Revenue are willing to delay enforcement action or collection of late payment of tax, in cases where a business is experiencing difficulties in meeting its tax obligations because of a delay in receiving a statutory redundancy rebate. Satisfactory evidence of the redundancy rebate due must be supplied to Revenue.

Revenue has advised that to ensure the above arrangements are applied promptly, the business should provide authorisation for payment of the rebate directly to Revenue by submitting a completed application ...

€200 PROPERTY TAX ON INVESTMENT PROPERTY AND HOLIDAY HOMES TO COME INTO FORCE
Yesterday Environment Minister John Gormley outlined the tax in the Local Government Charges Bill 2009, which will become law at the end of next month. Announced last October, it is expected to give local authorities up to €40m per year in additional funding. Owners of residential rental properties, holiday homes and vacant residential properties-apart from those newly constructed and unsold-will be liable to pay the charge.

Those who ...

Income Tax Changes

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

The income levy rates have doubled and the exemption threshold on which the income levy will apply will be reduced from €18,304 to €15,028.

Income Levies

The income levy rates have doubled and the exemption threshold on which the income levy will apply will be reduced from €18,304 to €15,028. This means that taxpayers with gross income over €15,028 will face the following income levies rates:
2% up ...