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It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of our friend and former colleague Malachy Concannon, who was a founding partner in Deacy Concannon & Co and worked with us here in Deacy Gilligan up to his retirement in 2015.  He gave great advice and assistance and always showed great compassion and kindness […]

Revenue have issued guidance on the increased small benefit exemption from 1/1/2025. From 1 January 2025, you can give employees up to five small benefits, tax-free, each year. These benefits must not be in cash and the combined value of the five benefits cannot exceed €1,500. If more than five benefits are given in a year,

Revenue’s budget-summary 2025 can be accessed here.

As part of Budget 2024, the government signed off on a package of €257 million for the Increased Cost of Business (ICOB) grant as a vital measure for small and medium businesses. Local authorities, funded through the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE), will manage the rollout of the grant to qualifying businesses. The

Revenue summary available at Budget 2024 summary (revenue.ie)

Revenue has issued guidelines on the new Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS) introduced to assist qualifying businesses with their energy costs during the winter months.  The scheme will operate in respect of electricity and natural gas costs relating to the period 1 September 2022 to 28 February 2023. To be eligible to make a

The government has announced a scheme “Basic Income for the Arts” (BIA) to enable artists and creative arts workers to focus on artistic and creative work during the period of the pilot scheme, without having to enter into employment in other sectors to sustain themselves. Grants to the value of €325 per week will be

Our office has fully re-opened to the public. However, on occasion, some staff members may work remotely but we hope to avoid any disruption to our services as much as possible. Therefore we would ask please that you phone in advance for an appointment so that we can ensure that the relevant person is available

  Your property is liable for Local Property Tax (LPT) for 2022 if it is a residential property on the valuation date of 1 November 2021. LPT is a self-assessed tax. This means that you need to self-assess the value of your property at 1 November 2021. The valuation of your property on this date will determine the

The Government has introduced a new additional business support scheme (Business Resumption Support Scheme or BRSS) for businesses with reduced turnover as a result of public health restrictions. Businesses whose turnover is reduced by 75% in the reference period (1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021) compared with 2019 will be eligible. The scheme will