As reported in the Irish Times today, inheritance tax collected by the Exchequer in 2018 has reached a record high of €466.3 million, up by 10% on the previous year. This sharp increase is due to increased growth in property prices and the unchanged tax free...
An article issued on independent.ie highlights the details contained in a recent survey completed by Coyne Research. ‘The survey shows 84pc of people in Ireland don’t know the current inheritance tax rate, which could seriously affect inheritance for their...
In Monday’s Irish Times (14th May 2018), it was reported that new figures show inheritances and gifts worth over €1.4bn were subject to inheritance tax last year. The Revenue Commissioners have released figures showing receipts for CAT (Capital Acquisition tax) rose...
An interesting article in the Irish Times, (17th April 2018), where a question is asked, ‘If I allow my son and his girlfriend to live in one of my investment properties, rent free, do I have a tax liability’? The answer…yes you could. ‘If the rent would be about...
Dwelling House Relief allows for a residential property to be passed to an individual free of Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT), once certain conditions have been met. Due to this relief being “used in a manner that was outside the original intention”, The Minister for...
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