Some published articles

Links to recent articles featured in the Irish Independent - Your Tax Questions Answered…
While some links are paywall, text of some popular subjects is included under Topics

Will I be exempt from Vacant Homes Tax on the cottage I inherited by selling it?

Answers also on: Treatment of backpay and entitlement to tax credits/bands

Will I trigger a tax bill for my friend or myself if I cover her medical bills?

Answers also on: Working from home allowances and tax on raffle prizes

Tax bill on Transfer of a house to adult child

Answers on: inheritance of a house which originally passed to mother, LPT and VAT on imports

Will we have Tax on UK Fund purchased in the 1990’s as investment?

Answers on: the tricky nature of Foreign Funds and consideration of tax treatment on death. Also answers on transfer of house within family at undervalue

Do I pay tax here on foreign savings & investments?

Answers on: tax on foreign income and returning to Ireland - when Irish tax kicks in and at what rates. The EIB product here is niche but same principles apply generally. Also answers on tax free inheritances from US relatives

WHAT are tax implications of using pension lump sum to fund adult children?

Answers on: lump sum from pension; funding adult children; transfer of investment property and Fair Deal nursing home assessment planning

What are tax implications of leaving house to grandchildren?

Answers on: Inheritances to minor children including family home exemption; gift to daughter and loans to children; farmland lease exemption

Can I avoid large tax bill on property transfer from son?

Answers on: transferring property from back from child to parent; evidence required to support a tax deduction; sale of overseas property

Can we cut tax bill we face on sale of old home?

Answers on: sale of home and deductible costs including relief for primary residence, gift to children; tax relief on career fees

Will we inherit aunt's lump sum held in joint account?

Answers on: Joint bank accounts, joint ownership generally and inheritance impact; Expat landlords and Irish tax

Online income and Irish tax

Our Sunday Independent feature article on online income and tax.  Includes commentary on casual sales and income from the sharing economy, collaborations and the less common but ever topical - gifts from brands 🤩