So, what was it that caused the sell-off in risky assets and sharp increase in volatility? The Fed? The Bank of Japan? The end of an AI bubble? A soft employment number? The yen carry trade unwinding? All of the above? Something else entirely? Who knows? The truth is that financial markets are a complex,
Finance Minister Jack Chambers is set to significantly increase the threshold for tax relief on pensions. There is currently a threshold of €2m on the overall value of a pension fund that a person can get tax relief on. Mr Chambers has received Cabinet approval to increase this by €200,000 annually for every year up
The new president of the Irish Tax Institute has described Revenue’s Enhanced Reporting Requirements (ERR) regime as “counter-productive”. The new rules require employers to report tax-free employee benefits in real-time, meaning on or before the time they are awarded to their staff. Speaking at the institute’s annual general meeting yesterday, Aoife Lavan said there was
The first cuts to inheritance tax in more than a decade could be around the corner. This is following hints from the Government that inheritance tax reductions and changes are set to form part of the upcoming Budget. Should this arise, this could reduce or even eliminate the inheritance tax bills faced by many after
