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22/04 Influencers now obliged to comply with not so glamorous rules on advertising and tax

CCPC brings statutory powers to bear on content creators alongside ASA’s ‘name and shame’ approach and Revenue’s reminder to pay tax due

18/04 Almost €560m paid to Revenue in unpublished tax settlements

Figures show that the finance and insurance sectors were largest offenders

15/04 Farmer loses Revenue appeal over €351,545 capital gains tax bill

Avoidance of tax liability was one of the main reasons for share transaction, tax appeals commissioner finds

14/04 Local property tax paid on more than 500 homes by 26 landlords

Overall, nearly 1.5 million owners paid LPT for 1.88 million properties across the country in 2024

11/04 Local Property Tax: What’s changing and what will it mean for you?

How do you calculate your home valuation for paying the Local Property Tax?

08/04 Moving jobs after using Help to Buy scheme

Revenue will come looking for their money back if you stop living in the property within first five years, with very limited exceptions

03/04 Confidential Revenue paper says pension system open for large scale abuse by wealthy

Report flags tax loopholes inadvertently introduced with 2022 Finance Act

02/04 Cannabis ‘worth €2.2 million’ seized in Co Donegal

Gardaí arrest two men after seizure of some 112kg of herbal cannabis in Lifford

01/04 Dublin landlord fails in appeal against €2.4m judgment for unpaid tax and interest

In its judgment, the court roundly criticised a ‘hopeless’ allegation of fraud made against the Revenue by Paul Howard

01/04 All households to pay ‘small amount more’ under planned changes to Local Property Tax

New rates of LPT will kick in next year

01/04 Whistleblowers net Revenue €1.2m

Law protects people who report employers’ suspected tax evasion

01/04 Majority of homeowners to see property tax increases of between €5 and €25

Paschal Donohoe expected to brief colleagues on proposed changes to LPT charging mechanism to limit the impact of rising property values on householders

01/04 Protected disclosures from workers in Ireland surge following launch of Revenue’s new online reporting tool

The number of protected disclosures made by whistleblower workers in Ireland last year increased more than fivefold and generated more than €1.2m in taxes, after the launch of a new online reporting tool.

25/03 Revenue spends €50,000 replacing computer equipment after office monitor billows smoke

Monitor in investigations and prosecutions office started to billow smoke

14/03 Claire Byrne’s inner klaxons sound when a former Trump ambassador raises Enoch Burke’s imprisonment

Radio: Michaél Martin’s White House visit gives a dispiriting glimpse of the prism through which the Maga movement sees Ireland

11/03 Irish OnlyFans star Matthew Gilbert named in latest list of tax defaulters

Content creator known as ‘Irish Viking’ made settlements of more than €350,000 with Revenue

05/03 Social media influencers in Ireland issued with more than 450 letters by Revenue over gifts

Latest batch sent in response to growth of earning on social media

04/03 Five men arrested after discovery of illegal cigarette factory in Co Louth

About 8 tonnes of raw tobacco and 660,000 illicit cigarettes found at site in Ardee

04/03 Letters: Comrades Trump and Vance have given Putin free rein to wage war

The champagne corks must have been popping in Moscow and Orwell Road as they watched comrades Trump and Vance behave in an arrogant and ignorant manner in their dealings with President Zelensky.

21/02 Revenue opens its most serious form of investigation into collapsed AI company Altada

Altada liquidator has informed creditors that a level 3 investigation by Revenue is underway

17/02 Security firm should repay €2.2m in Covid wage subsidies, court rules

Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy rejected an appeal brought by Fire Safety Security Advantage Ltd

11/02 Should I charge my homebird adult children rent?

Extra mouths to accommodate and feed cost money, but parents adopt very different approaches ... and then there are tax issues too

09/02 Working out tax on share sale when I have lost the details of when they were bought

Revenue assumes the first shares you sell in a company are those you bought first: you need to track down details to work out your gain or loss

04/02 Revenue appeals to more taxpayers to claim money they are owed

Of returns filed to date this year, more than 80% were found to have overpaid their tax with refunds of over €400m already issued

04/02 Irish taxpayers overpaid by €900 on average last year: Here’s how to get your money back

Almost one in four taxpayers is paying more tax than they should but how can you get back what you are owed?

02/02 Overheard: Irish civil servants pore over a US right-wing roadmap so radical even Trump seems wary

Plus: Stripe lets fluffy ducks break the bad news to 300 sacked staff; domicile levy fails to sweat Ireland’s richest; and An Post chief shows Royal Mail who’s boss

30/01 More than 200 customers paid deposits to Dublin window firm, but are unlikely to get refunds, warn liquidators

DK Windows and Doors had taken about €1.2m in advance payments, records show

22/01 State paid out €3.5m to William Fry for legal advice in the Apple tax case

Twenty three individual barristers and legal firms advised the Irish government on its failed efforts to legally reverse the EU’s near €14bn Apple tax ruling, a breakdown of fees obtained through a Freedom of Information application has revealed.

