Aoife Lavan, President of the Irish Tax Institute
Aoife Lavan was inaugurated as the Institute’s 49th President at the AGM on 5 September. Aoife is a Private Client Tax and Pension Specialist with over two decades of experience in financial planning, pension management, and tax advisory services. She has recently set up her own pensions and retirement planning business, Black Oak Advisory which is based in Westport, Co Mayo. You can read her acceptance speech here. Before taking […]
Determining Employment Status for Taxation Purposes
Businesses are responsible for ensuring the correct taxes are deducted from their employees’ pay and reported through the PAYE system. The landmark Supreme Court judgment, delivered in October 2023, in Revenue Commissioners v Karshan (Midlands) Ltd. t/a Domino’s Pizza has led to updates in Revenue Guidelines to reflect the five-step decision-making framework that must be used to determine whether a person is employed under a contract of service (employee) or […]
CTAs’ Festive Drinks & Networking – Wednesday, 27 November 2024
CTAs’ Festive Drinks & Networking – Wednesday, 27 November 2024 Together with Chartered Accountants Ireland ACA Professionals, we welcome CTAs who have qualified within the last five years to come together on Wednesday, 27 November for festive drinks and member networking. This event is a great opportunity to meet other professionals and grow your network. Proceeds from the event will go towards Focus Ireland. Date & Time: Wednesday, 27 November […]
Stress Management and Resilience Tips & Tools – Complimentary Webinar 8 October 2024, 12.30 – 13.30
Stress Management and Resilience Tips & Tools – Complimentary Webinar – 8 October Join Dr Margaret O’Rourke, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, for this 1-hour webinar with practical evidence-based tips and tools which will benefit you, our CTA members, in your busy working lives. Register here. Stress at work is now widely understood to affect not just the individual but the quality of outcomes and the costs of running a business. Developed […]
Sustainability and Tax: What to Know and Where to Start
12:30, 29 August 2024
12:30 – 13:30, Thursday 29 August | Online | 1 CPD hour | Complimentary | Register Now Join us and our expert speakers on Thursday, 29 August, to digest the upcoming sustainability regulations in bitesize pieces. Wrapping your head around these new regulations and the associated acronyms and jargon isn’t easy. It can be difficult to understand what applies to you and your business and where to begin your sustainability journey. This webinar […]
Irish Tax Institute warns new enhanced reporting requirements are too onerous for SMEs
The Irish Tax Institute has warned that Revenue’s new system of Enhanced Reporting Requirements (ERR) places a very significant administrative burden on businesses, particularly SMEs. The new system, introduced on 1 January, requires employers to report details of certain benefits and payments made to staff in real time which means on or before they are given to employees. One of the benefits impacted are gifts given to staff under the […]