http://www.mytax.ie MyTax Online accounts Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:32:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mytax.ie/revenue-tax-pensioners/2012/01/ http://www.mytax.ie/revenue-tax-pensioners/2012/01/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:29:35 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=1091 Revenue are having to find ways of boosting their tax take. By the sounds of it they are beginning to communicate more effectively with the Department of Social Protection and cross checks are proving revealing.
In this case, some pensioners are receiving both the state pension and a pension from an employer they retired from. Both are taxable, and if the combined pensions are now in excess of ...]]> http://www.mytax.ie/revenue-tax-pensioners/2012/01/feed/ 0 http://www.mytax.ie/5-top-tips-on-business-survival/2012/01/ http://www.mytax.ie/5-top-tips-on-business-survival/2012/01/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:12:45 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=931 1. Focus completely on satisfying your customers. Develop a true customer focus. Understand that customers always go where they get good value, they go where they are treated well, and when the value isn’t obvious or when the level of service slips, the customer slips away. Identify your target customer; the more you know about your customers, the easier it is to serve them well.
2. Gather and analyse management ...]]> http://www.mytax.ie/5-top-tips-on-business-survival/2012/01/feed/ 0 http://www.mytax.ie/using-excel-for-bookkeeping/2011/12/ http://www.mytax.ie/using-excel-for-bookkeeping/2011/12/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:44:33 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=1083 We have ...]]> http://www.mytax.ie/using-excel-for-bookkeeping/2011/12/feed/ 0 http://www.mytax.ie/budget-2012/2011/12/ http://www.mytax.ie/budget-2012/2011/12/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:20:02 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=1077 Income tax
There are no changes in the existing rates or income tax bands. There are also no changes to existing tax credits.
However, Illness Benefit will now be taxed from the first day of payment; previously the first 6 weeks (36 days) were exempt from tax.
Domicile levy
The citizenship condition for payment of the levy is being removed. This will mean that liable non-residents will not be able to avoid the levy by changing their citizenship status.
http://www.mytax.ie/budget-2012/2011/12/feed/ 0 http://www.mytax.ie/7-top-tips-for-keeping-and-growing-your-customer-base/2011/11/ http://www.mytax.ie/7-top-tips-for-keeping-and-growing-your-customer-base/2011/11/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:10:08 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=935 1. Hire the best. Have and hire only employees who continually impress you with their initiative and competence. Let everyone else go. Increasing profits comes from great employees, not average ones.
2. Establish your R&D Department. Turn your customer service department into the R&D Department of your company. Develop a culture in your business which will encourage lateral thinking.
3. Review Customer issues. Is there a lack of effective communication channels with your ...]]> http://www.mytax.ie/7-top-tips-for-keeping-and-growing-your-customer-base/2011/11/feed/ 0 http://www.mytax.ie/ros-deadline-extended-until-the-16th-november/2011/11/ http://www.mytax.ie/ros-deadline-extended-until-the-16th-november/2011/11/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:17:35 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=920 Revenue wishes to confirm that the extended filing and payment date for the 2010 Form 11 and any associated payment and the preliminary tax payment for 2011 for those using ROS will be midnight on 16 November 2011 rather than midnight on 15 November 2011.
The ROS Technical Helpdesk will be open until midnight on 16 November 2011.
]]> http://www.mytax.ie/ros-deadline-extended-until-the-16th-november/2011/11/feed/ 0 http://www.mytax.ie/reduced-frequency-of-tax-returns-and-payments/2011/11/ http://www.mytax.ie/reduced-frequency-of-tax-returns-and-payments/2011/11/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:42:35 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=915 Extension to newly eligible VAT, PAYE/PRSI, & RCT customers
Reductions in the frequency of VAT, PAYE/PRSI, & RCT tax returns and payments for smaller businesses are being extended to eligible businesses from 1 January 2012.

Businesses making total annual VAT payments of less than €3,000 are eligible to file VAT returns and make their payments on a 6 monthly basis;
Businesses making total annual VAT payments of between €3,000 and €14,400 are ...]]> http://www.mytax.ie/reduced-frequency-of-tax-returns-and-payments/2011/11/feed/ 0 http://www.mytax.ie/payment-of-tax-by-credit-card/2011/11/ http://www.mytax.ie/payment-of-tax-by-credit-card/2011/11/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:56:03 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=895
Arrangements to pay by credit card can only be made, for the moment, by telephone. Revenue’s dedicated payment by credit card telephone service is available Monday to Friday 9:00-17:00 hours on 1890 27 37 47 (international customers +353 1 828 8045)
A person wishing to pay by credit card must pay a transaction charge, purely related to third ...]]> http://www.mytax.ie/payment-of-tax-by-credit-card/2011/11/feed/ 0 http://www.mytax.ie/amount-for-2011-preliminary-tax/2011/10/ http://www.mytax.ie/amount-for-2011-preliminary-tax/2011/10/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:44:32 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=891 The adjustment for the Amount for 2011 Preliminary Tax is to replace the amount of income levy and the health contribution due on the 2010 income with the amount of Universal Social Charge (USC) that would have been due on that income had the USC been in place for that year. No other adjustment ...]]> http://www.mytax.ie/amount-for-2011-preliminary-tax/2011/10/feed/ 0 http://www.mytax.ie/qr-codes-%e2%80%93-a-hot-trend-for-cross-platform-marketing-to-grow-your-brand/2011/09/ http://www.mytax.ie/qr-codes-%e2%80%93-a-hot-trend-for-cross-platform-marketing-to-grow-your-brand/2011/09/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:50:55 +0000 admin http://www.mytax.ie/?p=854 A QR Code (short for Quick Response) is a specific matrix barcode, storing information in both the vertical and horizontal directions, readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and smart phones / camera phones.
QR Codes were originally developed in 1994 and used in the vehicle manufacturing industry for tracking parts etc, but are now being used very successfully in integrated marketing campaigns across the globe. The technology has seen a ...]]> http://www.mytax.ie/qr-codes-%e2%80%93-a-hot-trend-for-cross-platform-marketing-to-grow-your-brand/2011/09/feed/ 0