Rising to the challenge of selling vaccines in Trumpworld Samantha Humphreys is charged with leading MSD’s Irish business including key cancer drug and vaccine plants Fri Feb 07 2025 - 05:00
Davy says State needs 93,000 homes a year as SCSI says now is the time to invest in infrastructure The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Feb 06 2025 - 06:56
Irish taxpayers overpaid by €900 on average last year: Here’s how to get your money back Almost one in four taxpayers is paying more tax than they should but how can you get back what you are owed?Tue Feb 04 2025 - 18:31
Can grandson raised as son by grandmother avail of higher tax exemption on inheritance?Foster child relief allows children to benefit from exemption from tax on gifts and inheritances of up to €400,000 from foster parentsTue Feb 04 2025 - 05:00
Section 23 investment, capital losses and changing rules Generous tax relief rules were amended to ensure you could not claim the relief and also a loss on eventual sale of propertySun Feb 02 2025 - 10:00
Bin collection charges: What is the best deal for you?As Panda raises its charges again in some parts of the State, now is a good time to try to look at your optionsFri Jan 31 2025 - 12:04
NI animal health group Norbrook reports ‘disappointing’ performanceDirectors expect steps taken over past two years to improve financial performance in coming yearsWed Jan 29 2025 - 05:00
Looking for help in managing short-term lets at country homeOwner struggling to find advice on the best way to manage the property and the issues associated with letting it outTue Jan 28 2025 - 05:00
Fair Deal: Nursing home care costs will limit scope for tax-efficient small gifts to familyGifts of up to €3,000 may be tax exempt but they will still be assessed as savings under the Fair Deal nursing home support schemeSun Jan 26 2025 - 15:30
What are my mortgage options when coming off a fixed rate on a loan that has just 18 months to run?Start thinking now about what you might do with the money freed up once you have made your last repaymentTue Jan 21 2025 - 05:00
Can I lose access to capital gains tax relief if I sell a section 23 property at a loss?Q&A: Property incentive schemes were a valuable option for investors in Celtic Tiger years but were blamed for pushing up pricesMon Jan 20 2025 - 09:25
Billionaires flourish as Davos opens and rising concerns about housing affordabilityThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Jan 20 2025 - 06:30
Cork medtech Cergenx secures FDA support for neonatal brain injury device UCC spin-out’s Wave device uses AI to offer hope of early intervention for newborns with brain injuryMon Jan 20 2025 - 05:00
Housing affordability crisis no longer confined to Dublin - SCSI report Estate agents argue that lack of supply will continue to be an issue until at least 40,000 homes a year are builtMon Jan 20 2025 - 05:00
Don’t leave PRSI benefits on the table - they can save you thousands of euroFree dental, optical and aural care is available to more than 2 million people under the State treatment benefit schemeFri Jan 17 2025 - 09:33
Can I get a State pension if I only start work here in my late 50s?Recent reforms make State pension drawdown more flexible but also change how it is calculatedTue Jan 14 2025 - 05:00
Winter freeze leaves woman who takes days off to care for mother in a quandaryAll too often family is the only Plan B when State structures fall through, regardless of the personal costSun Jan 12 2025 - 11:49
Can I break training contract if employer missed payments? Employer committed to fund study but has paid only part of the agreed amount; now I want to start a new jobTue Jan 07 2025 - 06:00
Drug giant MSD buys Wuxi’s Irish vaccines plant in €500m dealUS pharmaceutical group adds eighth Irish manufacturing site to its network as it promises to deliver 1,000 jobs this yearMon Jan 06 2025 - 11:05
Is a room rented under rent-a-room scheme restricted by RPZ rules?Exceptions to rent pressure zone rules can be valuable but do make sure you are staying precisely within the rulesSun Jan 05 2025 - 12:59
Manufacturing production ends year on a low, AIB survey showsCompanies upbeat on outlook and growing job numbers despite subdued end to 2024Thu Jan 02 2025 - 05:00
Ganley under new pressure and Irish consumers take a Santa pauseThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Dec 23 2024 - 06:08
One in four PAYE workers are overpaying tax. Can you claim money you’re owed? Revenue figures show roughly one in four PAYE worker is overpaying tax, mostly by failing to claim reliefs to which they are entitledFri Dec 20 2024 - 13:15
Totting up losses on AIB investment after bank buys back my sharesInvestors in AIB have waved goodbye to thousands of euro but, unless they have accurate records, they may never be able to use those losses against other capital gainsTue Dec 17 2024 - 05:00
