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2012 Tax Refunds

Friday, 25 November 2016 by Ray Byrne

With the year-end approaching we are all starting to think about Christmas and all that it entails. It is also the end of the current tax year and with that, brings the deadline for being able to claim any 2012 Tax Refunds that you may be due. For this Blog Post, we have decided to

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Claiming the Single Person Child Carer Tax Credit: A Simple Guide

Tuesday, 27 January 2015 by Administrator

It was good while it lasted – but gone are the days when both parents could claim the One Parent Family Tax Credit (OPFTC) if they weren’t co-habiting and the child stayed with you at least one night during the year. From the 1st January 2014, the OPFTC was replaced with the Single Person Child Carer Credit

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Top 5 Mistakes People Make With Their Tax

Tuesday, 09 September 2014 by Administrator

There’s not a day goes by when the tax experts at Red Oak don’t spot an error with somebody’s tax – whether they’ve made it themselves or it’s the fault of their employer or Revenue – mistakes are common and can have a huge impact on your possible refund. Here are the top 5 mistakes

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4 Possible Tax Refunds for New Mums

Tuesday, 29 July 2014 by Administrator

There’s been a bit of chatter around tax and the Maternity Benefit over the last week, so I thought it might help all the new mums out there to have someone clarify the situation for you. I know with me, it was the last thing I wanted to think about when I had a newborn

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13 Unlucky Mistakes You Can Make On Your Tax Return

Friday, 13 June 2014 by Administrator

You may not be crossing the paths of any black cats today, but if you are attempting your tax return, you could be making some mistakes that will provide more bad luck than walking under a ladder! So, to celebrate Black Friday, I thought I’d put together a list of the 13 unlucky mistakes that

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The Price of Single-dom

Tuesday, 13 May 2014 by Administrator

I was reading an excellent article by Lorraine Courtney in the Irish Independent yesterday which talked about being penalised financially for being single. As a single person, this got me thinking about how we singles are being treated for tax purposes and what is actually available to us to minimise the blow from Revenue. So,

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Budget 2014 & the Single Parent Tax Credit

Friday, 18 October 2013 by John O' Connor

Single Parent Tax Credit Laid Bare Not many tax changes in Budget 2014 – for most of us our payslips in January 2014 will be the same as they were in December 2013. But a big change has been implemented to the Single Parent Tax Credit. Let’s remind ourselves of the status quo for single

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2012 Tax changes to your Payslip

Wednesday, 04 January 2012 by John O' Connor

Why your net pay per payslip may change In Budget 2012, it was announced that no new changes to Income Tax would be introduced for 2012. So why has your Net Pay per your Payslip changed? Here are 8 likely reasons. 1. You Are Renting If you are renting, then annual reductions in Rent Relief leading to

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Single Parents Tax

Thursday, 08 July 2010 by John O' Connor

Wednesday Club on Single Parents Tax Credit Aaaaah, the Single Parent Tax Credit. This is the tax credit that causes the most consternation in our office. Bit like some Blur song I can’t quite remember the name of, you have people getting it that shouldn’t and people that should, not getting it. And this isn’t

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Single parents reviewed by Revenue

Monday, 24 May 2010 by John O' Connor

Are you a Single Parent? Not the most complicated question I hear you say – most of us instinctively know the answer to this question and feel it true for our own situation. But the Revenue Commissioners take a more definite view on this. In Tax Terms, being a Single Parent can be of great benefit

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