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Employment Expenses & Trade Unions

Thursday, 22 April 2010 by John O' Connor

Why have we paired Employment Expenses and Trade Unions together in the first Wednesday Club? Well Jobs that get employment expenses tend to be Unionised. Jobs that get great employment expenses tend to be highly, highly Unionised. So you get occupations like retail/shop employees and the bar trade will get fairly moderate employment expenses, while teachers for

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DIRT Tax refunds for over 65’s

Tuesday, 04 August 2009 by John O' Connor

If you are over 65, you may not need to pay DIRT (Deposit Interest Retention Tax) on your deposit income. Exemption limits: As of 2009, if you earn less than €20,000 as a single person, or €40,000 as a married couple then you are exemption from DIRT tax. This exemption is increased for each dependent

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Medical Insurance tax credit

Wednesday, 29 July 2009 by John O' Connor

Probably the least understood of the common Tax Reliefs is the Medical Insurance Tax Relief – so many people miss out on this tax relief! How does it work? If you pay for Medical Insurance to an Insurer direct or through your employer, you will receive this relief at source. i.e. your premium is reduced,

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Tax on ISEQ ETF Dividends

Sunday, 19 July 2009 by John O' Connor

While most dividends are taxable in Ireland at your highest rate of tax, one very popular dividend paying investment in Ireland does not. However, many people will miss out on this advantage if they do not complete there tax returns correctly and could easily overpay on tax. With the ISEQ 20 ® ETF, the rate

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PAYE Taxpayers missing out on Tax Credits – Survey

Tuesday, 16 June 2009 by John O' Connor

The Irish Taxation Institute (ITI) in conjunction with Red C have released a survey of PAYE taxpayers in Ireland, with the following main points: 40% of Irish taxpayers are not claiming basic reliefs due to them 19% of Irish taxpayers are now using a Tax Service to handle their tax affairs 1/3 of respondants let

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