20/01 Some disability bodies warn cash crisis may force them to delay payments to Revenue Commissioners

A number of organisations providing services to people with disabilities unhappy they were turned down for special funding by HSE in final weeks of last year

19/01 Overheard: Sally Rooney takes climate fight to Mayo in data centre objection

Plus: Defence Forces spending on Pilates sounds like a bit of a stretch, Michael McGrath discusses European master plan in Cork and Independent TDs take us back to the past

17/01 Search for second smuggling crew after suspected €100m cocaine haul delivered off Kerry

Although five arrests have been made, gardaí suspect second group of smugglers brought cocaine ashore and transported it to Northern Ireland

16/01 Gardaí searching for up to €100m worth of cocaine smuggled into country by international gang

Detectives believe four men in custody collected drugs after they were dropped from Maltese-registered MV Royal off Kerry coast

16/01 Gardaí arrest sixth suspect in investigation into international drugs smuggling operation off Kerry

Latest arrest comes after gardai and customs board a bulk carrier in the Shannon Estuary

15/01 Thirty-year-old man arrested following €70,000 drugs seizure in Cork

Gardai and Customs discovered €3.5 million worth of drugs during search in Carrigtwohill

13/01 Revenue asks court to wind up third BlackBee investment company

The application has been adjourned until next month

08/01 At least €100m in pandemic warehoused debt deemed not recoverable

More than 7,000 businesses that availed of the scheme failed to engage meaningfully with Revenue to address their debt

07/01 More than 7,000 businesses were kicked out of debt warehousing scheme

More than 7,000 businesses were kicked out of the Revenue’s debt warehousing scheme because they failed to engage meaningfully to address their liabilities before a deadline last year.

07/01 Vacant homes tax raises €2.3 million from almost 4,000 properties in its first year

Tax is charged at three times the local property tax for dwellings occupied less than 30 days each year

06/01 Some firms put €500,000 per year through pension loophole

Revenue investigation shows use of now closed PRSA loophole

03/01 Medically prescribed cannabis seized and UK-based woman and son ‘interrogated’ at Dublin Airport

Dolores Pickering, an Irish national living in the UK, says Christmas ‘absolutely ruined’ after she and her son - who has been prescribed cannabis for chronic anxiety - are questioned

27/12 Retailer lobby group warns of surge in cigarette and medicine smuggling

Retailers Against Smuggling calls on incoming government to tackle rising illicit trade

22/12 Overheard: Aircraft leasing tycoon Aengus Kelly's Shrewsbury Road merger

Plus: Derry Girls actress Siobhán McSweeney discontinues Liss Ard case, Denis O’Brien’s house fetches €3.26m and Imma patrons get to go away with the director

20/12 Provisional liquidator appointed to company behind ‘insolvent’ Green Hen restaurant

Application to be made in January to wind up company due to €1.8m deficit, High Court told

20/12 Want an achievable New Year’s resolution? Claim the money you’re owed

Revenue figures show roughly one in four PAYE worker is overpaying tax, mostly by failing to claim reliefs to which they are entitled

17/12 Totting up losses on AIB investment after bank buys back my shares

Investors in AIB have waved goodbye to thousands of euro but, unless they have accurate records, they may never be able to use those losses against other capital gains

16/12 Revenue rule change could see thousands miss out on tax refunds, experts warn

A rule change imposed by Revenue could lead to fewer consumers ­claiming tax back they are due.

11/12 Croke Park officials to seek clarification on Revenue audit as to if it is specific to GAA units

Several county boards undergoing risk reviews, prompting the GAA to call an online meeting

11/12 Cocaine worth some €3m found in banana shipment in Cork

Roughly 43 kgs of the drug were seized at the Port of Cork by Revenue officers

11/12 Over 9,000 pairs of fake Nike runners seized at Dublin Port

More than 9,000 pairs of counterfeit Nike runners – with an estimated value of €1.6m – were seized by officers at Dublin Port this week.

10/12 Seán Moran: Revenue’s laissez-faire attitude to county finances appears to be over

The GAA fastens seatbelts as the future of football looks the least of its problems

10/12 Collapsed builder named in tax defaulters list after €6.7m tax settlement

Former Fianna Fáil TD Ivor Callely also settled with the tax authority earlier this year

10/12 Can I work for my foreign employer from my home in Ireland?

Remote work across borders presents challenges, particularly when you have not told your employer what you are doing

09/12 GAA attempting to come to terms with increased Revenue scrutiny of counties

A meeting of officers from the 26 counties convened to address concerns

26/11 Sharp increase in number of illegal weight loss drugs seized

HPRA warns of risks of illegal, counterfeit versions of drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, saying they pose ‘significant risk’

25/11 More than 9,000 pairs of fake Nike runners among items seized by officials

Revenue puts on display a selection of the counterfeit trainers with retail value of €1.73m discovered on a freight shipment from China earlier this month

20/11 Government collects record €116bn in tax last year

Corporation tax revenues more than double in four years since 2019

04/11 Customs officers deployed tracking devices more than 200 times in the last decade

Revenue used monitors to detect offences such as tax or duty evasion, fuel fraud, and drug and tobacco smuggling

04/11 Thousands to receive property tax warning letters from Revenue in coming days

Thousands of letters have gone out from Revenue in the past few days warning homeowners that they need to take action to comply with the property tax.

02/11 Man (20s) arrested following seizure of suspected cocaine in luggage at Dublin Airport

The drugs were seized by Revenue officers at the airport following a search of a man who had arrived on an inbound flight from Lisbon in Portugal

31/10 Screwfix Ireland revenues top €100m as DIY chain expands its network of stores

Revenues at the expanding Irish network of Screwfix trade tools stores topped the €100m mark last year for the first time, on the back of five new store openings.

30/10 Are you due a tax windfall? Thousands of workers may have overpaid over a two-year period, new figures reveal

Workers have been urged to check whether they are due refunds after it emerged that hundreds of thousands of people have overpaid taxes on their wages in recent years.

29/10 Contraband tobacco and drugs valued at €7.5m seized in separate Revenue operations

Some 8 million cigarettes found at Dublin Port along with 22.5kg of herbal cannabis at Dublin Airport

29/10 Business Today: Derek Quinlan's bankruptcy files, Ganley's New York legal move, and French fans say 'non' to Dublin Airport passenger cap

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

21/10 Joe Humphreys: Annoyed by your neighbours showing off their wealth? Here’s how to put it in perspective

Five arguments can be put forward in defence of economic inequality

16/10 John McManus: Is Portugal the solution to the housing crisis?

