Revenue Commissioners

Is Portugal the solution to the housing crisis?

Portuguese government considering exempting young workers from income tax to stem a brain drain

Dublin landlord Paul Howard hit with tax penalty of more than €1m

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

Selling the home of a family member who is in nursing home care

Q&A: Family will need formal back of an enduring power of attorney or assisted decision making agreement to act for uncle

Chambers turns a blind eye to fibbing over local property tax

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?

Gift or inheritance: which makes more sense for husband leaving a house to his sister?

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

Revenue nets €33.1m from cases involving rich people in first half of 2024

Tax authority sees jump in number of cases initiated

Provisional liquidators appointed to recruitment firm with almost 300 staff

ECS Recruitment Ltd owes €1.1m to Revenue Commissioners

Cost of Sarp tax relief for overseas executives who relocate to Ireland rises sharply to €48m

Special Assignee Relief Programme costs included €500,000 in tax relief on school fees

Cost of rapid-build accommodation set to double to potentially €442,000 per unit, C&AG says

Value-for-money report also reveals Revenue assessment that retailer Dunnes Stores owed State more than €36 million was settled for €5 million

Higher earning first-time buyers gain most from Help To Buy scheme

Central Bank says scheme, which offers tax rebates of up to €30,000, cost Revenue €938m to the end of 2023

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 it

Everyone seems happy with Apple tax case outcome

The €13bn tax case, while unwelcome, always related to times long past with no real impact for any of the players going forward

Private equity firm snaps up ice cream chain Scrumdiddly’s

Knightbridge also recently acquired a majority stake in troubled salad bar brand Freshly Chopped

US, not Ireland, facilitated Apple’s €13bn tax-avoidance structure

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

Making the switch from employee to being your own boss

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

Dublin landlord at centre of tax dispute named in list of defaulters

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

Inheritance tax: How many people actually pay it?

While inheritance taxes might generate a lot of attention, on an annual basis, they don’t contribute a significant amount to the exchequer. That’s why some countries have abolished it

‘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 complications

Taxi drivers worried they may owe VAT on commissions paid to Uber

Unlike other taxi-booking apps, Uber does not collect tax from drivers and pay it to Revenue, leaving drivers wondering if they will be pursued by taxman

A family bought a flat so their student son could have a place to stay – six years on, he’s still there

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

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