Changes to Benefit-in-Kind
As part of the cost-of-living budget measures, Revenue have made changes to the Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) regime regarding company cars. As a result of the move to a CO2-based BIK system, …
Working From Home – Tax Benefits
Do you work full time or part time from home and only occasionally visit the office?
Are you an employer and want to provide equipment to your employees so that they can work from home?
As well as the work/life balance benefits and time savings, there are many tax benefits to eWorking.
Claim Tax Back on Motor Expenses
Are you an employee and use your car for business travel? If your employer doesn’t reimburse you for using your car for business journeys, did you know that you can reclaim tax from Revenue?
Comply with VIES when supplying to the EU or face a €4,000 penalty
VIES is a system of exchange of certain VAT data between EU Member States to combat fraud and other irregularities. Certain supplies of goods and services to businesses in other EU Member States can be zero-rated for VAT purposes but this comes with an obligation to file a VIES return on a monthly or quarterly basis. […]
How Employees can claim Tax Refunds
PAYE taxpayers are entitled to various tax credits and reliefs depending on their personal circumstances. Many of these credits are already taken into account when you receive your net wages. However, some of these credits and reliefs need to be applied for each year such as relief for medical expenses. […]
Tax Relief on Medical Insurance
Many of you may know that tax relief is granted at source for medical insurance (such as VHI, Quinn and Aviva). This means that the amount you pay your insurance provider has already taken tax relief into account. However, if your employer pays all or part of your medical insurance premium, you may be entitled to tax back. […]
Paying tax on Social Welfare Payments
The short answer is, if social welfare payments are your only source of income, probably not. However, if you have other sources of income, such as an occupational pension, it could bring the social welfare payment into the tax net. […]
How to claim Corporation Tax Relief for Start Ups
The relief allows an exemption from Corporation Tax for the first three years of trading provided certain conditions are met. The company must be carrying out a qualifying trade. The value of the relief is based on the Employers PRSI paid by the company up to a maximum of €5,000 per employee and an overall maximum of €40,000. […]
VAT rules for Trade in the EU
Intrastat is the system for collecting statistics on the movement of goods (not services) between EU member states. The information is used by various government departments, economists and financial institutions. There are two separate Intrastat requirements. All VAT-registered traders must include details of goods to/from EU on the VAT3 return. Larger traders must complete a more detailed monthly return. […]
The Important Difference between PRSI Class A & Class S
Thinking of giving up your day job and running your own business? Then you should be aware of the PRSI differences in terms of both rates and entitlements when you move from employment to self-employment.