Owners of back-garden modular homes face second local property tax charge, says Revenue
Even garages converted to dwellings will be liable to separate LPT charge, tax authority warns
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Property industry experts weigh in on back-garden modular homes – from tax to potential income
Government’s proposal to exempt free-standing modular homes in back gardens from planning permission continues to generate debate
Succession in the sun: Inheritance tips for people who own property overseas
People cannot presume that foreign countries will accept an Irish will, or that local laws will see property go to whom they intended
Ministers urged to rethink plan to abolish right to private hearings on tax appeals
Oireachtas committee warns against forcing taxpayers to have their case heard in public
Rathwood: ‘domino effect’ led to disarray and thousands of dissatisfied customers
Root causes of home and garden retailer’s problems readily identifiable and can be rectified, says court
Company behind St Patrick’s Day festival hit with €448,000 VAT bill
VAT bill came after Revenue intervention
Gardaí and Revenue seize €2m worth of cannabis in Co Clare
Man in his thirties arrested after discovery of 100kgs of drugs
Surrogacy leave should match that for maternity and adoption, conference hears
John Hickey knew what his managers would say when he asked for additional leave
Rathwood home and garden centre has ‘reasonable chance’ of survival, court told
Examiner to troubled home store approved by High Court as Revenue raises corporate governance concerns
Irish companies still carrying €708m of Covid-era debt, Revenue says
Foreign-owned multinationals paid 87% of corporation tax last year, its annual report also shows
Irish smokers buying more tobacco abroad due to ‘stark’ price differences, say retailers
Spain is biggest market for tobacco purchases, with excise duty on pack of cigarettes about €3 compared to almost €11 in Ireland
Covid-era wage subsidies of €301m returned to Revenue after inspections
Tax ‘audit and compliance’ examinations continue long after salary-support schemes closed
‘We got it in neck over price-gouging’: Iran war another woe for Border filling stations
Taxes, competition from North, higher costs and red tape are pushing sector to the brink
Maynooth University pays €47,000 tax bill over college president’s accommodation
College’s 2025 annual report says university under-estimated benefit-in-kind tax liability for housing provided to Eeva Leinonen
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Award-winning artist wins tax appeal
Tax Appeals Commission found Sound Bath by Muireann Nic Cába meets criteria for qualifying for artists’ exemption
Revenue seizes more than €3.1m worth of herbal cannabis at Dublin Airport
A large proportion of the drugs came from Qatari capital Doha
Revenue took in almost €700m in unpublished tax settlements last year
Top 10 unpublished settlements yield €240m, a 43% increase on 2024
Giving a plot of land to your children: what taxes might they face?
Sites given to children are tax-free if the plan is to build a home, but things get complicated if they sell it on with no home
Report on claims about improper use of public money at State-funded body sent to gardaí
Department says investigation commissioned by Skillnet Ireland experienced significant constraints due to persistent lack of co-operation
Almost €7m worth of cigarettes seized by Revenue at Dublin Port
Seizure made with assistance of mobile X-ray scanner and Milo the detector dog
WRC rejects €360,000 employment rights claim by ‘go-to’ RTÉ video editor
Broadcaster’s lawyers said commission had no jurisdiction to rule on case due to time limits in Workplace Relations Act
Farmer loses €1.5m green diesel tax battle with Revenue
Unnamed farmer, haulier and agricultural contractor had appealed Revenue bill tied to sale of green diesel
Property investor loses €400,000 tax appeal
Tax Appeals Commission rules investor should pay CGT bill after dispute
Revenue wrote off more than €270m in unpaid taxes last year
Many of the debts related to companies that went into liquidation during the pandemic or struggled to repay warehoused tax debt
Government overreaching with changes to law on tax appeals
Legislation forcing the naming of those challenging tax assessment in all but exceptional cases is unreasonable
Whistleblowers net €1.5m for Revenue
Protected disclosures result in prosecutions and investigations, says tax authority
What happens if I don’t pay the Local Property Tax?
If a property owner fails to engage, or has not made ‘an honest assessment’ Revenue has a range of collection and enforcement options
A new CSO report debunks the vacant property narrative
Using electricity consumption to measure vacancy shows Ireland has a rate far below that indicated by census data
Public hearings of tax appeals would punish people for exercising their rights, tax industry says
Oireachtas committee hears of strong opposition to plans for identities of those appealing Revenue assessment to be disclosed in decisions
Bauer Media employee charged with having €110,000 of cannabis for sale or supply
Seafra O’Donovan arrested after drug haul seized at Marconi House, the broadcast home of Today FM and Newstalk radio stations
More than 170,000 property owners who have not paid LPT to face Revenue ‘noncompliance campaign’
Returns and payments made for over 1.9m properties
Couple in court following alleged theft of €274k and laundering of pandemic wage subsidy
Government scheme was designed to help businesses affected by Covid-19 to retain staff
More than 27 million seized in a week: the front line in Ireland’s fight against cigarette smugglers
Republic being used as gateway for smuggling into UK as organised crime drives growing black-market trade across Europe
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