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Is the revenue maximum Tax free lump sum on retirement €200k or is it the lower of €200k and 1.5 x Final Salary

e.g. Where a person is on a DB scheme and has AVCs also
Salary €60 k,
Tax Free Lump Sum from Company scheme = €90k (1.5 x Salary)
AVC fund €800,000

On retirement could the person take 110k from their AVC fund tax free on top of the €90k f...

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Hi all,

Maybe someone can help who’s experienced a similar situation, as we are getting some conflicting advice, including from a tax advisor.

My mother has gifted me €100k as part of my inheritance (early). We have €50k saved. I have decided to use this to fund a property purchase circa €500k with my wife. We are jointly getting a mortgage for the difference (...

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Does anyone here have experience of how the new-ish pay-related jobseekers' benefit works in practice - specifically about delaying application for, and receiving, it?

The rules state you need to apply for PRJB within 6 weeks of finishing work (which is v soon, for me). This is quite restrictive for someone who wants or needs to take a clear break, and is not seeking/av...

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Was I hearing correctly? That ice cream ad came on during RTE WC coverage. It boasted of €400m invested by over 600,000 members over 6 months. I thought they recruited something like 730,000 in the first weeks. How is it that 6 months later they are not at least able to boast over 700,000. Note that you can't opt out in the first 6 months.

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