I think Minister of Finance Michael Noonan’s views & comments on the emigration situation (reported in The Examiner) are so far off-beam Continue reading
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Tagged emigration, lifestyle, michael noonan, michael o'leary, minister finance, ryanair, the examiner
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Some Investor Resources
I was doing a little research on Tullow Oil (TLW) & came across a few interesting free investor resources which may be useful: Continue reading
Pensioners Back-Taxes – Puzzle
There’s been a big fuss all over the media for the past few days about the Revenue letters to a large number of pensioners in connection with back-taxes. Continue reading
Posted in Retirement & Pensions
Tagged back-taxes, DSP pensioners, revenue, tax refunds
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Qualified Cohabitants
Times are interesting now for many unmarried adult couples, of the opposite or same sex, living together in an intimate and committed relationship. Continue reading
Tax Changes to Pensions
Budget 2012: Summary of Some Important Tax Changes to Pensions:
- Tax relief has been left unchanged at the marginal rate, ie: Continue reading
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Tagged ARF, budget 2012, DIRT tax, income tax, pensions, tax, tax relief
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Retirement Considerations
“It’s so far away I don’t feel I have to concern myself about it yet”! Hearing that or similar response would be as common as mud to a financial adviser. Ireland generally doesn’t compare well with most contemporaries in regard to retirement awareness & planning, for all sorts of reasons, very few of them justifiable. Continue reading
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Tagged annuity, pensions, retirement, time bomb, women's pensions
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Tax on Interest (DIRT)
Interest on our savings accounts in banks, building societies, credit unions, etc, is generally taxed.
This is called Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) and is currently 27% (and 30% from 1 January 2012) on whatever interest we earn annually on our savings. Continue reading
This is called Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) and is currently 27% (and 30% from 1 January 2012) on whatever interest we earn annually on our savings. Continue reading
Bureaucracy Gone Mad?
The advice received was: “you should write to prospects to ask them if you can write to them, and make sure to include an ‘opt out’ clause in case they don’t want you to write to them!” Continue reading
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