Asking prices surge as homebuilding falls far short of target required The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Oct 07 2024 - 06:35
Mortgage interest relief: How do I qualify for the tax credit of up to €1,250?Budget 2025 triggered a range of queries from readers on issues including child benefit for newborns and landlord tax reliefSun Oct 06 2024 - 13:05
Budget 2025 Q&A: inheritance tax and welfare changes the main focus for readers Record interest among readers in wide-ranging live online post-budget question and answer sessionWed Oct 02 2024 - 16:30
Budget Q&A: Your PAYE tax breaks, employee gift limit and other queries answeredDominic Coyle of The Irish Times and Beryl Power 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 belowWed Oct 02 2024 - 13:41
Pfizer to cut another 210 jobs from Irish manufacturing sitesDrugs giant struggling to manage slump in demand for Covid vaccines and antivirals as it falls behind rivals on obesityTue Oct 01 2024 - 16:16
Inheritance tax-free thresholds increase to mixed welcome Budget 2025: Children will be able to inherit up to €400,000 free of tax with while thresholds for other inheritances rise for first time in six yearsTue Oct 01 2024 - 15:47
My husband says it’s pointless for him to make a will. Is he right? 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 thinkTue Oct 01 2024 - 05:00
Can I cash in my pension to pay off my mortgage?Personal retirement bonds can allow you more control of pension assets when you leave an employer but they have their own rulesSun Sept 29 2024 - 10:00
Banks finally move to release pre-crash shareholders from their financial shacklesPTSB and AIB have offered 195,000 investors a chance to cash out of their decimated boom time holdings in the banksFri Sept 27 2024 - 09:00
Zoned land without utilities cannot solve housing problem, Construction Industry Federation boss saysHubert Fitzpatrick says the industry can rise to meet the challenge of providing critical infrastructure and 60,000 homes a year if it has certaintyFri Sept 27 2024 - 05:00
Can I claim cost of relative’s care from their estate?Cruel irony is that the cost of care we might need in old age comes at a time when most people cannot afford itTue Sept 24 2024 - 05:00
Should mum change her will now that her son has died?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 childrenSun Sept 22 2024 - 10:00
Lilly turns to Ireland to produce two of the hottest therapy areas in medicine Company is investing $2.8bn in two Irish plants to produce its in-demand weight loss drugs and a new Alzheimer’s therapyFri Sept 20 2024 - 05:00
Older workers ‘less likely to have made pension plans’ Consumer survey shows continuing lack of engagement with need to plan early for retirementFri Sept 20 2024 - 05:00
Press Up gets a new lease of life and property prices accelerate againThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Sept 19 2024 - 06:47
Parents fear disabled son’s only home will have to be sold to meet inheritance tax billRules on gifting property while alive are very different to the situation when you are dead and the recipient is inheritingTue Sept 17 2024 - 05:00
Airport power outage chaos and only top earners can hope to own a homeThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Sept 16 2024 - 06:37
PTSB is looking to buy back father’s shares but he’s deadBank's odd-lot offer aims to provide an exit to pre-financial crash shareholders whose shares are worth less than the cost of selling themSun Sept 15 2024 - 19:54
Eli Lilly announces further $1bn investment in Limerick Alzheimer’s plantUS drug giant also formally opens $800m expansion of obesity and diabetes medicines plant in CorkThu Sept 12 2024 - 10:30
Apple skewered by top EU court and a bad summer for Irish tourismThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Sept 11 2024 - 06:51
Auto-enrolment may struggle to hit contribution targets, say pension specialistsFailure to achieve 6% payments from workers and employers could significantly undermine the retirement income the plan is expected to deliverWed Sept 11 2024 - 05:00
Auto-enrolment could deliver retirement income of €15,000 a yearWillis Towers Watson crunches pension numbers but advises that most workers will benefit more in a company scheme if one is availableTue Sept 10 2024 - 05:00
‘Our elderly mum requires full-time care at home. How much will it cost us and is there any tax relief?’Relief on home care is generous compared to most other tax reliefs but can come with added complicationsTue Sept 10 2024 - 05:00
A family bought a flat so their student son could have a place to stay – six years on, he’s still thereGift and inheritance tax is self-assessed but choosing to ignore rent-free accommodation could come back to bite youSun Sept 08 2024 - 11:00
Getting a helping hand with the cost of childcareOutside basic welfare payments, there are two schemes specifically focused on easing the financial burden on parents of young childrenFri Sept 06 2024 - 10:54
