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Landlord was not entitled to any reduction in return for co-operation with major tax inquiry, Revenue tells High Court

Why put up the inheritance threshold when 90 per cent of people have told the Revenue Commissioners their house is worth less than €365,000?

Is it worth buying a home with granny-flat potential, how much does it cost to build and would you be eligible for tax-free income if you rent it out?

Dwelling home exemption is a very valuable relief but it works quite differently depending on whether you are getting property as a gift or in a will

Council agrees to keep 15 per cent reduction in 2025, with increases expected from 2026

Government expects to post a €23.7bn surplus in 2024, by far the largest on record

Department of Finance says State’s taxation and welfare system does more to reduce income inequality than any other OECD economy

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Budget 2025: Department of Finance will conduct review of scheme over coming year

Making a will really is a cheap way to ensure peace of mind and, for most of us, it takes less time that you might think

PTSB and AIB have offered 195,000 investors a chance to cash out of their decimated boom time holdings in the banks

Institute claims proposed tax is one of few ways policymakers could reduce cost of housing

How have our budget families fared with changes in tax and relief since 2011, in the aftermath of the crash?

Cruel irony is that the cost of care we might need in old age comes at a time when most people cannot afford it

How to achieve your mother’s wish for your brother’s portion of any inheritance to go to her really depends on whether they had children

Revenue, under its own rules, did not have jurisdiction to tax the bulk of Apple’s offshore profits

Seen & Heard: Matt Ryan’s Press Up exit; Capreit vows ‘never again’ to invest in Ireland; Airport cap could face EU challenge

Apple’s billions threaten to transform our entire political debate into a massive auction, but this would be a big mistake

The self-employed can operate either as sole traders or a limited company and there are advantages to both

Ireland remains central to a rotten system that deprives some of the poorest countries in the world of much needed tax revenue

Revenue secures judgment in the courts against nine defaulters for a total of almost €1.9m

Relief on home care is generous compared to most other tax reliefs but can come with added complications

Not for the first time Apple has sent Ireland’s tax figures stratospheric and the Department of Finance running for cover

Gift and inheritance tax is self-assessed but choosing to ignore rent-free accommodation could come back to bite you

Recent increases to thresholds appear ‘arbitrary’ and not to follow ‘clear and consistent principles’, Parliamentary Budget Office says

Budget set to be a pre-election attempt to win middle-class votes, with inheritance tax cuts, falling income taxes and housing on the agenda

Senior gardaí are concerned about being landed with large tax liabilities if they are appointed to the role

Q&A: Gifts to family and the tax implications

Job comes with salary of €200,000 a year, but added wages could push pension pot to point where it is hit with tax liability

Most people favour wealth taxes in theory, though they don’t consider themselves wealthy - but almost nobody seems to be in favour of inheritance tax

Minister talks down prospects of return to lower 9% VAT rate as Dylan McGrath closes two restaurants

French economist Gabriel Zucman has proposed ways of raising hundreds of billions from the ultrarich to address underfunded priorities such as hunger and health

Just five companies account for 44% of all goods exports and foreign-owned firms are responsible for 80%

US says drinks giant hiding ‘astronomical’ profits in countries including Ireland

Government surplus hit €3.4 billion as spending lags revenue

Q&A: Revenue allows relief against nursing home costs incurred at a person’s higher income tax rate

Department of Finance considers whether State’s tax system is in fact too progressive and therefore uncompetitive

There is talk of increasing the tax-free threshold on inheritance in Budget 2025

Inheritance tax changes, congestion charges, indexing the income tax system and hospitality’s pursuit of the 9 per cent VAT rate

Government’s tax strategy group also highlights progressive nature of income tax system with 10% of high earners accounting for nearly two-thirds of income tax