It appears that the pension auto-enrolment scheme announced with much fanfare by the Government faces further delays. Now envisaged as beginning in 2025, pension auto-enrolment faces a number of hurdles before it can be up and running for employees. Auto-enrolment is intended to be one option in a range [...]
Heather Humphries, the Minister for Social Protection, has announced the new name for Ireland’s long awaited auto enrolment pension scheme. My Future Fund has been chosen as the “easy to remember” moniker, a move intended to make clear the purpose of the pension savings scheme ie. to save and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It has been estimated that upwards of €500 million could be sitting in various pension schemes in Ireland that have either been forgotten or ‘lost’ by those who have moved or changed jobs. If you have worked for more than one employer, worked in another country, or left a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It is widely acknowledged that Pay related social insurance reforms are required to maintain the age of State pension entitlement at 66, as well as finance social welfare reforms such as pay- related social welfare benefits. The Government has laid out a PRSI roadmap in order to phase in [...]
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