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National Pension Helpline’s Budget 2025 Review

Budget 2025 has been widely advertised as offering “the largest social welfare package in the history of the State, providing €2.6 billion to assist households”.  While these seemingly “populist” budgets may prove beneficial when it comes to the polling stations, there’s a real question mark around whether they actually [...]

2024-10-11T13:02:54+00:00October 11, 2024|News|

State Pension in Ireland FAQ 2024

If you are planning your income in retirement, you may have a lot of questions about the State pension in Ireland.  Here are some of the most commonly asked questions about the State pension in Ireland so that you will have the knowledge you need to make informed decisions [...]

2024-09-16T19:22:46+00:00September 15, 2024|State Pension|

Estate Planning in Ireland

Article disclaimer: Inheritance tax has been confirmed by Minister for Finance Jack Chambers to be subject to change as part of Budget 2025. As such, the details contained within this article will likely change post-October 1st 2024. Stay tuned for updates. We’re all aware of [...]

2024-09-12T16:34:17+00:00September 12, 2024|Taxation|

“Fixing” Ireland’s Taxation of Investments

In 2022, the Commission on Taxation and Welfare published a report entitled “Foundations of the Future”.  That report analysed many aspects of Ireland’s taxation system and made recommendations to the Government based on the Commission’s objective to “examine the suitability and sustainability of the taxation and welfare systems in [...]

2024-09-12T16:09:39+00:00September 2, 2024|Taxation|

New study looks into post retirement expenditure

A recent survey carried out by Royal London Ireland, who provide pensions, personal and business protection in Ireland, looked at respondents’ expectations around funding their retirement. The survey results suggested that almost half of the survey respondents (45%) expect their sixties to be the most expensive decade of their [...]

2024-08-26T08:47:29+00:00August 8, 2024|News|

Bare Trust: Everything you Need to Know

Many parents are concerned about the pension landscape that will exist when their children come to retire. In the future, their children may not be able to rely on generous State provision or tax incentives that exist today. At present, it is not possible in Ireland to establish a [...]

2024-08-26T08:22:12+00:00August 7, 2024|Taxation|

How To Pay Less Tax (As An Employee) In Ireland

If there’s one thing that Irish workers would like to be paying less of, it’s tax. In 2024, a single worker will enter the higher income tax bracket of 40% as soon as he/she starts earning in excess of €42,000. Ireland arguably has one of the most progressive income [...]

2024-07-30T13:27:16+00:00July 30, 2024|Taxation|

Historic pension auto enrolment bill passes Dáil

The government has passed a landmark law which will create a new automatic enrolment pension scheme to address a deficit of pension savings in the country.  The Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 has been sent the President to be signed into law after being passed by both [...]

2024-11-12T06:30:00+00:00July 18, 2024|Pension|