Leinster Rugby chief Shane Nolan: The next generation want a totally different experience - fireworks, cheerleaders, musicGrowing the commercial side of the club will be the focus of Shane Nolan especially as its RDS base is redevelopedFri Sept 06 2024 - 06:00
Have I a legal right to the property promised so often to me and my wife? Situation highlights danger of ‘informal’ arrangements on inheritance and importance of keeping wills updatedSun Sept 01 2024 - 15:55
Church agrees to dialogue with rugby club in Foxrock playing fields rowBreakthrough follows vote by Geraldines P Moran GAA members ‘comprehensively’ backing million euro purchase of five-acre siteThu Aug 29 2024 - 15:15
Rental crisis in stark figures and keeping your pension focused on sustainabilityThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Aug 28 2024 - 06:30
Q&A: I have owned a home for 33 years but rented it out for some time. What is the likely capital gains tax?Part of the challenge for people who have owned assets a long time is assessing any inflation-proofing to which they may be entitledTue Aug 27 2024 - 05:30
Strong public backing for new workplace pension scheme More than four in five respondents support auto-enrolment but close to half warn of initial pushbackMon Aug 26 2024 - 06:15
Thousands of executives risk breaching €2m tax threshold on pension savingsPwC and Independent Trustee Company say punitive tax on current €2m standard fund threshold is unfairMon Aug 26 2024 - 06:00
Tax position on gift for carer who did not qualify for inheritanceQ&A: Gifts to family and the tax implicationsSun Aug 25 2024 - 10:00
Church withdraws access to playing fields as row with rugby club deepensGeraldines P Moran GAA Club has said it is to pay €1 million for the five-acre Cornelscourt, south Dublin site at the centre of tensionsSat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00
Legal doubt over intended €1m sale of Foxrock playing fields to GAA clubLegal advice obtained by rugby club that uses ground says parish cannot proceed with sale to GAA clubThu Aug 22 2024 - 16:24
Budget lobbying heats up as Ibec calls for infrastructure investmentThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Aug 22 2024 - 06:47
GAA club pays €1m for five-acre Foxrock playing fields Rugby club that shares splaying facilities has objected to agreement for site purchase from Catholic churchWed Aug 21 2024 - 05:45
Unmarried couples locked out of inheritance tax exemptionsState is long past the point where it should be treating all families equallyTue Aug 20 2024 - 05:30
Topping the table on fuel taxes and young people’s irritating knack of being right The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Aug 19 2024 - 06:11
Critical supply chain to save lives of very ill children designed and run from Ireland PTC Therapeutics and Almac are getting a new brain-infused gene therapy to children suffering a rare inherited conditionMon Aug 19 2024 - 05:00
Working out inheritance tax liability if the tax-free threshold changesQ&A: Depending on timing two different people can end up paying different amounts of tax on the same amount of an inheritance or giftSun Aug 18 2024 - 10:00
Online banking: do Irish banks really care?Finding the balance between security, investment and customer experience is something most lenders still need to work onFri Aug 16 2024 - 11:22
VAT cut in budget could limit scope for lower personal taxes, says Donohoe Minister talks down prospects of return to lower 9% VAT rate as Dylan McGrath closes two restaurantsFri Aug 16 2024 - 06:00
Chef Dylan McGrath shuts Dublin restaurants Brasserie Sixty6 and Rustic Stone Rising costs and economic pressures blamed for decision to close venues permanently on ThursdayThu Aug 15 2024 - 14:00
Ireland ‘running to stay still’ on housingThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Aug 15 2024 - 06:46
We’re being evicted but Mum is offering to sell us her house at a discount - what are the tax rules?Property dealings within families are not that uncommon in Ireland but it is important to be aware of the tax rules that can applyTue Aug 13 2024 - 05:30
Drug delivery specialist Ashland completes €15m investment in Mullingar plant Ashland makes solutions that enable delivery of slow release medication to patients before dissolving in the bodyMon Aug 12 2024 - 17:54
Will separation from husband leave me with a tax bill on sale of my home?Property was rented out when woman had to leave her home for a while during her separationSun Aug 11 2024 - 13:29
Foxrock church accuses rugby club of undermining sale of land to GAA clubLetter at Masses in Foxrock parish says rugby club has ‘clearly shown that they have no interest in engaging with the parish’Sun Aug 11 2024 - 12:45
Ulster Bank wipes out customers’ credit card bills as it exits RepublicBank takes a financial hit as it looks to finish shutting down Irish business, with no credit rating damage for co-operating customersFri Aug 09 2024 - 17:12
