Income tax

Government take from pay and consumer spending hits €28bn

Coalition must broaden tax base by closing ‘VAT gap’ and increasing property tax take

Foreign-owned multinationals paid 87% of corporation tax last year, its annual report also shows

Fine Gael has always stood up for rural Ireland, Tánaiste tells meeting of parliamentary party

Mounting concern within Department of Finance that budget numbers now ‘meaningless’

Rules on the treatment of pension funds vary. First, you must find out if it was an annuity or an approved retirement fund

Seventy-two people with incomes above €125,000 would have paid no income tax at all last year, Revenue Commissioners figures show

Government collects €2.9bn in income tax in February, 10% up on last year

To help recruitment and retention, members of the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána could receive tax rebates every seven years

Tánaiste welcomed figures but also pointed to companies frontloading exports in response to US moves

Record corporation tax receipts and strong growth in imports indicate the strength of the IT and pharma sectors on which we rely heavily

Ireland among first wave of countries to collect digital currency transaction records and share information

Windfall corporation tax revenue has papered over cracks in the tax system

Developer names January for possible reopening following 'complicated' project

Approved Retirement Funds are more flexible than annuities but there could be tax implications depending on who benefits

Department of Finance’s report highlights narrowness of State’s tax base and the State’s continuing failure to address the risk

‘Little change’ in average tax rates across the income distribution since 2013, new research finds

Apple’s main Irish-registered entity was responsible for €8.2bn of the €28bn collected last year

November total was more than the State used collect in an entire year just a decade ago

Gutting of the tax may be welcomed by homeowners, but it just means we’re reliant on more economically damaging taxes

Helpful guide to get your Form 11 ready

Budget 2026 leaves workers from a range of professions feeling disheartened

Budget 2026: Most if not all of the gains will be wiped out by the enduring cost-of-living crisis

Pensioners are biggest winners while highest earners lose up to €10

Many will notice the absence of personal tax reliefs, energy credits and double child benefit

Negotiations down to the wire, with five big-spending departments yet to agree their budget allocations

Lower student fees and rise in income thresholds for grants remain on table with talks going to wire

Proposed €9.4bn package ‘poses a risk of overheating the economy’, oversight committee warns

Energy credits and double child benefit weeks are gone - but the Government will try to soften the blow

Many high earners spend to match their income and now there are signs of nervousness as Trump targets tech sector

Tax Strategy Group papers hint at softer line on hospitality VAT cut but challenges on income tax

Rules to limit use of relief for tax planning are on the way but have not yet been activated

Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) publishes new breakdown of State’s tax base

An increase in well-paid, permanent jobs in some sectors has pushed up average earnings

Couple looking to buy a home which was built just a year ago after original owners had to move out

We’re reluctant to discuss it, but wealth disparity an cause serious tension in relationships

Corporation tax revenues more than double in four years since 2019

Deadline looming not just for 2023 tax bill but also for payment of preliminary tax for the current year

Legislation gives effect to budget measures including income tax and €1.6 billion personal tax package

Labour says budget was ‘all glitter and full of shiny gimmicks’; Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said she ‘wants to see a full restoration’ of barristers fees