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Inheritance tax
Stories about inheritance tax
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?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
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
The Irish Times view on the inheritance tax debate: calls for a reduction should be resisted
A concession may not be hugely costly, but in a system where wealth and assets are lightly taxed it is not the right thing to do
Inheritance tax is a modest payback for a massive benefit
Cutting inheritance tax benefits the offspring of the generation now leaving property behind - and their parents already enjoyed mortgage interest relief in the past
Will my daughter be liable for inheritance tax if she sells my home when I’m gone?
The home is large and the expenses of maintaining the house after my death will not make sense
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