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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|

Fixing Pensions In Ireland

There are many problems that exist within the Irish pension ecosystem.  When compared to the pension systems of, say, the U.S and the UK, Ireland’s pension system appears to be archaic at the best of times.  If it were a case of “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” [...]

2024-07-03T13:51:38+00:00July 3, 2024|Pension|

What Budget 2024 Means for Your Retirement

Every budget means something for your retirement and, of course, that much-valued pension you worked so hard to earn during your working life. The Minister for Finance delivered the 2024 Budget to the Dail in October 2023 with a few changes to pensions and retirement in there as well. [...]

2024-06-13T15:12:41+00:00June 13, 2024|News|

Tax On Investments & Savings Ireland

Benjamin Franklin once said that “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Indeed, Irish tax residents are all too familiar with the Exchequer taking a sizable share from their hard-earned income and gains.  The most common form of taxation that the average [...]

2024-05-30T12:48:18+00:00May 30, 2024|Pension Investment, Taxation|

Taxation of Pensions in Ireland

In this article, we’ll be taking a holistic view of the taxation of pensions in Ireland. We’ll look at pension taxation through the lens of an individual who begins their pension journey at the point of entry into the workforce right up until the day the individual retires and [...]

2024-05-24T13:34:25+00:00May 6, 2024|Taxation|

Tax Planning for Business Owners

In this article, we’re going to be talking about tax planning for business owners. Specifically, 7 methods of extracting cash from a company that business owners can adopt and a discussion about the tax efficiency of each method. As a reminder, an Irish company is a separate legal entity [...]

2024-05-10T14:05:29+00:00May 1, 2024|Taxation|

Pension Advice for Stay at Home Parents

Many parents make the decision to stay at home with their children, to be involved with their lives as well as avoid high childcare fees and lengthy commutes. The 2022 Census recorded 272,318 people in Ireland who expressed looking after the home or family as their principal economic status.  [...]

2024-05-30T09:41:58+00:00April 29, 2024|Pension|