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See attached article which outlines more information on how Revenue will be applying the Local Property Tax. Published in the Irish Times today. Click here for article.

Below is an outline of how Revenue plan to administer the Local Property Tax “LPT” this year. Important: Please note that some details of this process are currently being finalised by Revenue and so some of this process may change at a later date. 1. Issuing of Returns During the 4-week period commencing on 11 …

The 5% discount being offered by Zurich Life on their protection products is coming to a close this week. Anyone interested in finding out more about this offer let me know. New Ireland are also offering a similar discount. Irish Life are offering €25,000 worth of life assurance for free for a year for parents …

The AMRF limits (Fund and Guaranteed Lifetime Income) for AMRFs have been reduced. This is a new addition and not previously flagged in the Budget 2013. This will allow more people to access AMRF Funds and Vested-PRSA AMRF funds rather than waiting to age 75 (when AMRFs become ARFs). The current limits for post Finance …

There were new provisions contained in the Finance Bill as introduced by Michael Noonan yesterday. The following is some brief details on those new provisions. Living City Initiative Section 29 of the Bill provides for the introduction, by Ministerial Order, of an incentive for certain urban regeneration activity.  The incentive applies to the refurbishment of …

The amended property tax bill was published yesterday 13 February 2013. Property Tax exemptions revealed in the amended local property tax bill are for those with houses with pyrite damage and all local authority and voluntary housing association homes will be put into the valuation band for properties worth up to €100,000, the lowest of …

Another offer on the market at present (apart from Irish Life’s free cover – see previous blog) is the 5% discount on offer from Zurich Life on life cover, mortgage protection, serious illness etc. on premiums up to €250 per month. So now is a good time to be reviewing your life cover should you …

A free offer doesn’t come along that often so I wanted to tell you about something that Irish Life are doing to increase awareness about the importance of life assurance for parents with young children. Irish Life are offering free cover of €25,000 per parent for parents with children under 13 and where the parents …

First-time buyers – Some Tips Being a first-time buyer and actively looking to buy a home can be daunting. Some people are natural savers and have good habits with money and the rest of us have varying levels of discipline with our money which can hinder ourselves when making a mortgage application. Here is a …

The property tax is coming. Although in the budget the broad details were set out, it is the weekly leaking of further details about how it will be policed by the Revenue that seems to be annoying or even scaring people. While it can be easy enough to value a house when houses of similar …