Father’s U-turn in a will left son who took care of him with a pittance Wills can be challenged but there are time limits, such cases can be emotionally fraught and come with no guarantee of successSun Dec 15 2024 - 11:10
Mortgage rates fall again but gap with euro zone average widens - Central BankLittle change in savings rates, monthly survey shows, while rates on non-mortgage borrowing jumpedWed Dec 11 2024 - 17:39
PTSB cutting jobs and prospect of mortgages in retirement looms The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Dec 11 2024 - 06:47
Can I work for my foreign employer from my home in Ireland?Remote work across borders presents challenges, particularly when you have not told your employer what you are doingTue Dec 10 2024 - 05:00
Biomarin to invest €60m in expansion of Cork siteShanbally site is only manufacturing operation outside US for company specialising in treatments for rare genetic conditionsMon Dec 09 2024 - 08:09
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 propertySun Dec 08 2024 - 12:51
How do I work out what my State pension will be worth?The rules on how the Department of Social Protection calculates your pension are changing, so what does that mean for you?Fri Dec 06 2024 - 15:51
Mixed figures on home completions and business will miss the Greens now they’re goneThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Dec 04 2024 - 06:47
Will we have a tax liability if Dad gives us his home while he is alive? Three sisters are in line to share father’s home, with one of them then buying out the othersTue Dec 03 2024 - 05:00
OECD warns against too conservative pension investment strategies Report says investing in equities improves returns even after retirement but it does come with greater riskMon Dec 02 2024 - 17:20
Finding a solution for a tenant who can’t meet rent after splitting with partnerAccommodation Recognition Payment or Rent a Room are two schemes that might bridge gap between what tenant can pay and agreed rentSun Dec 01 2024 - 10:48
DAA ‘ultimate’ plan is for 55 million passengers a year through Dublin Airport Airport tells planners that increasing passenger cap to 40 million would involve a 30% rise in peak passenger trafficSat Nov 30 2024 - 09:56
IRFU records a deficit of €18.4 million in annual accountsMen’s professional game costs the IRFU €43.9 million while revenue generated by the provinces in URC and EPCR tournaments comes in at €9 millionThu Nov 28 2024 - 18:30
Barriers to cross-Border workers and an outsider’s view of the Irish economyThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Nov 28 2024 - 06:39
Inheritance tax is a real bugbear for people who do not have childrenQ&A: The only way to ‘beat the system’ on tax is to use the dwelling house exemption, but that is a major commitment on both sidesTue Nov 26 2024 - 05:00
AIB offloads risk and obesity drug boss calls on Ireland to step up to the plateThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Nov 25 2024 - 06:23
Irish buy into Black Friday shopping more than European peers, says PwCClose to two in three people expect to buy at least one item, with an average spend of €329Mon Nov 25 2024 - 05:00
Wills without residuary clauses can see people inherit even if you didn’t want them toPeople often fail to take account of the fact that intended beneficiaries may die before them, or fail to review their will when that happensSun Nov 24 2024 - 12:39
A helping hand with the cost of caring: what supports are available?Helping to care for a relative is a big commitment and inevitably a financial strain but there are some ways of reducing the impact on your pocketFri Nov 22 2024 - 17:37
Home rebuilding costs jump again and Aer Lingus makes peace with its pilots The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Nov 20 2024 - 06:16
Web Summit reports €5.6m loss before tax for 2023 as turnover jumps 14%Events group says significant investment in additional staff hit bottom line as group adds new events to its rosterTue Nov 19 2024 - 20:16
Can a forgotten child claim an inheritance when his father dies?Father and son have not been in contact for many years since he married and had a familyTue Nov 19 2024 - 05:00
Abbott opens world’s largest diabetes sensor plant in KilkennyPlant will employ 800 people producing company’s Freestyle Libre glucose monitoring sensors as part of €440m investment in Irish networkMon Nov 18 2024 - 11:00
‘We bought our son a flat in his name but we took the rental income’Parents weigh inheritance valuation on gift subject to a very informal family arrangement but unwanted tax issues may arise inadvertentlySun Nov 17 2024 - 11:51
Gilead’s Irish business sees profit slump on falling sales of Covid drugBusiness which accounts for close to one-third of group sales also took in €437m in dividends from subsidiaries dotted worldwideSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
Pension opt out may disappear as firms look to sidestep auto-enrolmentCompanies examining rules of existing workplace pensions to minimise duplication under My Future Fund regimeFri Nov 15 2024 - 05:00