Portuguese government considering exempting young workers from income tax to stem a brain drain

14/10 Dublin landlord Paul Howard hit with tax penalty of more than €1m

Landlord was not entitled to any reduction in return for co-operation with major tax inquiry, Revenue tells High Court

09/10 Chambers turns a blind eye to fibbing over local property tax

Why put up the inheritance threshold when 90 per cent of people have told the Revenue Commissioners their house is worth less than €365,000?

02/10 Provisional liquidators appointed to recruitment firm with almost 300 staff

ECS Recruitment Ltd owes €1.1m to Revenue Commissioners

02/10 Cost of Sarp tax relief for overseas executives who relocate to Ireland rises sharply to €48m

Special Assignee Relief Programme costs included €500,000 in tax relief on school fees

01/10 Budget 2025: social welfare hikes, ‘mansion tax’ and cheaper car insurance, here’s everything you need to know

The coalition has made its multi-billion-euro pitch to voters ahead of the general election – with an €8.3bn Budget comprising €1.4bn in tax cuts and €6.9bn in new spending.

01/10 Cost of rapid-build accommodation set to double to potentially €442,000 per unit, C&AG says

Value-for-money report also reveals Revenue assessment that retailer Dunnes Stores owed State more than €36 million was settled for €5 million

30/09 Ahead of the Government’s last Budget before the general election, here’s everything we know about where spending will focus

The coalition makes its multi-billion-euro pitch tomorrow to voters ahead of the general election. The Government promised an €8.3bn Budget comprising €1.4bn in tax cuts and €6.9bn in new spending.

28/09 Inheritance tax threshold to rise in Budget and free schoolbooks scheme will be extended to Leaving Cert students

The inheritance tax threshold will rise to €400,000, among a number of measures in next week’s Budget aimed at wooing voters.

28/09 Revenue to chase taxes owned on Covid PUP and TWSS supports

Revenue is writing to almost 29,000 taxpayers who got Covid support payments in 2020 and who have not filed a tax assessment for that year.

27/09 Record mortgage approvals in first eight months of year, with new buyers accounting for over 30,000

There has been another rise in the number of first-time buyers (FTB) approved for a mortgage, with switcher mortgage activity also picking up.

25/09 Higher earning first-time buyers gain most from Help To Buy scheme

Central Bank says scheme, which offers tax rebates of up to €30,000, cost Revenue €938m to the end of 2023

19/09 Everyone seems happy with Apple tax case outcome

The €13bn tax case, while unwelcome, always related to times long past with no real impact for any of the players going forward

19/09 Smuggling ship repurposed to become first Ireland’s first artificial reef

At 4.06pm on Tuesday, the MV Shingle slipped beneath the surface of the ­Killala Bay waters and so began the next chapter of the infamous smuggling ship’s story.

19/09 One for the Wild Atlantic Way bucket-list? Smuggling ship repurposed to become first Ireland’s first artificial reef

At 4.06pm on Tuesday, the MV Shingle slipped beneath the surface of the ­Killala Bay waters and so began the next chapter of the infamous smuggling ship’s story.

19/09 ‘Property prices are only going in one direction’ – surge in market as panic buying takes hold

Demand is so strong for property that double-digit price increases are now around the corner.

19/09 One for the Wild Atlantic Way bucket-list? Smuggling ship repurposed to become Ireland’s first artificial reef

At 4.06pm on Tuesday, the MV Shingle slipped beneath the surface of the ­Killala Bay waters and so began the next chapter of the infamous smuggling ship’s story.

17/09 Private equity firm snaps up ice cream chain Scrumdiddly’s

Knightbridge also recently acquired a majority stake in troubled salad bar brand Freshly Chopped

12/09 Farmer loses appeal with Revenue and ordered to pay ‘off-the-scale’ tax bill of €364,513

A retired farmer has been left with an “off the scale” €364,513 bill for income tax and Vat after losing a battle with the Revenue Commissioners.

10/09 Dublin landlord at centre of tax dispute named in list of defaulters

Revenue secures judgment in the courts against nine defaulters for a total of almost €1.9m

10/09 Inheritance tax: How many people actually pay it?

While inheritance taxes might generate a lot of attention, on an annual basis, they don’t contribute a significant amount to the exchequer. That’s why some countries have abolished it

08/09 Taxi drivers worried they may owe VAT on commissions paid to Uber

Unlike other taxi-booking apps, Uber does not collect tax from drivers and pay it to Revenue, leaving drivers wondering if they will be pursued by taxman

08/09 Playing for potentially high stakes with Revenue Commissioners

Gift and inheritance tax is self-assessed but choosing to ignore rent-free accommodation could come back to bite you

06/09 Revenue recoups almost €220m in wrongly claimed Covid supports

Two major support schemes were introduced during the pandemic to help struggling businesses

06/09 Irish Tax Institute says Revenue’s new rules on real-time reporting are ‘counter-productive’

The new president of the Irish Tax Institute has described Revenue’s Enhanced Reporting Requirements (ERR) regime as “counter-productive”.

02/09 Taoiseach’s letter asks if measures to reduce bulk-buying of houses have been ‘entirely successful’

A letter to Michael McGrath suggested increasing 10% stamp duty on bulk purchases by investment companies

29/08 Will WRC ruling on fiddler in band spark a rush of cases from the gig economy?

