Opinion Inheritance tax madness harks back to days of stamp duty guff It might be 2024, but there are worrying echoes of 2004 as we head into the general election
Business Post's View Editorial: Chambers must send a signal and come to the aid of struggling businessesIn the Budget, the new finance minister can signal that Ireland is not complacent, that the government values the 'squeezed middle' – workers and business owners alike
Opinion Lucinda Creighton: Chambers must give priority to ‘unloved squeezed middle’ in early budget A key feature of this plan has to be a commitment to reduce the personal taxation burden on individuals who work and gainfully contribute to the Irish economy
The Last Post USC is difficult to defend when massive surpluses exist and voters want money backOnly way for Harris to turn the dial with voters is to go big on eliminating the much-hated universal social charge
Business Post's View Editorial: Very welcome promises to reduce personal taxation must be delivered uponMichael McGrath’s final budget of this government is a good opportunity to ease burden on families and small businesses across the country
Tax Michael McGrath pledges tax cuts ‘for all’ in this year’s budgetPromise comes ahead of Fianna Fáil ard fheis as party prepares to set out its stall for Budget 2025
Personal Finance Personal Finance: These tax changes are set to boost your pocket in 2024There are reasons to be cheerful about your personal finances this year
Tax Business owners demand delay to May deadline to pay €1.8bn in warehoused Covid-era tax debtRevenue Commissioner Ruth Kennedy urged those businesses who have availed of the scheme to “start making realistic plans” to repay their debt
Politics McGrath hints further cuts to USC and income tax are likely in Budget 2025The Minister for Finance told the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis that a static tax system was “not acceptable”
Budget 2024 Majority support abolition of USC during this government’s termA new Red C poll shows that seven out of ten support the abolition of the Universal Social Charge – but the government has mentioned plans to reduce it, not end it
The Big Interview ‘FDI will remain a key part of Ireland’s economic growth story’ – Martin Shanahan, Grant ThorntonThe former IDA chief executive is looking forward to expanding the professional services firm’s FDI business and engagement with foreign multinationals
Legal Tax adviser claims Google ad ban will destroy his business Gary O’Brien, owner of My Tax Refund, is seeking an injunction to allow his firm to buy advertising on the platform, on which he had already spent €350,000
Brian Keegan: How do you fund services without raising taxes? You can raise wagesA wage increase would generate hundreds of millions of euro in tax yield without much political or social pushback
How to survive when tax and the Jurassic economy collideWe need to ask the right questions now, as two new tax consultations going through the Department of Finance will affect future spending and taxation
Aidan Regan: Citizens and governments are the biggest losers in tax free-for-allThe tax rules need changing, and it does certain governments no credit to be opposing a move towards greater transparency
Put your tax liabilities on ice interest-freeDebt warehousing for businesses affected by Covid-19 has been extended to self-assessed taxpayers, and if you are eligible, it’s worth considering