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Farmers in North lead tractor protest against inheritance tax changes
British government’s new rules on inheritance tax will risk viability of family farms in the future, says farmers’ union chief
Avoiding double taxation on sale of a property abroad
Rules on gifts and inheritances are different North and South of the Border, as is the tax regime on non-resident property
More spending, tax cuts as Fianna Fáil publishes first manifesto of election campaign
Party pledges to cut taxes by reducing lower rate of USC to 1.5 per cent and increase entry point to high rate of tax to ‘at least €50,000′
North’s businesses face higher costs post British budget
Increases to national insurance and minimum wage to boost employers’ bills
If you’re self employed, the time has come to file your tax return and avoid nasty surprises from Revenue
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Is it better for my tax bill if my parents transfer their house to me now rather than in their will?
Would it be categorised as a ‘gift’ and would tax be charged accordingly?
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Budget 2025: Opposition calls for election as Coalition defends budget ‘bonanza’ in face of fierce criticism
Labour says budget was ‘all glitter and full of shiny gimmicks’; Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said she ‘wants to see a full restoration’ of barristers fees
Budget 2025 Q&A: inheritance tax and welfare changes the main focus for readers
Record interest among readers in wide-ranging live online post-budget question and answer session
Budget 2025 Q&A: Your PAYE tax breaks, mortgage relief and employee gift limit queries answered
Dominic Coyle of The Irish Times and Beryl Power from PwC answered readers’ questions in our post-budget live blog which has now finished. You can read back on all the questions and answers below
What changes have been made to inheritance tax in the budget?
Budget 2025: Everything you need to know about the inheritance tax cut which comes into effect today
Budget 2025: Double child benefit payment; petrol and diesel prices to increase; series of personal tax cuts
The final cost of living package will now come in at just shy of €2 billion, well in excess of the €1.5bn expected
Greens claim victory on ‘land hoarding’ tax as farmers gain minimal exemption
Budget 2025: Residential Zoned Land Tax will go ahead from February despite last-minute lobbying
Budget 2025 main points: Energy credits, bonus welfare payments, higher minimum wage and tax changes
Budget 2025: USC cut to 3%; extra credits for renters; 10,000 new social homes to built and free public transport for under-9s
Inheritance tax-free thresholds increase to mixed welcome
Budget 2025: Children will be able to inherit up to €400,000 free of tax with while thresholds for other inheritances rise for first time in six years
Budget 2025: Inheritance tax threshold to hit €400,000 under giveaway
Households to benefit from extension to reduced 9% VAT rate on energy bills into next year
Budget 2025 will cost €10bn and make you roughly €1,000 richer. But it’s not all sorted yet
The projected €10 billion plus package of permanent and temporary measures is expected to put up to €1,000 in the pocket of the average worker
How 13 years of Fine Gael have changed your taxes
How have our budget families fared with changes in tax and relief since 2011, in the aftermath of the crash?
Alan Shatter hasn’t ‘given thought’ to election bid as he seeks revolt over inheritance tax
Former Fine Gael TD says he is ‘gobsmacked’ by turnout at public meeting in south Dublin calling for end of ‘State-sponsored grave robbery’
Big Phil is welcomed back into the Fine Gael fold as old foe Leo Varadkar departs the stage
Plus: Alan Shatter seeks to protect the inheritance; a campaign for a Colm Meaney statue in Killarney; and Clare Daly’s political future
Irish public companies go on a €6bn share buyback splurge
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Inheritance tax: How many people actually pay it?
While inheritance taxes might generate a lot of attention, on an annual basis, they don’t contribute a significant amount to the exchequer. That’s why some countries have abolished it
Inheritance tax threshold rises have no ‘clear policy rationale’, watchdog says
Recent increases to thresholds appear ‘arbitrary’ and not to follow ‘clear and consistent principles’, Parliamentary Budget Office says
Inheritance tax in Ireland: What are the rules, and could they be changed in the budget?
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Working out inheritance tax liability if the tax-free threshold changes
Q&A: Depending on timing two different people can end up paying different amounts of tax on the same amount of an inheritance or gift
Inheritance tax: What are the rules and how might they change in the budget?
Views on inheritance tax are determined by politics but it might be better to focus on more practical issues
Inheritance is not just a family affair – it’s a critical societal issue
Despite wealth inequality, when it comes to social uplift, the past few decades in Ireland have been truly remarkable
Ireland’s low inheritance tax is part of a social bargain with its middle classes
There is talk of increasing the tax-free threshold on inheritance in Budget 2025
Inheritance tax, declaration of tax-free gifts and the temptation of ‘forgetting’
Tax Strategy Group suggests Revenue should keep records with reporting of gifts and inheritance mandatory for beneficiaries
Car congestion charge should be considered, officials advise
Annual tax strategy papers ahead of budget also call for mandatory reporting of all inheritances
The Irish Times view on the pre-budget tax papers: civil servants have their say
If the Government increases income tax credits and bands enough to allow for inflation there will be little enough left for other major tax measures
Tax strategy papers: the highlights
Inheritance tax changes, congestion charges, indexing the income tax system and hospitality’s pursuit of the 9 per cent VAT rate
Mandatory reporting of all gifts and inheritances under consideration
Department of Finance’s Tax Strategy Group examines ways to strengthen the State’s inheritance tax system
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