• Monday, February 12, 2018
    The Three Main Things Accounta...
    When it comes to passing an exam, each student, regardless of the subject, knows that every single mark counts. In a...
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  • Monday, February 06, 2017
    FAE INTERIM ASSESSMENT
    The Interim Assessment for the FAE Tax Elective will take place on 22nd April 2017.
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  • Tuesday, January 10, 2017
    CORPORATE TAX – PAYMENT & FI...
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  • Tuesday, January 10, 2017
    CORPORATE TAX - CORPORATION TA...
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  • Tuesday, October 11, 2016
    Budget 2017
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  • Wednesday, June 01, 2016
    TRUSTS - Tax Heads to keep in ...
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  • Wednesday, May 18, 2016
    Tax changes in 2016 - Are you ...
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  • Tuesday, May 17, 2016
    SHARE BUY BACKS – What to co...
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  • Monday, March 07, 2016
    Research & Development Tax Cre...
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  • Friday, March 04, 2016
    Residence, Ordinary Residence ...
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  • Friday, February 26, 2016
    Agricultural Relief - Finance ...
    If you're studying for P.6 ACCA, P.2 CPA or the FAE Tax Elective, it is essential that you fully understand the CAT Reli...
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  • Sunday, January 31, 2016
    Are you aware of the 2014 Fina...
    For all those P6 ACCA, P2 CPA and FAE Tax Elective students repeating their professional advanced tax exams who may not ...
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  • Wednesday, October 14, 2015
    BUDGET 2016
    The Minister for Finance Michael Noonan T.D. presented his 2016 Budget yesterday which outlined a wide range of changes ...
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  • Thursday, October 01, 2015
    Management Expenses (Investmen...
    What are included in the definition of Allowable Management Expenses?
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  • Sunday, May 31, 2015
    Capital Allowances for Intangi...
    1. There is no clawback provided the fifteen year life is exceeded. 2. A separate trade is deemed to arise from managin...
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  • Tuesday, September 01, 2015
    Interest as a Charge
    1. In what circumstances can a relief apply? 2. What are the conditions for such a relief?
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  • Thursday, July 02, 2015
    VAT RULES - SUPPLIES OF GOODS
    1. What do we mean by a supply of goods? 2. How do we tax supplies of goods?
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  • Thursday, May 05, 2016
    PARTICIPATION EXEMPTION - CAP ...
    This is an important CGT Relief, examinable at CAP 2 level but which is often overlooked when preparing for this exam.
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  • Wednesday, February 18, 2015
    Residence, Ordinary Residence ...
    Let's examine the provisions of Section 819(1) TCA 1997 which sets out the definition for "Residence."
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  • Friday, January 23, 2015
    Definition of the term GROUP f...
    Section 411 TCA 1997 states that two companies will form a CT Loss Group is one company is a 75% subsidiary of the other...
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  • Monday, January 05, 2015
    REVENUE GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS FOL...
    A number of Revenue Guidance Documents were signed into law on 23rd December 2014 following Finance Act 2014.
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  • Friday, December 05, 2014
    PENSIONS - SSAPs (Small Self A...
    SSAPs (Small Self Administered Pensions)
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  • Friday, October 03, 2014
    HIGH EARNER'S RESTRICTION
    The High Earner’s Restriction was introduced in the 2006 Finance Act with effect from 1st January 2007. The objective...
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  • Thursday, March 20, 2014
    SARP - Special Assignment Reli...
    If you're studying for the P.6 Paper, CPA Advanced Tax exam or FAE Tax Elective then you really need to look at SARP in ...
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  • Thursday, November 27, 2014
    PENSIONS - The Position at Ret...
    Most approved pension schemes have been established with what is termed a “Normal Retirement Date” which is the earl...
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  • Thursday, January 08, 2015
    What is meant by the term “f...
    What does it mean? The EC Treaty provides that restrictions on the freedom of establishment of nationals of one Membe...
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  • Tuesday, May 06, 2014
    C.G.T - REMITTANCE BASIS
    If an Irish individual is resident and ordinarily resident in the state but not Irish domiciled, he/she is liable to Iri...
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  • Wednesday, October 08, 2014
    Why do students fail their tax...
    Since 1999 I’ve been provided tax revision courses for all the main accountancy qualifications including ACA, ACCA and...
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  • Tuesday, March 25, 2014
    Reduction or Reorganisation of...
    If an exam question says “this redemption does not meet the requirements for Chapter 9 Part 6 Taxes Consolidation Act ...
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  • Tuesday, October 14, 2014
    BUDGET 2015
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  • Friday, March 08, 2013
    Business Property Relief
    The relief applies to the following business property. 1. property consisting of a business or an interest in a busin...
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  • Wednesday, February 05, 2014
    Capital Allowances
    Capital Allowances are granted for “chargeable periods” – accounting periods in the case of companies liable to co...
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  • Saturday, April 05, 2014
    Corporation Tax Trading Losses
    Group Relief may be claimed where one member of the group is entitled to surrender its trading losses to another member ...
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  • Friday, February 01, 2013
    VAT on PROPERTY - NEW RULES
    Before attempting a question on VAT on Property you should make sure you understand the definition of each term. For ...
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  • Thursday, March 07, 2013
    Corporation Tax Dates
    A company must submit a return of profits, chargeable gains and other particulars to the Inspector of Taxes 9 months aft...
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  • Tuesday, February 19, 2013
    Retirement Relief - S.598 and ...
    How do you define Retirement Relief? 1. A gain arising to an individual who has attained 55 years 2. on the disposal...
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  • Tuesday, April 08, 2014
    Leasing Charges
    Finance Act 2008 introduced a new scheme of relief for leasing charges for business cars which seek to limit the availab...
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  • Monday, April 07, 2014
    Chargeable Accounting Periods
    Companies are liable to Corporation Tax for each chargeable accounting period. The Chargeable Accounting Period (CAP)...
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  • Thursday, March 22, 2012
    Corporate Migration of Tax Res...
    One implication of migration of residence is the cessation of a company being part of a CGT Group.
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  • Friday, January 29, 2016
    Dramatically Increase your cha...
    It's one thing to learn tax from lectures and textbooks. It's something else entirely to make sound professional decisio...
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