When it comes to your financial future, leaving things to chance is rarely the best strategy. Over the last 17 years, we’ve found that the clients who benefit most from financial planning are those who take the time to consider what they want their future to look like — and put a proper plan in…
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For many entrepreneurs, the sale of your business is the most significant financial transaction of your lifetime. After years of building a successful company, ensuring you achieve the best possible outcome requires careful preparation—not just when you’re ready to sell, but several years beforehand. At Eolas Money, we encourage business owners to develop an exit…
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For business owners and company directors, the choice between a PRSA and a company pension (typically a Master Trust) is no longer straightforward. Since the introduction of IORP II, it has become a core strategic decision in retirement planning. At a high level, a PRSA is a personal pension contract between you and a provider. A…
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Navigating financial planning can be a challenging task. Most people lack the knowledge as well as the expertise to make arrangements for financial uncertainties. An independent financial advisor becomes your guide in making the right financial decisions. Whether you’re looking for guidance to create a household spending plan, manage education expenses, or maximise returns on…
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At the National Pensions Summit last February, Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys outlined the planned introduction of pension auto enrolment to be effective from 01st January 2025 and we now outline some key takeaways of Auto enrolment. Currently, only about 35% of the private sector workforce actively contribute to a supplementary pension scheme, and…
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For some the State Pension, of approximately €14,500 per annum will be an important source of income in retirement. However, significant changes in when the State Pension can be claimed apply from 1st January 2024, and from 1st January 2025 the way in which a new State Pension entitlement is calculated will be changed. So,…
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With effect from 1st January 2023, significant changes have taken place in the realm of pension planning and specifically with Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs). These updates have had a significantly positive impact for business owners ushering in new possibilities for increased pension contributions and most importantly, full corporation tax relief. From 1st January…
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It is inevitable but at a certain time in a business’s lifecycle and as people approach a certain age, the business and the business owners must begin to plan for their exit from the business. Organising a successful exit from your business is a process, and one that needs to be planned carefully, whether you…
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With recent news of redundancies in tech sector, below is an overview of the tax treatment applying to lump sum payments received on cessation of employment as certain payments may attract tax exemptions. Statutory Redundancy Payments: Where you receive a statutory redundancy payment the amount received is ignored for taxation purposes as statutory redundancy is completely…
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Finance Act 2022 was passed on 15 December 2022 and the new BIK free employer PRSA contributions are now in force since 1 January 2023. A Brief Summary of the changes as follows: Prior to 01st January 2023, an employer contribution paid to an employee or Director’s PRSA was a deemed to be a Benefit…
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