Workplace Relations Commission ruling notable for directly applying the Supreme Court judgment in Domino’s Pizza case

24/08 Herbal cannabis worth about €370,000 seized by Revenue

Approximately 19kg of the drug discovered in vacuum-packed packages at Dublin Airport

20/08 Drugs, cigarettes and retail goods worth more than €7m seized in unrelated Revenue operations

Discoveries of cigarettes and cannabis at Dublin and Cork ports made as a result of ‘risk profiling’

16/08 Illegal cigarettes worth €8 million seized at Rosslare Europort

Some 9.5 million ‘Marlboro Gold’ cigarettes were found in a freight unit arriving from France

14/08 Construction group shareholders win €4.8m Revenue battle

Tax liability appeal related to values of both €30m and €40m applied to plot of development land

13/08 Cocaine worth €10.5m seized at Dublin Port by Revenue officers

Some 150kg of the drug was found after it had been concealed in a freight container

11/08 Cocaine worth an estimated €7.2m was seized at Rosslare Europort

The seizure marks the second major win for gardaí at the port over recent days

10/08 More than €16m worth of cannabis seized at Rosslare port by gardaí

Drugs found with help of Revenue’s X-ray scanner and a detector dog

07/08 Almost €100m worth of illicit drugs seized at ports and airports in first half of 2024

The sum is more than the full-year totals for four of the previous five years

04/08 Overheard: Mammy and Daddy Collison are moving up in the world, to Ailesbury Road to be exact

Plus: the seller of Tathony House in Dublin 8 got his sums right, Caitríona Balfe’s healthy finances, and the rising price of a Brittas Bay mobile home

02/08 Irish supplier loses €1.7m tax appeal over Chinese fasteners declared as coming from Indonesia

An Irish company that imported iron and steel fasteners, made in China but declared as coming from Indonesia, has lost a claim for repayment of €1.7m in customs duties.

01/08 Progress on introducing e-cigarette tax ‘likely’ in budget, Chambers says

Recent Tax Strategy Group (TSG) papers published by the Department of Finance outline challenges surrounding such a tax

31/07 Scrumdiddly’s survives as rescue plan overcomes landlord concern

Ice cream retailer ran into trouble after Penneys pop-up outlets failed to deliver expected return

31/07 Health staff reform plan to end ‘traditional 9am-5pm’ work pattern

‘Multi-use’ offices planned for civil servants to allow ‘best use of the State’s property portfolio’ under reforms linked to pay deal

26/07 Ireland’s low inheritance tax is part of a social bargain with its middle classes

There is talk of increasing the tax-free threshold on inheritance in Budget 2025

26/07 Letters: Eamonn Casey allegations show why a male-dominated Catholic Church is a real problem

The allegations about the late Bishop of Galway, Eamonn Casey, are a sad and sorry reminder of a male-dominated hierarchy and a male-dominated clergy.

24/07 Decline in home purchases by private investors last year, says CSO

State bodies purchased 5,778 homes worth €1.9bn

19/07 Revenue Commissioners will have no role in collecting television licence fee

It’s understood that the Coalition is to examine improvements to the existing collection system to deliver an increased level of funding being gathered

16/07 Revenue negotiations on warehouse debt cited as reason for decline in small company restructurings, study says

The hospitality sector accounts for the greatest number of cases this year, followed by the logistics and construction sectors, the research says

15/07 Less than 15pc of renters availing of tax credit worth up to €1,500 a year

There has been an extremely small take-up of the tax credit for renters despite the surge in the cost of renting.

08/07 Roger Federer, ETFs, and Ireland’s taxing problem

The so-called deemed disposal rule needs to be abolished

06/07 Man arrested after seizure of cannabis worth €6.8m in Dublin

Man, aged in his late 20s, is currently being detained at a Garda station in Dublin

03/07 High Court finds Revenue erred in treating release of loan balance as trade receipt

Revenue determined that debt write-off should be treated as taxable income

27/06 Tensions rise around RTÉ reform as key committee wants TV licence scrapped

The contentious €160 TV licence should be scrapped and RTÉ should instead be funded through Coimisiún na Meán, the Dáil’s Media Committee is to recommend.

27/06 Irish insolvencies have hit their ‘highest level since 2018’, report reveals

The first six months of this year have seen the highest rate of corporate insolvencies in Ireland since 2018, according to a study by Deloitte.

25/06 Getting stuck in a housing chain when you’re selling can raise tax issues

Only one home is exempt from capital gains tax but there is some flexibility on timing

25/06 Only one in 10 eligible homeowners claim refund under mortgage tax relief scheme

Questions have been raised about the Government’s mortgage interest relief scheme after it emerged that only small numbers of people have claimed the tax refund.

14/06 SME lender Flender seeks to widen funding base after debt restructuring

Some investors said to have taken ‘sizeable haircuts’ after Scarp process

13/06 Vat rate cut to 9pc for restaurant sector is ruled out, despite cafe closures across the country

Michael McGrath has revealed that the cost to the Exchequer of cutting the Vat rate for food and catering services to 9pc would be €545m.

11/06 Revenue nets more than €4m from 11 tax defaulters in first quarter

Landlord Christian Carter and a Clonmel motor dealer make biggest settlements on quarterly list of tax defaulters

07/06 Office of Ombudsman for Children pays more than €100,000 in settlement with Revenue

Payments made in respect of staff incorrectly categorised as contractors rather than employees

05/06 Vast majority of warehoused tax debt now paid or in process of being settled

Revenue says 93% of deferred tax being dealt with in some form after May deadline for companies to engage on issue

05/06 Revenue collects €100m in May as Covid support scheme ends

A total of €100m in warehoused tax debt was taken by Revenue in May, according to the final statistical report on the Covid support scheme.

