Author Archives: Colin Comerford

Tax Tips When Coming to Ireland

Coming to Ireland

I want to give you some Tax Tips when coming to Ireland. What I mean by coming here is staying here for a prolonged period. As such, you’ll become resident here. The idea for this came from a recent meeting I had with a Swiss couple. The lady, who we’ll call Mary, is from the

Keeping Proper Books & Records

Tax man chasing a business woman

Keeping proper books & records is the law. It’s not something that is nice to do or something you’d like to do. It’s a must and is something that can give you very valuable commodities. Those commodities are money, time, and confidence. When I say it’s the law, there are plenty of pages and sections

Gifting Money to Children

careless person

To give this blog a more complete title we should call it, Gifting money to children – Don’t do this. We will look at a recent case on this. The beauty of the case is that it gives a good idea of the basics of CAT. Plus, a lesson in what not to do. CAT

Revenue Focus Areas for 2024

Looking Glass

We’ll have a look at some of the Revenue Focus Areas for 2024. Some of the usuals continue to appear and it doesn’t take a genius to know why. There are a few new target areas too. You may know some of these. Revenue have so much information on us that they could do a

Enhanced Reporting Requirements – Ten Tips

Frustrated lady

Enhanced Reporting Requirements [ERR] is almost upon us. We are going to give our top ten tips to help you cut through the jargon. Some of the tips need action before the end of this year. Our ERR 10 tips will focus on What is ERR When is it coming in What you have to

Tax Refund on Ceasing Employment

Money in back pocket

Getting a tax refund on ceasing employment has surfaced a couple of times in recent weeks. The most relevant and eye-opening one was in a prospect meeting earlier this week. Both involved an exit package from their employers. So, there was a bonus or termination payment on top of salary at the time of ceasing.

Mortgage Interest Relief 2023

Money

I know Mortgage Interest Relief isn’t the most exciting topic in the world. But would an extra €1,250 in your pocket excite you? Most of the tax changes in the recent budget apply from 1 January 2024. Not mortgage interest relief though. It applies for 2023. We’ll take a closer look at What it is

Retirement Relief – Changes in 2025

Happy older couple

There are Retirement Relief changes in 2025. From 1 January 2025, Revenue will introduce some new rules. Why 2025 and not 2024? The thinking is that it allows business owners to benefit from the old rules. Some planning opportunities in 2024 before the changes in 2025 kick in. You’ll see what I mean below, at

Tax Compliance Is So Valuable

Happy Business man

Good tax compliance is so valuable. It has never been as important as it is now. That sounds like something the Chairman of the Revenue Commissioners would say! True, but from a practitioner’s viewpoint we can see the value it gives to clients. In this, we will outline some examples of good tax compliance and

Family Wages and Company Expenses

Courtroom

We’ll look at a dispute for a deduction for family wages and company expenses between Revenue and a taxpayer. This arises from a recent tax appeals case that has some very interesting lessons. Let’s call the taxpayer Sanjay Singh. We’ll focus on Introduction Background Evidence for Sanjay Case for Revenue Outcome Lessons Introduction Sanjay is