As reported in the media today thousands of workers may be due PRSI refunds.

With the new college year fast approcahing, how can you maximise your income in the year ahead?

Revenue have just published their E-Brief relating to the introduction of a .6% stampy duty charge on Pension Schemes.

Does your employer contribute to your PRSA pension?  Following on from last year's budget, many employers began to treat PRSA contributions they made on behalf of their employees as benefits in kind (BIK) which meant employees were subject to a charge of 11% in respect of the USC and PRSI.

So the long awaited Budget 2011 has finally arrived and as expected it will pretty much affect all income earners to some degree.  We have set out below different scenarios of how people will be affected depending on their circumstances.

From 1 January 2001, the Universal Social Charge (USC) was introduced. The USC is a tax that has replaced both the income levy and the health levy