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Starting your own Business – A Revenue Guide

Registering for Tax I am going to start work as a self-employed person – How do I register for Tax? I am starting up a new company – How do..

Job Plus

Below are details of the new Job Plus scheme launched by the Government. The aim of the program is to get peple back to work into more secure jobs (12..

Third Level Grants

In case it affects you please note the closing date for student grants for the next term is 1st August 2013.   Applications need to be completed on line through..

Self Employed Guide to Social Welfare

  Here is a link to a really excellent guide on how being self employed effects you and the social welfare system in Ireland. Its a comprehensive guide especially for..

Taxation of Maternity Benefit, Adoptive Benefit and Health & Safety Benefit

If you missed reading through the Finance Bill you may not know maternity benefit will now be taxed ! This social welfare payment is a valubale source of income to..

Department of Finance Publishes the Irish Stability Programme – April 2013 Update

The Department of Finance has today (30 April 2013) published the Irish Stability Programme – April 2013 Update. Member States of the European Union are required to submit a Stability..

Property Tax – A Guide (part 1)

The countdown is on…tomorrow the first of May, marks the date your property is valued for L.P.T. (local property tax) purposes. This is a self assessment system which means YOU..

Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT)

Section 135 D of the Finance Act 1992 (Repayment of amounts of vehicle registration tax on export of certain vehicles), inserted by Section 83(1)(j) of the Finance Act 2012 (No...

Solid Fuel Prices set to rise again

As announced by the Minister for Finance in Budget 2013, solid fuel carbon tax (SFCT) is being introduced with effect from 1 May 2013. The Revenue Commissioners have responsibility for..

Young Trained Farmer Relief

Section 81AA of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 The Minister for Finance has informed Revenue that the relief from stamp duty on transfers of agricultural land to young trained..

Property Tax Bill

For an indepth look at the Property Tax Bill please click on the attached Tax Bill.

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Speech from Brendan Howlin – Budget 2013

STATEMENT OF THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND REFORM MR. BRENDAN HOWLIN, T.D. 5th DECEMBER 2012 Introduction To complement the Minister for Finance’s Budget Statement, I am announcing the Expenditure Estimates..