Thanks to journalist  Marie Boran for this piece in yesterdays Irish Independent ! www.independent.ie/business/technology/blog-digest-1870955.html

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EIB’s €300m for small businesses Wednesday, 25 March 2009 14:21 The European Investment Bank says Irish small and medium-sized firms should begin to benefit in the coming weeks from a total of €300m it is making available for loans. The EIB says three banks – AIB, Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland – will act…

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If you are registered for VAT always remember to quote your VAT number when incurring business expenses outside Ireland. The supplier should not charge you VAT. If you already have paid the VAT you can contact the ‘revenue’ office of the country involved and follow their procedures to claim it back. VAT rules differ throughout…

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A new website has been launched aimed at the Irish corporate recovery insolvency sector www.InsolvencyJournal.ie for more details. (just when you thought things could not get worse !).

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Financial Spread Betting Guide More and more business papers and supplements are advertising spread betting as an exciting way to gamble on the stock market. But what is it all about and is it just the stock market that you can gamble on ? McDowell and Co. Accountants, outline the background to this new craze:  …

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Having failed miserably in The Cheltenham Gold Cup, The Grand National and picking the obvious winner of the Open Championship (sorry Padraig), I have never been much of a gambler. However, when it comes to the Stock Market I have for a long time now fancied sticking a few bob on a mix of shares and…

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Investing money these days in a banks deposit account can yield little or no return. Most banks currently offer rates of about 5%. Once you have paid DIRT on the gain, and compare that to todays leveles of inflation, you will see you might has well have left the money under your mattress !! Here’s…

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If you have a tax query or a general financial questions please post it here and I will answer it as soon as possible. Thanks Jason McDowell  

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Renting out a property can have some tax issues which you need to be aware of. If its a property you bought and are getting mortgage interest relief on, you will loose this relief. However the interest you are paying is a taxable expense, and can be offset against any rental income you get on…

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Welcome to McDowell & Co. Our blog is here to help you to reduce your tax bill and save you money. You may be a PAYE worker, a sole trader, a farmer, a small company etc. You may have issues relating to the amount of tax you pay, to the accounting system you use, you…

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