03/06 Media employers urged to review workers’ status amid new Revenue guidance

Rise in workplace audits expected after Revenue document stating commissioned freelance work will ‘generally’ indicate person should be treated as employee

03/06 Luxembourg landlord Marc Godart renting beds to refugees in premises without fire certificate

Godart apartments in Borrisokane being paid for by State via tax-free scheme designed to help Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion

28/05 Business Today: Top earners and tax, Revenue’s view on gifts to family, and national service and 2FM

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28/05 People living on welfare are ‘doing better’ than those who work, Oireachtas study reveals

People who are not in the workforce are seeing their real incomes increase by more than employees are, according to an analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) of the Oireachtas.

28/05 People on welfare see incomes increase by higher rate than those in employment, Oireachtas study shows

People who are not in the workforce are seeing their real incomes increase by more than employees are, according to an analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) of the Oireachtas.

22/05 The Irish Times view on referendum information: a potential erosion of trust

The Government maintained throughout the campaign that the amendment would not affect taxation, succession, or family law

22/05 Revenue issues guidance on taxing of ‘gig economy’ workers

Tax and duty manual outlines a five-step decision-making framework for employers following Supreme Court’s ruling on Domino’s Pizza drivers

22/05 Revenue issues guidance on how ‘gig economy’ workers should be taxed

Revenue has published new guidelines outlining how the employment status of workers in the ‘gig economy’ should be decided for tax purposes.

21/05 Revenue officials warned privately of tax implications of family referendum before ministers said there were none

Officials warned of ‘consequential legislative change’ that could be needed if definitions were left to courts

19/05 Revenue raises concerns over rule change allowing people to sink up to €2m tax free into pension pots

‘Massive loophole’ emerged after the removal of a benefit-in-kind charge on employer pension contributions

13/05 Relief on interest and penalties on €1m tax bill sought by University of Limerick

PwC did not correct ‘incomplete’ advice when UL clarified a question on stamp duty, report finds

09/05 Demands issued to almost 12,000 businesses with warehoused debt

Revenue Commissioners say terms of debt warehouse scheme, including 0% interest, will be extended to businesses that submit formal payment proposal before May 15th

09/05 Editorial: Coalition must stop the in-fighting and fix RTÉ funding

The Government’s internal division over a future RTÉ funding model is a serious impediment to overdue reform. Unseemly squabbling among ministers compounds doubts that a new long-term model can be agreed and implemented before a general election, now a maximum of 10 months away.

05/05 Rules change on interest-free loans to family members

Intra-family loans are very common in Ireland but all sides need to be aware of the rules if they want to avoid unwelcome tax bills

04/05 New TV licence plus taxpayer top-up is favoured option for RTÉ cash crisis

After waiting an excruciating amount of time for the damp squib special investigations into RTÉ to be completed, the Government is back at square one.

03/05 Workers and businesses pay €4.7bn in tax in April

Government surplus runs to €3.6 billion, according to latest exchequer returns

30/04 Revenue to remain open for warehoused tax payment plans until Friday

More than 8,600 businesses have set up payment arrangements so far

29/04 Revenue seeks help in disposing of increasingly popular nitrous oxide canisters

Although legal, Revenue has power to seize canisters of the gas where officers believe it is intended for illicit purposes

26/04 More than a third of cigarettes smoked in Ireland have no duty or taxes paid on them, Revenue finds

More than a third of cigarettes smoked in Ireland last year had no Irish duty or taxes paid on them, new figures from Revenue show.

24/04 Two arrested in Co Meath after seizure of cannabis worth €2.4m

Joint operation by Garda and Revenue led to seizure of 120kg of drug in herbal form

24/04 Letters: There needs to be serious investigation into crisis pregnancy counselling

Ellen Coyne yesterday reported on the lack of regulation around counselling services for people experiencing crisis pregnancies (‘‘Rogue’ crisis pregnancy agencies have targeted 15 women, department says’, Irish Independent, April 23).

21/04 Total exit by State from AIB in 2025 ‘within the bounds of possibility’, CEO Colin Hunt says

Receivers slash office asking price, Arthur’s Quay abandons sale, Businesses opt to close over paying tax debt

19/04 Almost 1,200 firms race to lock in to 0pc tax warehouse

Almost 1,200 companies have agreed repayment plans with Revenue on warehoused tax debt in the last two weeks.

18/04 Property prices rise by 6pc as prospect of rate cuts fuels demand for houses

The possibility that interest rates have peaked and are set to fall has been cited as one reason for the pace of property price rises picking up.

17/04 Over €1.6bn in tax warehouse, as May deadline looms

With less than two weeks to go to the May 1 deadline to sort out warehoused tax debt, only 2,760 companies have agreed repayment plans with the Revenue Commissioners.

16/04 Gifting to your children? Make sure you don’t leave them with a big tax bill

Young man liable for €66,000 tax after parents ‘earmarked’ small-gift-exemption amounts for him in their own bank account

14/04 Irish super-rich on the rise as 200 more join elite club with €20m

The number of super-rich people in Ireland has increased by 200 in the past two years, according to new figures from the Revenue Commissioners.

05/04 Revenue seize cannabis and alcohol worth over €500,000 in Dublin and Rosslare

4,860 litres of wine discovered in trailer on vehicle that had disembarked from Cherbourg ferry

02/04 Business Today: ISIF’s bet on green energy, cohabiting couples and their finances, and Germany's economic woes

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02/04 Tax treatment of Ukrainians working remotely in Ireland for companies at home set to change

Concessions will end in January 2025, says Revenue

01/04 ‘Tokenistic’ vacant homes tax ‘probably raised less than it cost’

The vacant homes tax has been dismissed as “tokenistic” after it emerged that just €2m was raised from it last year.

