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Help To Buy (HTB) Incentive

Help to Buy Scheme pointers The scheme is there to assist first time buyers to put together a deposit to build a home or buy a new property First time buyer who builds or buys between 19th July 2016 and 31st December 2019 may be entitled to claim a refund of tax or deposit retention [...]

2017-01-03T17:01:00+00:00 December 20th, 2016|Latest News|Comments Off on Help To Buy (HTB) Incentive

Tax Efficient Investment Options for ARF Income

While the Approved Retirement Fund (ARF) distribution is compulsory, some clients who are in receipt of other income choose to invest the after tax ARF income to access it at a future date. One option for a tax efficient way of doing this is the Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme (EIIS). The Opportunity  The EIIS [...]

2016-12-20T15:17:30+00:00 December 20th, 2016|Latest News|Comments Off on Tax Efficient Investment Options for ARF Income

Good Reasons to Make an AVC

An Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVC) is a pension contribution you make to your pension on top of your employer and employee contributions. Here are 3 good reasons to make an AVC contribution today. Tax relief You will receive tax relief at your marginal rate against your contribution, so broadly speaking if you on are on [...]

2016-12-20T14:07:19+00:00 December 20th, 2016|Latest News|Comments Off on Good Reasons to Make an AVC

Central Bank have relaxed mortgage rules for first-time buyers

Starter-home purchasers will only have to pay 10% deposits – regardless of the property value. BY PETER BODKIN THE CENTRAL BANK will ease the deposit requirements for first-time buyers saving for more-expensive properties. From the start of next year, first-home buyers will only need to come up with a 10% deposit towards their purchases – [...]

2016-11-25T14:04:05+00:00 November 25th, 2016|Latest News, Newsletter|Comments Off on Central Bank have relaxed mortgage rules for first-time buyers