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    Taxation of US stimulus payment in Ireland

    I lodged it in to my bank account. Given that I don’t have any other taxable income in Ireland I will hold back 20% to cover any possible tax here. My husband and I file jointly here but I think I have my own 20% band I can use.
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    Taxation of US stimulus payment in Ireland

    I am a dual citizen Irish/US who has lived in Ireland most of my life. I always file a US tax return but have never had to pay tax there. I am at home with the children so no earned income and only a very small bit of interest. I got a stimulus cheque from the US government in the post...
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    Carers Grant following death prior to June

    Thanks gipimann. I can spend in good conscience now
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    Carers Grant following death prior to June

    The department website says that Carers who are in receipt of Carers Allowance, Carers Benefit or DCA on 1st Thursday will automatically receive the payment. So if you are in the period where you are getting either the allowance or benefit after the death of the caree then you will get the...
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    Leaving Debt in Ireland

    Can the sheriff seize goods from a house belonging to someone who is not named in the judgment without evidence the goods belong to the named debtor?
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    US tax specialist

    The US Embassy website has a list of agents registered to file US tax returns who have addresses in Ireland. It is under US Citizens Services/IRS and then on a side panel.
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    Husbands ltd company ceased trading after 7 months. Outstanding tax bill. Need advice

    This is not correct. Revenue debt is not relevant to Social Welfare. You do both need to show that the company has ceased trading and you are not in receipt of any income. Has your husband actually applied for Jobseekers Allowance? He needs to do this and get a written refusal and advice as to...
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    Husbands ltd company ceased trading after 7 months. Outstanding tax bill. Need advice

    Social Welfare does not work that way. A persons own home is not included in the means test.
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    Niagra falls

    If you are going to Chicago and Washington as well look at doing internal flights. Buffalo is an alternative stop for Niagra Falls if you want to stay on the US side.
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    Aer Lingus upgrade to business class

    Particularly worthwhile travelling home from the US for a decent sleep on an overnight flight.
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    Child travelling to US with grandmother

    To be on the safe side they can bring a notarized letter of permission. I had hassle from the Canadian authorities once travelling with my own 4 month old infant as we had different surnames and different nationalities. They asked for a notarized letter of permission from the child's father...
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    Advice re PRTB and tenant who ran

    What do you mean by getting it attached to her PPS? What do you think is going to happen? Even if you get an instalment order it is likely you will never see this money?
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    Advice re PRTB and tenant who ran

    From the RTB website " What happens if my contact details change and do not inform the other party or the RTB? In addition to publically available records, the RTB have data sharing arrangements with a number of public bodies such as the Department of Social Protection and in most cases, can...
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    CAT exemptions

    I have a family member who has become permanently incapacitated. I have given them one gift and intend to give a second and when aggregated they will exceed the threshold. I wanted to check about certain exemptions but when I phoned Revenue they were less than helpful. I gave some money to...
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    How much do one parent families in Ireland get in social welfare and other benefits??

    Did you note that two of the payments this lady receives are Carers Allowance and Guardians Allowance? By caring for a permanently disabled child as well as children who are not her own she is saving the state a large amount of money as it costs a lot more to provide full time residential care...
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    Letter of court proceedings other party to mortgage in the process of going bankrupt

    If your credit is good can you just not get a mortgage for say €250k and she does a voluntary sale of the property to you? She can go bankrupt and get any residual debt written off?
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    Registered letter with no name

    Can happen where a utility mistakenly supply service to a user with whom they do not have a contract. They then try to collect a bill and a debt for the cost of that service.
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    Some people are wrongly attributing their problems to their loss of their tracker.

    I think this theory ignores the psychological impact of debt. A smaller debt may have seemed more manageable and allowed wronged customers to may adjustments to tackle the debt. A very large debt which was caused partly by the wrong tracker and partly by other factors may have seemed...
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    Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Limits Query

    You don't say what your current situation is and why you would be leaving it and looking to move to HAP. I think there can be more flexibility in the limits depending on circumstances.
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    Granny Flat

    Was your house originally your parents family home and your mother still has some legal interest? Was there any legal agreement when your parents paid to build the granny flat? What exactly do your siblings thing they will be inheriting?
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