28/03 Revenue officers seize 5.8m cigarettes at Dublin Port

Contraband was discovered in a trailer which had arrived from Belgium

27/03 More Irish businesses going to the wall

There has been a significant increase in insolvencies in the first quarter of the year, with 214 recorded, up 47pc on the same period in 2023.

26/03 Woman (30s) arrested after cannabis worth €300,000 found in suitcase at Dublin Airport

Sniffer dog Maggie assisted in discovery of 15kg drugs on Tuesday

26/03 What happens if the executor to a will can no longer carry out duties?

The role of an executor in organising the affairs of a dead person and managing inheritance is onerous and not easily discarded

24/03 Single mum is locked out of the mortgage tax credit

Q&A: Family suffering the same cost of living pressures as everyone else is told they do not qualify for relief from surging interest rates

20/03 Debt-collecting sheriffs should be able to enforce court rulings on child maintenance payments - report

Previous report found enforcement of maintenance payments single most challenging issue for family cour

20/03 Iconic loses appeal over Limerick Leader tax defaulter article

Court rules businessman entitled to High Court costs

20/03 Kingspan faces potential fines while Revenue secures €750m in settlements

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19/03 Revenue nets nearly €750m from unpublished tax settlements

More than half of total paid came from just 20 agreements

19/03 Hiring cleaners, childminders or carers: what you need to know

Failing to understand whether you are an employer or they are contractors can land you in hot water

16/03 ‘Problematic’ number of premises selling alcohol near schools, study finds

A new study has found there are “problematic numbers” of premises licensed to sell alcohol in close proximity to schools, particularly primary schools located in the most disadvantaged parts of the country.

14/03 Tech firm wins decision on €5m charge from Revenue over deductible expenses

A tech firm has won a €4.98m corporation tax battle with the Revenue Commissioners in a dispute centred on royalty withholding tax (RWHT).

13/03 Kildare pastor convicted on 87 charges, including theft of €125,000

Ebenezer Oduntan, former pastor of Redeemed Christian Church, passed five times more than declared income through accounts

13/03 Tech firm wins €5 million tax ruling against Revenue

Irish-registered firm, licensing technology solutions overseas, disputed bill relating to Royalty Withholding Tax

12/03 Revenue nets more than €5m from 16 tax defaulters in final quarter of 2023

GAA commentator and author Brian Carthy makes settlement of €129,759

05/03 I’m confused over whether I have tax liability on Aviva (ex-Norwich Union) shares

Q&A: Tax position on your shares has changed down the years, as has the structure of your shareholding

27/02 Will Revenue tax me for moving back into the family home with my child?

Rules limiting the tax-free benefit of the Bank of Mum and Dad are in place, but there are exceptions, including for those living with parents in the family home

25/02 Employees could be liable for tax on office parties amid Revenue clampdown

Seen & Heard: Bank of Ireland motor finance redress, CIÉ site proceedings, future of Tara Mines, Dublin Airport cap poll and Porterhouse sale of brewery to Conor McGregor

24/02 Illegal cigarette factory dismantled in north Dublin

Approximately 758,000 Marlboro-branded illegal cigarettes, 1.4 tonnes of raw tobacco seized

20/02 Cork company director gets suspended sentence and €10,000 fine for tax offences

Judge says Brian Murphy, an accountant, engaged in criminal behaviour ‘for his own gain’ and ‘should have known better’

20/02 Revenue seize 14.6 million cigarettes worth €12m in Dublin

Seizure part of ongoing operations targeting shadow economy and supply of illegal tobacco products, Revenue says

20/02 Renovating, retrofitting or buying a home? Don’t let the Government claw its money back

Step even marginally outside the rules of various Government incentives and you could find Revenue knocking on your door

18/02 Revenue wanted ‘menace’ in its warning over payments to planning objectors

The Revenue Commissioners wanted to ensure a planned crackdown on people who took payments to withdraw planning objections contained sufficient “menace” to ensure they handed over the tax due on their windfalls.

17/02 Revenue to refund almost €500,000 in interest payments on warehoused tax debts

Finance Minister Michael McGrath has confirmed that the Revenue Commissioners will refund €487,500 in warehouse debt interest payments made by 475 customers.

16/02 Revenue to refund almost €500,000 in warehouse debt interest payments to 475 entities

Minister for Finance Michael McGrath confirms repayments, following a recent revision of the terms of the scheme that reduced the interest rate to zero

15/02 Employer told to return €2.24 million in Covid support payments

Revenue Commissioners argued that employer failed to demonstrate its business would experience a 30 per cent reduction in turnover

14/02 Insolvency rates not at crisis point, TDs and Senators hear

Business failures are rising but, for now, remain below levels prior to Covid crisis

13/02 Business Today: National Lottery and gambling ads, RTÉ defers hit shows, and influencers and their tax bills

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

13/02 ‘I wouldn’t have done that if I’d known’: Influencers wise up to potential tax bills

Influencers might think twice if a #gifted stay results in a €400 tax bill

11/02 Staying onside with Revenue while gifting a young child some money

Q&A: Bank and An Post rules about accounts for very young children cause concern

09/02 Send your savings on holiday and enjoy the higher returns it will give you

Irish customers have access to rates across Europe that cast local options in a poor light

09/02 Trust the romantic French to come up with a pragmatic solution on ‘durable relationships’

France has devised a type of conscious coupling that has proven to be highly popular

06/02 Will banks entertain a mortgage to our son on top of a big family loan?

