The Minister for Finance has published the Finance Bill 2012. The Bill includes provisions previously announced in the Minister’s Budget Speech in December as well as additional provisions not previously announced.

The first draft of Finance Bill 2017 published on 19 October 2017 provided for this increase as well as certain transitional measures.

Pension providers and employers will, no doubt, be watching reports on the payment of the Local Property Tax with interest.

Important measures for international investors in Ireland and investment managers with Irish investment funds and SPVs.

As highlighted by the Irish Times today, a charge to stamp duty arises on residential tenancies where the annual rent exceeds €30,000 a year (€2,500 per month).

As noted in Saturday's Irish Times, Budget 2018 may increase stamp duty rates on commercial property.

On 20 October 2016, the Irish Minister for Finance published draft legislation amending the tax treatment of regulated Irish funds which invest in Irish property. The legislation imposes a 20% withholding tax on distributions and redemptions from Irish property funds.

The latest proposed amendments to the Irish taxation of real estate funds (IREFs) were published on 6 November 2017.

The Irish Government yesterday announced its budget for 2013.

If news reports are to be believed, Ireland could be facing a General Election in coming weeks. While leaving the politics to the politicians, the prospect of an election raises some interesting questions...

Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) is an annual tax which will apply from 2025 onwards. It aims to incentivise landowners to activate existing planning permissions...

Stamp duty has been a significant focus of Ireland's Budget 2018.

The Finance Act 2017, which came into law in the Republic of Ireland on 25 December 2017, introduced a significant change to stamp duty.

The Finance Bill has brought some clarity to the application of the 6% "mansion tax" rate of stamp duty to residential property.

The introduction of Real Estate Investment Trusts in Ireland, first announced in Budget 2013, is expected to attract increased foreign investment into the Irish property market.

If you are a charity and you are paying commercial rates on properties, you have a once-off opportunity to apply for exemption from such payment prior to the 28th January 2014.

The Irish Minister for Finance has announced an increase in the stamp duty rate on Irish commercial property to 6%.

If you are commencing a school building project (including emergency works, summer works, additional accommodation or major buildings and extensions), the board of management need to be aware of and ensure compliance with this recent legislative change which came into effect on 1 January 2012.

The Irish real estate market has undergone significant restructuring in recent years and today, the investor profile is dominated by large Irish institutional investors and international real estate funds.

Stamp duty on transfers of shares in companies or partnerships that hold Irish real estate will, in some cases, be increased to 6% under a new amendment to Finance Bill 2017 (the "Bill") ...