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Keeping the project on track
High Flyers 17/11/09In the spotlight this week is Seamus McCloskey, partner at Hamilton Architects, designers of greyhound tracks and stadiums throughout Ireland, including Dundalk, Drumbo Park, Lifford and Limerick...
Outlook remains cloudy after busy week for data
Economic Outlook 17/11/09The outlook for the UK remains somewhat clouded after another busy week in terms of key economic data. Longer-term interest rates have edged lower after mixed messages emerged from the release of the Bank of England’s inflation report and subsequent comment from the BoE’s Mervyn King.
Deals make the world go around – Tiger Woods has the same effect
Opinion 17/11/09I don’t play golf but, as with most sports, I take an interest in the big tournaments and the best players. Tiger Woods, the best golfer in the world, describes Saturday, the penultimate day of a four-day golf tournament, as “moving day”.
Tips to manoeuvre through the government’s tax maze
Financial Planning 17/11/09£45.5 million. That surely is a good Saturday morning reading when you pick up your lottery winnings. But it isn’t all plain sailing as some of you might think! Consider the problems Les and Samantha, the lottery winners now have. There may be some mild sarcasm to follow.
Weighing up selling shares or assets
FPM Tax Corner 17/11/09I have been made an offer for my business and am considering selling my company in the next few months. What are the key tax matters I should be aware of at this stage of the negotiation process?
Leading in accounting 
High Flyers 10/11/09What was your first job?
I worked on a beach in the south of France selling ice cream for a summer. Maybe one of the easiest jobs I’ve ever had.
How much were you paid?
Enough to keep a tent over my head and wine in the fridge.
Much more investment needed to encourage city’s cycle users
Jamie Delargy 10/11/09Here are five issues with an economic or financial dimension that puzzle me. I’m sure there must be explanations for them but for the moment they escape my understanding. • Why do so many people stick with banks they are unhappy about? On occasions colleagues...
Taxing fights between Lenihan and economists
Dublin Business Watch 10/11/09Only half-joking, a friend last week wondered aloud whether the government could be persuaded to impose a tax on economists. The new tax would work like the super tax some governments in the past levied on the windfall profits...
Signs of recovery are there but investors still wary of setbacks
Stockwatch 10/11/09As we head towards Christmas and the end of another eventful year in terms of the economy and the stock market, it seems a good time to take stock of where we are and the way ahead. Over the past eight weeks the stock market has marked time, trading between 5000 and 5300.
Both parties can benefit by early lease renewal or renegotiation
Opinion 10/11/09An opportunity has arisen by virtue of the market to obtain improved terms on lease renewal or to simply renegotiate existing leases by agreement. While primarily this provides an opportunity for well-advised tenants to reduce costs, landlords will...
Deflationary pressures dampen any thoughts of hyperinflation
Financial Planning 10/11/09What do you think of the introduction of a further £25 billion in quantitative easing? – NEWRY READER Ideally it would have been preferable for no more capital injection to be required. As all this capital makes its way into the system, confidence rises and the tail of the whip...
Take some tips on taxable service charges
FPM Tax Corner 10/11/09I run a small business and many of my employees regularly receive tips from customers. Should I be operating PAYE on these tips?
All tips are taxable. The way a tip is given by a customer and who distributes it to the employee, determines its...