Q&A: If priority is to facilitate son’s ability to buy a home, structure of family financing might need a second look

06/02 Unclaimed tax refunds: How to get some of your tax back

Irish taxpayers are losing out by an average of almost €300 each by not filing a tax return each year and claiming credits they are due

05/02 Interest on warehoused business tax eliminated, benefiting 57,000 companies

Minster for Finance removes interest charged on warehoused tax

04/02 A newbie investor? Here are six mistakes you’re soon going to make

Living in a relatively newly wealthy country means our history of investing in the financial markets is brief, compared to that of investors in more mature economies such as the US and the UK.

03/02 James Dyson’s Irish bolthole, Sinéad O’Connor’s painting addiction and Barry Keoghan’s inner wolf

Plus: Libel lawyer Paul Tweed’s mystery High Court action and sports agent Conor Ridge’s bid for solace

01/02 Revenue Commissioners target more Dublin firms controlled by businessman Colm Wu

The Revenue Commissioners has tightened the screws on Chinese businessman Colm Wu, as it seeks to have two more companies in his sprawling empire wound up.

31/01 Mortgage holders hit by rate hikes can now claim tax credit from Revenue

Homeowners hit by mortgage rates hikes last year will be able to claim tax relief on their payments from today.

29/01 Changes to UK non-dom rules could result in wealthy elite moving their tax residence to Ireland

Any change to the UK system could result in large numbers of ultra-high net worth individuals moving their tax residence to other jurisdictions, with Ireland well placed to benefit

28/01 Can I get Help to Buy support if my partner is helping with home loan payments?

Q&A: Rules around the support scheme are strict and failure to observe them risks a Revenue claw back

26/01 Scrumdiddly’s ice-cream gets €250,000 cash from investors to help guide it out of Scarp

Ice-cream chain Scrumdiddly’s has emerged from the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process (Scarp), after two investors put in €250,000 to help clear its debts.

25/01 Revenue signals ‘total flexibility’ on payment for warehoused pandemic tax debt

Some 58,000 businesses with outstanding debt of €1.75 billion are to make repayment arrangements

25/01 Cocaine seizures a ‘headline’ trend for Revenue with workload having ‘exploded’ since Brexit

Committee told tax authority processed some 79 million legitimate import entries last year, up from around one million before UK left EU

25/01 Revised national biodiversity plan backed by new powers to protect and restore declining nature across Ireland

All public bodies now legally required to integrate biodiversity into plans and policies

24/01 ‘Life has punished him enough’: Man given suspended sentence for failure to declare €160,000 in Vat

Judge told James Wauchope (75) suffers from severe PTSD after being locked in truck with bomb by IRA

23/01 Banks and ATM providers to face ‘big sting’ penalties under new cash access plans

Michael McGrath’s Bill aims to halt decline in number of ATMs with country divided into eight zones and minimum quotas of ATMs per 100,000 people to be specified

23/01 Taxpayers overpaid about €683m last year, Revenue data suggests

More than 472,000 PAYE income tax returns have been processed for 2023, which represents an increase of 30%

23/01 We’re having trouble selling family home to meet Fair Deal debt

Q&A: Failure to meet the timelines set down in the terms of the loan can see the sum owed rising

22/01 Revenue granted €130m in movie tax credits last year

Movies starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan among those to avail of Section 481 credit

21/01 Here’s something to smile about: The new employment rights that will boost your finances in 2024

Restaurants, cafes and gastropubs have been closing at a rate of one a day, says the Restaurants Association of Ireland, with shuttering businesses including Cork eaterie Nash 19 blaming soaring business costs.

20/01 Landlords’ decade of tax evasion undone by ‘good citizen’ report on rent collection

High Court upheld Revenue bill for more than €3m in outstanding tax and interest against Paul Howard and Una McClean

19/01 ‘It doesn’t even cover half a month’s rent for anyone in Dublin’ – Most tenants have yet to claim €500 tax credit for last year

A total of 270,000 tenants have yet to claim the €500 renter’s tax credit for last year, Revenue figures show.

17/01 Businesses with warehoused Covid-era tax liabilities to face relaxed deadlines, lower interest rates

Michael McGrath says expectation is that interest rates will fall but scale of these remain to be seen

16/01 Influencers warned by Revenue over fully declaring income

Social media influencers reminded gifts and services must be properly accounted for

16/01 Will giving our daughter a helping hand to get on the property ladder cause tax problems?

Q&A: How you frame the money you are handing over to your child can lower their exposure to tax

16/01 Are you a homeowner? Here’s how you may be able to get up to €1,250 back this January

If you think you may be due some money back on the interest you have paid, here is what you need to know

15/01 Thousands of PAYE workers risk missing out on once-off mortgage interest relief worth up to €1,250

Thousands of people eligible for the new mortgage interest relief are expected to be put off claiming it due to the need to file a tax return.

12/01 €3.43m worth of cocaine seized at Rosslare Europort

Drugs weighing about 49kg discovered as a result of risk profiling

11/01 Revenue instructs customs officers to seize ‘child sex dolls’

Direction follows conclusion of recent case against man accused of importing child sex doll into country

10/01 Revealed: The allowances that have been tripled as Revenue increases tax breaks for workers

Revenue has increased some of the expenses employees can claim, with some allowances tripling.

10/01 Revealed: Revenue increases tax breaks for workers and gets rid of some ‘bizarre discrepancies’

Revenue has increased some of the expenses employees can claim, with some allowances tripling.

10/01 Revealed: What allowances have been tripled as Revenue increases tax breaks for workers

Revenue has increased some of the expenses employees can claim, with some allowances tripling.

10/01 Some allowances tripled as Revenue begins increasing key tax breaks for workers

Revenue has increased some of the expenses employees can claim, with some allowances tripling.

