Additional voluntary contributions (AVCs) AVCs are extra contributions you pay in addition to the normal pension contributions you or your employer make (if you are a member of an employer pension plan). AVCs help to increase the value of your pension fund or can be used to contribute to a tax-free lump sum at retirement.…
Tax bands for a married couple If you are married couple assessed jointly, the default position is that your first €42,800 of taxable income is taxed at 20%, with the balance being taxed at 40% If each of you has income in your own right, the first €42,800 standard rate band may be increased by…
If you sold, gifted or transferred an asset such as house, shares etc between 1 December and 31st December 2015, or if you received capital payments from such assets, you must pay any Capital Gains Tax due by 31st January 2016. For disposals between 1st January and 30th November 2015, payment was be due by 15th…
