Changing rules for tax relief on charity donationsChanges in rules for tax relief on charity donationsTue Apr 02 2013 - 01:00
Suffering contagion from bungled Cypriot rescueIreland can exit bailout but real recovery needs a more unified approach across the EUMon Apr 01 2013 - 06:00
Q&A: Personal Finance - Dominic CoyleMixed up on valuations for local property taxTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:00
IMF says resolution of mortgage debt crisis key to recoveryFund approves payment of €970m in latest tranche of financial supportFri Mar 22 2013 - 23:08
Q&A - Personal Finance - Dominic CoyleWhat is property tax liability of life tenants?Tue Mar 19 2013 - 06:00
When marginal relief means you pay less taxAlternative assessment makes sense if just above income exemption thresholdTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
Royalty takes buy offer directly to Elan shareholdersRoyalty Pharma has taken its outline offer for Elan directly to shareholders as it looks to step up pressure on management at…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Working across borders and pension eligibilityQ&A: My wife and I worked in the UK for about four years in the 1990s, before moving to Ireland.Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Elan offer shareholders 20% of multiple sclerosis drug royaltiesShareholders at Elan have been offered 20 per cent of the royalties the group receive on sales of its multiple sclerosis blockbuster…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Can cohabiting couple inherit before 2010 Act?Q&A: Can you please tell me if I am entitled to my partner’s estate? He was the sole owner of the estateTue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Nearly 250 jobs to be lost at Clonmel medical devices firmMedical devices group Abbott is cutting close to 250 jobs at its Clonmel plant.Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
INM staff face 50% reduction in pension scheme benefitsStaff at Independent Newspapers will have their pension benefit almost halved under management proposals to address a €155 million…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Holding shares in Crest account is more secureQ&A: Holding shares in certificated form can be costlyTue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
How would gift tax affect money I give my son?Q&A: The threshold for gift tax for 2007 was €496,824. The threshold for gift tax for 2012 is €225,000.Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Elan transfers MS drug to BiogenIrish biopharma group Elan has agreed a deal to transfer ownership of its blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri to US partner…Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Mortgage misery as landlord fails to record rentQ&A: I’m a young professional working in Dublin. I’ve been renting an apartment with a friend for one yearTue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Getting interest on savings without DIRTQ&A I am 67 and in receipt of a pension of €17,000Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Why am I paying so much tax on my pension?Q&A: I have recently qualified for the contributory old age pension together with an increase for a qualified adult which…Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Fitch warns property prices could fall another 20%Property prices in Ireland could fall by another 20 per cent before hitting bottom, ratings agency Fitch has warned – on top …Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
House prices 'could fall another 20%'Property prices in Ireland could fall by another 20 per cent before hitting bottom, ratings agency Fitch has warned – on top …Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Is maintenance payment liable to PRSI deduction?Q&A: There has been considerable coverage on the extension of PRSI to other forms of income recentlyTue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Keeping ahead in an increasingly competitive global marketPHARMACEUTICALS: As fears of the patent cliff subside, the industry can look forward to growth but challenges remainFri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Business failures up but key indicators positiveCompany failures rose for the fifth year in succession in 2012, but the numbers showed some signs of a return to stability.Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
DCC buys Kent PharmaceuticalDCC has bought UK generic drugs business Kent Pharmaceutical for an initial €68.1 million.Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
What level of PRSI will apply to unearned income?Q&A: Do you have any idea what class of PRSI contribution will be due on unearned income and what entitlements it might …Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Elan shareholders agree to split companyShareholders at Irish biotech Elan have overwhelmingly approved a move that will hive off the bulk of the company’s drug-discovery…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Elan shareholders back splitShareholders at Irish biotech Elan have overwhelmingly approved a move that will hive off the bulk of the company’s drug discovery…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Goodman family acquires landmark former Bank of Ireland headquartersThe family of Larry Goodman has acquired the former Bank of Ireland headquarters building in Dublin’s Baggot Street.Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Q&A: Property taxThe local property tax is now reality, or it will be when the Finance Bill puts into law Michael Noonan’s budgetary measures. …Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Budget delivers pension changesPensions in excess of €60,000 per annum will no longer secure full tax relief as the Government delivered on a central element…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Should we pay off mortgage or invest in AVCs?Q&A: My husband I save regularly and have built up a substantial amount which we currently invest in prize bondsTue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
Gifting a rental property can be a costly businessQ&A: I want to give my daughter an apartment I own, which at the moment is rentedTue Nov 27 2012 - 00:00
Rules are clear for means-testing State pensionsQ&A: Q: I am 61 and my wife is 63. She is Irish and I am English, and we have lived in Ireland for 20 yearsTue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Pensions schemes to accept €60,000 tax relief capPensions schemes are ready to accept a move to cap tax relief on contributions that deliver income of more than €60,000 a year…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Keeping an eye on the bottom line in turbulent area of pensionsNot enough of us are saving or not saving enough, says Irish Association of Pension Funds’ Jerry MoriartyFri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Lower pension fund threshold, says ESRIThe standard fund threshold for pensions should be reduced sharply, a report published today by the ESRI suggests.Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Pension payable in Australia due to Irish recordsQ&A: I have lived in Australia since 1989 and am in my mid-sixtiesTue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Pensions figures proved unpalatableMuddying the water has long been a staple of political debate, especially when public representatives find themselves in uncomfortable…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
AIB rejects offer to repay half of tracker mortgageQ&A: I have a tracker mortgage with AIB (just over €400,000) on my house at the excellent rate of 1.35 per centTue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Breathtakingly generous in time of economic austerityANALYSIS: The total pension bill works out at an average of more than €2Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Making sense of the means test for my pensionQ&A: I am a separated person who will not qualify for the contributory pension you wrote about a couple of weeks agoTue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
State to hit pensions againLimiting tax relief on pensions is on the agenda as preparations intensify to frame the BudgetFri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Elan posts €166m loss despite rise in revenueTHE FAILURE OF a key Alzheimer’s disease drug and costs involved in splitting the company in two dragged Elan to a $216 million…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Pension charges punching hole in retirement fundsPENSION FUND charges are eating away as much as one euro in every six (17Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Fees can take up to 31% of pensionAlmost a third of the value of an individual’s retirement savings can be consumed by charges associated with pension funds, according…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
What is the exit tax liability on my investment?Q&A: In early 2007, I transferred €7,500 of my SSIA proceeds into a once-off PRSA contribution with an Irish financial institution…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Battling credit union over debt repaymentsQ&A: I’m up to my neck in debt. I lost my job three years agoTue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
