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Apple Pay is ‘the next big thing’ for speed and convenience when making purchases. The service launched in Ireland last month, and Roberts Nathan has put together this quick guide!   1) What the heck is Apple Pay?! Apple Pay is the natural progression from contactless payments with credit or debit cards, but can be […]

On the first of May, in just seven weeks’ time, a governmental amnesty will expire. Once May 1st passes, Revenue will initiate an enthusiastic clampdown on offshore assets. Their message between now and the end of April is clear: if you do not avail yourself of the amnesty period and attempt to circumvent Revenue’s requirements, […]

Saturday morning, parents still in bed, you sneak downstairs hushing your little brother. You open and close the sitting room door like a ninja, run to your spot right in front of the tv and turn it on just in time to hear “Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame […]

Help to Buy Incentive for First-Time Buyers Once upon a time there were three little pigs, who decided it was time to gain some independence and move out of their parents’ house. However with tight budgets and rapidly rising property prices the little pigs were finding it difficult to hop on the property ladder. The […]

RCT is a withholding tax mechanism which applies to certain payments mainly within construction, forestry and meat processing operations.   What is RCT? RCT applies to payments made by a principal contractor to a subcontractor under a relevant contract (this is a contract to carry out, or supply labour for the performance of relevant operations […]

‘Tis the season to be jolly…and generous! As Christmas approaches you may be looking for a way to thank your hard-working employees. But as we all know Christmas bonuses can be quite costly to employers, while employees don’t always receive the full benefit. For example, if you wanted to give an employee a cash bonus […]

We are all tempted by the convenience of online shopping and the potential savings to be made.  In recent years “Black Friday”, the name applied to the day after Thanksgiving in the USA when Christmas shopping traditionally commenced, together with its online equivalent, Cyber Monday, have become noteworthy dates in shoppers’ calendars worldwide. We are […]

By the time this blog has been published we will know (hopefully – barring a coup) who has won the US election. It is undeniable that this has been the most talked about and aggressive election in the USA probably ever. It has put the US election process on the map worldwide and that is […]

With Halloween just around the corner, the most frightening thought to small businesses and sole traders is the upcoming VAT return. VAT invoices, rates and credits – it’s the stuff of a true nightmare realm. So what exactly is VAT? What needs to be included in a valid VAT invoice? And what is the difference […]

Budget 2017, announced on 11th October, was framed in the light of volatile political circumstances.  In recent months the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan’s now familiar “prudent” approach has come under severe pressure for increased public spending and the reversal of the various “austerity” measures of recent years. There was some room for manoeuvre because, […]