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    family buying a house

    my mother and father and my brother and i are thinking of buying a house together is this possible through solicitors and my brother and i are first time buyers . the house price is about 400k is this allowed i know this is a complicated purchase but we are a very close family and have no money...
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    Am i a first time buyer

    i bought a field off about 11 acres a few year ago and sold it for a good profit do i still quality as a first time buyer
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    Staying in wicklow - Hunters, Arklow Bay or Ballyknocken Hotels

    there is a ballyknockan near blessington but u are right kerak ballyknocken hotel is near glenealy my apologies. brook lodge is still my recommendation its in the country and nice quiet roads and walks nearby
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    Staying in wicklow - Hunters, Arklow Bay or Ballyknocken Hotels

    arklow bay is nice and has leisure centre . hunters is in a more scenic location but never been in it but id say its not as modern as arklow bay . the brook lodge near aughrim is very scenic and has a spa its expensive but they do good deals online . ballyknockan is near blessington and has...
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    certificate of interest

    im sure i dont get tax relief at source. im self employed but i think my accountant enters a relief on my annual tax bill to reduce my liability . not sure how he works it out . i will find out from him and update here.
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    certificate of interest

    yes it relates to a mortgage and i am an owner occupier but not a first time buyer.
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    certificate of interest

    just received a certificate of interest from the bank for 2006 for 5600 how much interest relief do i get on this amount on my income tax form does anybody know.
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    profit on bloodstock subject to tax?

    thanks for your interest just got news today that it is tax free once the horse ran on a racecourse and it did and won twice so im very happy . my accountant wasnt able to answer this but my source is very good. hope this helps u out ..
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    Loan from Company to pay off Personal Loan Account

    thanks for that reply. Yes i was just on to accountant and said there is a benefit in kind issue and will be uncovered if revenue does an audit. i avoided bank interest anyway so if i get caught for bik it will be roughly the same probably . but they have to catch me first.
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    Loan from Company to pay off Personal Loan Account

    i'm a director of a relatively cash rich company and took 50k out of it in feb '06 to close a personal bridging loan bank account. i have now reimbursed the company with the 50k (accountant told me to get the monies back in the company before the end of the year) so i avoided bank interest for...
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    profit on bloodstock subject to tax?

    just left a small donation to askaboutmoney.com because it is truly a great source of information and have used the service before and will be using it again so great value . when i get the answer to this thread will post it soon.
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    profit on bloodstock subject to tax?

    thanks for the replies there is a vat implication applied at 4.8 per cent will try and contact an accountant or goffs today. i think horse winnings is tax free and staillion fees are too. but am afraid it is a capital gain so will have to investigate.
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    profit on bloodstock subject to tax?

    i bought a mare about 2 years ago from england for about 10k and it won 2 small races and it is very well related to a very good horse and i decided to sell it in a recent sale and it made 125k so if i take this money off my mortgage of 170k is that allowed or do i have to pay cgt or income tax...
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    Converting video to DVD

    just put a bit of sellotape over the copyright tab on your videotape
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    stamp duty query please help

    will query it on monday he must be totally wrong. thank you for your reply .
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    stamp duty query please help

    i have bought a house for 259.950 and am about to close the deal as the house is just finished. i got a letter from my solicitor this morning and reckon he has made a mistake regarding the stamp duty cost. He is telling me i have to pay 30k in stamp duty. i thought it was 5% of 259.950 which is...
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    NO Capital Gains Tax

    My father told me he does not have to pay capital gains tax since he is over 55 can anyone tell me is this true . i told him it is too good to be true..
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    How to find the FTA channels?

    buy an active sky yellow house card on ebay for about 50 euro and you will receive all the freeview channels including bbc 1 and 2 , itv , and channel 4 or 5 . simply insert the card in your digibox and the channels will appear within 10 seconds . its great and no sky bills ..
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    I have sky digi, is there anyway to get utv & chan 4?

    hi i just received an active sky yellow house card from england and had channel 4 itv and channel 5 straight away . it is brilliant . go to ebay.co.uk and buy one for around 50 euro . dont buy the information for how to get these stations for 1.99 cause its useless . you put in the card and hey...
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    Buying a residential property through a company

    Was with my solicitor today and have put the house in my own name . it should be all signed up in september. thanks to all for the great advice especially brendan . keep up the good work..
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