:00
Pensions suffer worst collapse in 2022 since financial crash Irish market fares best of the seven EU markets studied in report despite pension assets falling 11% last yearMon Sept 11 2023 - 19:51
CRH’s move to US listing has shareholder in a spinQ&A: Investor confused by the necessary steps all Irish shareholders need to take before September 25thSun Sept 10 2023 - 12:25
Choosing a financial adviser: The last thing you want to do is risk losing your savingsHaving someone you trust can make the whole investment process less stressful and intimidatingFri Sept 08 2023 - 10:56
Will my son face a tax bill on bringing money home to buy house?Q&A: Young professional moved abroad to try to raise deposit for first home after giving up on trying to save in IrelandTue Sept 05 2023 - 05:10
Does my studio flat qualify for the rent tax credit?Q&A: Close to half of the number expected to be eligible have yet to claim the €500 a year to which they are entitledSun Sept 03 2023 - 15:46
Q&A: What will happen to my mortgage since Ulster Bank left the Irish market?Ulster Bank has yet to decide what to do with offset mortgage customers after most mortgage loans were sold to AIB, Permanent TSB and Pepper FinanceTue Aug 29 2023 - 05:00
Big Four retention issues; housing crisis needs ‘unprecedented measures’ and defending Irish banksBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Aug 28 2023 - 06:25
Insure your loved ones against inheritance tax bill - at a priceQ&A: Section 72 insurance policies have their uses if you can foot the cost, but they’re not appropriate for everyoneSun Aug 27 2023 - 11:00
What can you do if you have money sitting in an Irish bank earning little or nothing?On The Money: Irish banks are making a fortune from your savings but you do have options if you’re looking for a better returnFri Aug 25 2023 - 13:15
Mortgage woes; energy bill gloom; and tech rescues the national archive Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Aug 24 2023 - 06:40
Pressure on energy suppliers; Intel tests Fab 24; and Brianna’s tips for college studentsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Aug 23 2023 - 06:34
Tax means our daughter will not be able to keep the family home she inheritsQ&A: Politicians are juggling pressure to increase tax free thresholds on inheritance with other demands for the same money to be used for those less well offTue Aug 22 2023 - 05:10
Irish drug developer signs licensing deal for autoimmune therapiesInflection Biosciences chief Darren Cunningham will be head of Swiss-based Mysthera TherapeuticsMon Aug 21 2023 - 18:45
Is the time right to abandon my rising tracker mortgage?Q&A: Home loans are generally our biggest financial commitment so it always makes sense to look at the optionsSun Aug 20 2023 - 13:45
House prices are down; bank’s ‘free cash’ letdown; and court frees man from €646,000 judgmentBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Aug 17 2023 - 06:48
How can I check if apartments are being used for illegal short-term lets?Q&A: Local authorities say they are clamping down; holiday site listings suggest they may not be having as much success as they thoughtTue Aug 15 2023 - 05:00
Good fortune comes at a price when you’re disabledQ&A: Insurance payout over medical error does come into the equation when assessing amount of disability allowance to be paidSun Aug 13 2023 - 11:00
Back to school should not mean breaking the bankOn The Money: Parents can face huge financial pressure ahead of the new school term but there are ways to defray the costFri Aug 11 2023 - 12:40
SMEs face surge in audit costs as auditor numbers slideAccountancy group CPA Ireland calls for adoption of lighter-touch regulation for smaller companies to ease pressure on auditFri Aug 11 2023 - 05:00
