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3 steps to claiming tax relief for Coeliacs

Tuesday, 18 November 2014 by Administrator

I hear so many people saying they are following gluten-free diets these days – all claiming they need to for a variety of different reasons. In reality, many of these same people don’t ‘need’ to adopt a gluten-free diet, it’s a matter of choice – however, there are people who are medically-diagnosed as coeliacs and

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Deadline looms to claim back some expiring tax credits

Tuesday, 11 November 2014 by Administrator

We’ve all heard those ads….you know the ones. The ones that shout their limited sale offer and finish with ‘but when they’re gone, they’re gone!’. Funnily enough, most of these offers are never actually ‘gone’ – but sadly, the same does not apply to unclaimed tax credits which expire after 4 years. The recent budget

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How To Claim For Your Winning Smile

Wednesday, 05 November 2014 by Administrator

It seems everyone in the office here at Red Oak has been giving their teeth some good old TLC recently. In the last month, many of us have gone for routine dental check-ups and 3 of us have started the process of getting braces. Of course, we are all aware of the tax relief we

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Why Choose Red Oak for your Tax Refund?

Wednesday, 29 October 2014 by Administrator

From time to time, we get asked why people should choose Red Oak to get their taxes checked. Of course, there’s loads of different options out there – you can try a bit of DIY, engage the services of an accountant or look at the various companies offering services such as ourselves. For some people, the

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Budget 2015 – The Low Down

Wednesday, 15 October 2014 by Administrator

Many are saying yesterday’s budget heralds the end of austerity in Ireland as, surprisingly, we are once again one of Europe’s fastest growing economies. For the first time since the start of the recession, the Government opened the purse-strings and gave some much-needed relief to struggling taxpayers. Finance Minister Michael Noonan told us we are

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Budget Rumours 2015 – What they mean for you (Part 4)

Thursday, 09 October 2014 by Administrator

In our last look at proposed changes to the tax system before the budget next Tuesday, we’ll put the spotlight on the tax bands – ie. the income levels where the Government applies different rates of tax to your salary. Tax Bands apply to Income Tax, USC and PRSI. Marginal Income Tax Bands At the

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Budget Rumours 2015 – What they mean for you (Part 3)

Tuesday, 07 October 2014 by Administrator

The rumour mill continues to turn in the lead-up to Budget 2015, and with less than a week to go till the day of truth, we decided to take a look at a tax-break option which has consistently been the dark horse in the Budget race. Today we’ll examine what would happen if tax credits

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Budget Rumours 2015 –What they mean for you (Part 2)

Thursday, 02 October 2014 by Administrator

This is the second part of our Pre-Budget series, which is designed to help you navigate the maze of speculation surrounding tax proposals for 2015. Today we’ll take a look at the well-run rumour of a cut to the Standard Income Tax rates using a 1% reduction, as this is the most common estimation. We’ll

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Budget Rumours 2015 – What they mean for you (Part 1)

Monday, 29 September 2014 by Administrator

We’re just two weeks away from Budget 2015 and speculation and expectation are on everyone’s lips… Will there be tax cuts and who will get them? There is a lot of jargon being bandied about at the moment, so we thought we’d break it down for you to simplify the rumours that are out there

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Why The Delta Centre Is So Special

Monday, 22 September 2014 by Administrator

The ‘Red Oak Gives Back’ Campaign Here at Red Oak we are proud of our origins and so thankful to the local community of Carlow for their support, which is why, we think it’s only fair we give something back! So this month, we’re running our ‘Red Oak Gives Back’ campaign. Throughout the full month

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