People have a great capacity for deluding themselves. We think because we are healthy there is no need yet to make a will or an enduring power of attorney despite the tens of thousands of people every year who lose the capacity to determine what happens t... See more
My husband and I are reaching our 80th year – healthy and happy, thank God. We live in a large, semidetached, four-bedroomed house with a large garden. We want to downsize but would like to be able to buy before we sell our house. I read somewhere that th... See more
We bought our first house in 2010 for €220,000, and then we bought our second house in 2015. Since December 2017, we started renting out our first property. Now we would like to sell it as the price has gone up to €410,000. I understand that we can only b... See more
You wrote elsewhere last week about the new customs duty coming into force this week on online shopping valued at less than €150 which was previously duty free. I would like to take a very specific example. I buy roasted coffee in small quantities, not de... See more
Microsoft’s Irish operations paid tax of $5.6 billion (€4.9 billion) last year, almost a fifth of total global taxes it paid in the year, according to a filing by the company under new European Union disclosure rules. Killian Woods reports. Sticking with ... See more