No-one likes to take legal action lightly but sometimes there can be very limited options otherwise
Inheritance
Q&A: Birth Information and Tracing Act provides new entitlements, but only for people whose birth was illegally registered
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
Care is needed when planning to leave something to a person who is on means-tested social welfare support
Parent in their 70s has met someone new several years after his wife died and they are talking about getting married
Young man liable for €66,000 tax after parents ‘earmarked’ small-gift-exemption amounts for him in their own bank account
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
Simon Harris will be looking to manage the delicate balance between raising revenue and keeping the electorate happy
The role of an executor in organising the affairs of a dead person and managing inheritance is onerous and not easily discarded
Ireland’s tax code is structured in a way that provides benefits to married couples that are not available to others
Q&A: Sorting out property from overseas can be complex, especially compared to the tax certainty and flexibility of selling the property yourselves
Q&A: Limits on financial support for adult children were tightened a decade ago because of perceived abuse by well-off families
Q&A: Probate Office query has arisen over validity of will simply because it was not initialled on every page
Rules limiting the tax-free benefit of the Bank of Mum and Dad are in place, but there are exceptions, including for those living with parents in the family home
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