If you or a family member have being working in Australia recently and are a former temporary resident, you may be able to claim the super benefits which you accumulated while working in Australia.  To claim the Departing Australia Superannuation Payment (DASP) you must have visited on an eligible temporary resident visa (which has…

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  The home Renovation Incentive scheme (HRI) enables homeowners to claim tax relief on repairs, renovations or improvement work that is carried out on their homes by tax-compliant contractors and is subject to 13.5% VAT. This will be paid in the form of a tax credit at 13.5% of qualifying expenditure, which can be set against your…

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Tax officials are targeting millions of euro in undeclared income from landlords as part of a crackdown on the “shadow economy”. Investigations into sections of the economy most likely to deal in cash show rental income accounted for the biggest individual yield last year. Officials found most liabilities in this area related to undeclared income,…

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The Revenue Commissioners have become aware of fraudulent mobile phone text messages, purporting to come from Revenue, containing a link to a website seeking personal information in connection with a tax refund. These text messages did not issue from Revenue. The Revenue Commissioners never send unsolicited text messages. Anyone who receives an unsolicited text message…

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Extension to newly eligible VAT, PAYE/PRSI and RCT customers Reductions in the filing and payment frequencies for VAT, PAYE/PRSI and RCT by smaller businesses are being extended to eligible customers from 1 January, 2014. Businesses making total annual VAT payments of less than €3,000 are eligible to file VAT returns and make payments on a…

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