08/01 Corporate insolvencies will occur at rate of almost three per day this year, forecasts PwC

Wave of 229 insolvencies in fourth quarter brought total for 2023 to a ‘higher than expected’ total of 717

08/01 Thousands have yet to pay property tax with rush of payments expected before this week’s deadline

Thousands of homeowners have just days left to pay the property tax.

08/01 Child maintenance payments could be collected by Revenue as part of shake-up

Wide-ranging changes outlined in report from Minister for Justice come after many years of lobbying by advocates for one-parent families and children

30/12 Firms with warehoused tax urged to make repayment plans as May deadline looms

Warehoused tax deadline will be ‘the big story of 2024′

24/12 Woman (20s) arrested after €301,000 of cannabis seized at Dublin Airport

Drugs were found in the baggage of a passenger who had travelled to Dublin from San Francisco

24/12 Revenue warned of public opposition to new TV levy months before RTÉ crisis

The Revenue Commissioners warned that any attempt to introduce a household levy to replace the TV licence would be seen as a new tax and face opposition that could easily become widespread and end up well-organised, like the water charges protests.

20/12 High-grade cocaine worth at least €20m found on cargo ship at Foynes Port in Limerick

Crew held for interview by authorities as full examination of ship due to get under way

12/12 Scrumdiddly’s ice-cream chain needs Scarp rescue

Ice-cream chain Scrumdiddly’s is seeking to restructure its debts using the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process (Scarp), a quicker and cheaper form of examinership.

10/12 Mortgage customers left in the dark on tax implications of goodwill payment

Q&A: Ulster Bank is paying 4,500 customers as it forces them off offset mortgage product in order to sell their loans as it shuts down Irish business

10/12 Colum Kenny: The road to hell is surely paved with customer care helplines

After two full weeks locked out of my Eir email account, I am keeping my fingers crossed. They say it is completely fixed.

10/12 Your questions answered: ‘Will my daughter have to pay inheritance tax in US when she inherits my US stocks?’

Question: I’m retired and own shares in several US tech companies which I intend to pass to my daughter when I die. A friend said that these shares may be liable to inheritance tax by the US authority.

09/12 The ups and downs of corporate tax payments – what’s going on? Why are they so unpredictable?

After three months of weak returns, ministers breathed a sigh of relief thanks to a bumper return for November

08/12 Revenue says planning appeals payments could have ‘serious’ tax consequences

Whistleblowers invited to come forward to share information on payments made to influence the planning process

05/12 Revenue nets almost €10m from defaulters

Biggest settlement tops €1.8m

05/12 Monaghan mechanic tops tax defaulters list with €1.8m bill

A motor mechanic in Monaghan, a Limerick clothing retailer and a share dealer are among the biggest defaulters listed by the Revenue Commissioners in its latest round-up of tax dodgers.

03/12 Fighting faceless bureaucracy at HSE over incorrect bill

Q&A: Front line staff were looking to charge you tens of thousands of euro more than they should over nursing home care

01/12 800,000 homeowners told to set up payment method for local property tax

Revenue has written to 800,000 homeowners reminding them to set up a payment method for the local property tax (LPT).

30/11 Smart Money: The slightly rich pay their taxes these days, but what about the super rich?

How we view our tax obligations has evolved greatly since the murky days of the 1980s

24/11 Revenue seizes chewing tobacco foiling potential loss of nearly €543,000 to exchequer

Illicit goods originated in India as part of consignment that came via Czech Republic and Rotterdam

21/11 Just 3,000 properties liable for Vacant Homes Tax

Revenue initially identified 25,000 homes across the country as potentially liable

21/11 Funds lobby needs to target message carefully on tax changes

There are reasons why investment funds are taxed at a higher headline rate even if 41% is too big a share for the exchequer

20/11 Revenue moves to confiscate drug smuggling ship MV Matthew

Owners have until next week to contest forfeiture of ship seized off south coast in September

16/11 More buyers are passing over second-hand homes in favour of new builds

Home buyers are turning their backs on second-hand properties in their droves and are opting for new builds in large numbers.

14/11 Wexford man liable for €2m tax and interest bill following Cab assessment

Christopher Moorehouse (56) describes himself as a retired agricultural painter

11/11 Sniffer dog helps recover €8.2m worth of illicit cigarettes in Co Louth

Revenue and gardaí found contraband during search in Dundalk on Friday

11/11 Senior gardaí warn Minister all senior ranks will be filled by non-nationals unless pension rules reformed

Only senior officers who applied for role of deputy commissioner, which oversees State security, came from foreign police forces

11/11 Ireland may yet get its €13bn from Apple - just don’t hold your breath

After a very strong few years, the Irish economy may be returning to earth. Did someone say ‘soft landing’?

08/11 Worker loses Revenue battle over €430,000 tax bill

Assessment related to gain of €821,166 from exercising share options

07/11 Can I claim rent tax credit on house whose owner is under Fair Deal nursing home care?

Q&A: Property is not currently registered with Residential Tenancies Board and there are questions over tax compliance

07/11 Today is D-day for owners of vacant homes as warnings issued on deadline to file a tax return

Owners of vacant homes have been warned by Revenue that today is the deadline for the filing of a return for the new tax on unoccupied homes.

05/11 Revenue bags €8.5m in taxes after major retailer loses appeal against plastic levy

A leading retail group has lost its appeal against a tax bill from Revenue for over €8.5m in relation to the plastic bag levy.

03/11 Drugs valued at €4.6m seized in Dublin and Athlone

Largest seizure involved 210kg of herbal cannabis worth €4.2 million at Dublin Port