What to expect in Budget 2025: Income tax changes, cost of living payments and how about inheritance tax?
Budget set to be a pre-election attempt to win middle-class votes, with inheritance tax cuts, falling income taxes and housing on the agenda
Inheritance
Have I a legal right to the property promised so often to me and my wife?
Situation highlights danger of ‘informal’ arrangements on inheritance and importance of keeping wills updated
Tax position on gift for carer who did not qualify for inheritance
Q&A: Gifts to family and the tax implications
Unmarried couples locked out of inheritance tax exemptions
State is long past the point where it should be treating all families equally
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
We’re being evicted but Mum is offering to sell us her house at a discount - what are the tax rules?
Property dealings within families are not that uncommon in Ireland but it is important to be aware of the tax rules that can apply
Elderly man inheriting half the home from sister worries about tax
Inheriting a property can certainly leave you exposed to a large tax bill but not always
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
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
‘I am adopted and was treated differently in my stepmother’s will’
Challenging a will comes with no guarantee of success and can be expensive both financially and in terms of personal relationships
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
Inheritance tax campaign is a nod to the rich
Fine Gael risks deepening social divisions with pre-election budget measure pandering to an already well off constituency
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
‘Unfairness’ and ‘anomalies’ in inheritance tax should be considered before budget, Taoiseach says
Simon Harris suggests capital acquisitions tax changes may be relevant in context of search for ‘whole variety of housing solutions’
Figuring out the date of inheritance for tax purposes
When you inherit, the value of that inheritance and when any tax is due is not as straightforward as you might think
The Debate: Should inheritance tax be cut in the budget?
Amid buoyant tax returns, there have been calls for a reduction in inheritance tax – but those opposed say this will benefit only the wealthiest of homeowners
Worrying about my responsibility for sister-in-law in declining health
Q&A: Being concerned for welfare of friends is natural but does not necessarily impinge on legal rights
When inheritance can be more trouble than it is worth
For people on social welfare, a windfall can unravel the financial support available without careful advance planning
What a gift of a house means for inheritance tax
Every country has its own often very different regime when it comes to how gifts and inheritances are treated
Granny’s gift could leave both her and grandson with financial headaches
Taking control of a home he does not own and any rent it yields could prove very messy
When do we have to start paying tax on the trust set up by our late father?
My father left property assets in a discretionary family trust set up during his lifetime
How much tax do I have to pay on the sale of shares that I inherited?
A beneficiary is trying to work out value of shares they received and costs they can set against their sale
Dispute over the family farm after mother’s death
No-one likes to take legal action lightly but sometimes there can be very limited options otherwise
Will new adoption law allow me inherit some of my mother’s land?
Q&A: Birth Information and Tracing Act provides new entitlements, but only for people whose birth was illegally registered
Rules change on interest-free loans to family members
Intra-family loans are very common in Ireland but all sides need to be aware of the rules if they want to avoid unwelcome tax bills
Will inheritance cause a problem with my weekly disability payment?
Care is needed when planning to leave something to a person who is on means-tested social welfare support
Family concerned over inheritance if father marries again
Parent in their 70s has met someone new several years after his wife died and they are talking about getting married
Gifting to your children? Make sure you don’t leave them with a big tax bill
Young man liable for €66,000 tax after parents ‘earmarked’ small-gift-exemption amounts for him in their own bank account
Making sure my family benefits equally when I die
Hundreds of thousands of Irish people who remain single need to plan carefully for what will happen their property and other assets after they are gone
Budget 2025: What might Taoiseach Simon Harris do for your taxes?
Simon Harris will be looking to manage the delicate balance between raising revenue and keeping the electorate happy
What happens if the executor to a will can no longer carry out duties?
The role of an executor in organising the affairs of a dead person and managing inheritance is onerous and not easily discarded
Married? Here are some of the financial advantages of saying ‘I do’
Ireland’s tax code is structured in a way that provides benefits to married couples that are not available to others
Does it make sense to leave our Irish home to children living abroad?
Q&A: Sorting out property from overseas can be complex, especially compared to the tax certainty and flexibility of selling the property yourselves
Will funding my child’s college education limit what he can get tax-free later on?
Q&A: Limits on financial support for adult children were tightened a decade ago because of perceived abuse by well-off families
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