Is there any relief from USC for pensioner couple?Q&A: My wife and I are in our late sixtiesTue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Pfizer to outline plans to cut 180 Cork jobsPFIZER WILL this morning outline plans for about 180 redundancies to staff at two plants in Cork.Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Can I give gifts to children as shares equivalent to cash?Q&A: Could I gift €3,000 a year to each of my children by allocating this amount to them within my stock market investment…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Good Samaritan could create gift tax problemQ&A: I have a friend who through no fault of his own is in a stressful mortgage situationTue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Elan agmELAN BOASTS the highest revenue per employee in the industry, chairman Bob Ingram told shareholders at the company’s annual general…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Could we continue our repayments if property is sold?Q& A: We have an investment property which we have owned for the past 12 yearsTue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Alkermes biotech group doubles revenues for year to end MarchTHE MERGER with Elan Drug Technologies and a strong performance by its portfolio of drugs saw biotech group Alkermes report a…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
More questions on limits related to direct family giftsQ&A: I followed your recent articles on capital acquisitions tax (CAT) with interest, but I have a few supplementary questions…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Cork probiotic specialist extends P&G dealIRISH BIOTECH group Alimentary Health is extending the terms of its partnership with Procter & Gamble (P&G) as it looks…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Allowance goes to my wife but I pay the taxQ&A: I get a contributory State PensionTue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Jazz could pay €530m for US pharmaDUBLIN-BASED Jazz Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay up to $700 million (€530 million) in cash for a speciality drug business …Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Icon profits rise 10% in first quarterPROFITS JUMPED 10 per cent at clinical trials group Icon in the first three months of 2012.Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
What's the story with Irish Life & Permanent shares?Q&A: I have a share certificate for 584 shares with Irish Life & PermanentTue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Profits jump 10% at IconProfits jumped 10 per cent at clinical trials group Icon in the first three months of 2012.Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
How do the risks compare between savings schemes?Q&A: Can you please expound on the difference in the risk for private investors between post office bonds, bank deposits…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Do I pay household charge on my business address?Q&A: I paid the household charge for my family home, where I reside most of the timeTue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Does household charge cover my second home?Q&A: I understand the household charge and have paid it on my own homeTue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Peats electrical retailers closesDUBLIN ELECTRICAL retailer Peats World of Electronics ceased trading yesterday with immediate effect and announced its intention…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Peats Electronics to cease tradingDublin electrical retailer Peats World of Electronics has ceased trading with immediate effect and announced its intention to…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Is a single pension contribution at year end an AVC?Q&A: I came in on the tail-end of a pension discussion on the radioTue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Is interest on savings 'income' for a means test?Q&A: When declaring income for a means test to qualify for various types of state aid, does “income” include the interest…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Is mortgage relief coming to an end after this year?Q&A: I am waiting on planning approval to build a bungalow within the next five monthsTue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Will my pension be lower because of PRSI mistake?Q&A: I am alarmed by the report last week that some people in the public service may lose out on part of their pension entitlements…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
'Exceptional year' for Irish-based pharma JazzIRELAND’S NEWEST listed pharmaceutical company has reported net profits of almost $125 million (€94Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Is big pharma about to take a fall?Blockbuster drugs coming off patent will knock a major hole in our export figures and tax revenuesFri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Drug is 'best chance' for Alzheimer'sBIOTECHNOLOGY: A PARTNER of Irish biotech firm Elan has issued a bullish outlook for the group’s most advanced Alzheimer’s disease…Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00
Personal finance: Your queries answeredHow secure is Revenue’s online service?Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Doherty has right recipe for growthFRIDAY INTERVIEW: Bill Doherty, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) vice-president, Cook MedicalFri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Legal costs eat into profits at investment companyPROVISION FOR a legal action brought by an investor have knocked a hole in profits at one of BNY Mellon’s Dublin operations last…Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Revenue allows high earners to ring-fence pensionsMORE THAN 800 high earners have secured sanction from Revenue that ring-fences pension funds of more than €2Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Leaders must stand up and finally deliver euro worthy of common visionBUSINESS OPINI0N: The single currency dream can still be a reality but first we need to escape nightmare of the brinkmanship…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Personal finance: Your queries answeredMy top-up loan seems to be costing me more and moreMon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Business as usual after Covidien spin-outThe firm’s chief executive says there are no plans to change the headquarters in IrelandFri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Australian jobs event at AvivaFIFTEEN AUSTRALIAN employers are coming to Dublin this weekend with the promise of up to 1,000 jobs across a range of sectors…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Sourcing the cheapest options on credit cardsPERSONAL FINANCE: Your queries answeredMon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Actuaries warn on changes to tax relief for pensionsTHE GOVERNMENT is ahead of target on savings from the pensions sector under the national recovery plan but needs to assess the…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Covidien investment of up to €25m in RD projects set to create jobsMEDICAL DEVICES group Covidien has announced plans to invest up to €25 million in six separate research and development projects…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Whatever happened to no NCT, no tax?OPINION NATIONAL CAR TEST: ELEVEN YEARS ago, the government of the time hailed the arrival of National Car Testing as “an important…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
TCD firm raises €5m for blindness treatment trialsA TRINITY College-based genetics firm has raised €5 million to bring what it hopes will be a breakthrough treatment for a form…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Goodbody warning over pension taxANY MOVE by Government to further tax pensions will discourage saving and force existing pensioners to take more risks with flexible…Thu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
Pension funds rose in OctoberIRISH PENSION funds recorded their sharpest gains in more than 18 months in October as volatile markets finally swung their way…Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Be careful of wishing to jump on Greek default bandwagonBUSINESS OPINION: IT DIDN’T take long. It was just hours in fact.Mon Oct 31 2011 - 00:00
Pipeline of comfort for WaterfordFRIDAY INTERVIEW: CHRIS VIEHBACHER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, SANOFI: WHEN FRENCH pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi completed the €20Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Call for fairer deal on pension savingsIRELAND NEEDS to create a more equitable regime for all pension savers, the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) said yesterday…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
