Study For Tax In Your Coffee Break: Recent Episodes
Paula Byrne
Advanced Tax Lecturer from Griffith College, Paula Byrne helping students pass their Irish professional accountancy tax exams.
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Disclaimer: The information in this podcast is intended as an exam revision guide only. While every care is taken to ensure accuracy of information contained in this podcast, Paula Byrne does not accept responsibility for errors or omissions howsoever arising. Email paula@paulabyrne.ie
Favourite ex student Pat Dolan, from Amicus Recruitment, gives some very generous advice.
This turns out to be a homage to a certain undergraduate tax lecturer....and to employers.
What's involved in the decision behind buying shares versus buying the assets of a business?
In this episode we look at the availability or otherwise of ER, RR and BR where the company (in which we hold shares), holds investment assets.
Learn how the esteemed Muhammad Ilyas navigated his way through the Irish ATX paper as interviewed by the equally highly esteemed fellow country man Rameez Javed
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No new taxes involved in partnerships - its the application of our already very well known taxes that is being challenged
Employee share incentive schemes can be an effective way of offering tax savings to employees in addition to encouraging employee participation and support.
Learn how the fabulous Yue Luo navigated her way through the extremely tough Irish ATX exam as interviewed by the equally fabulous Jessica Yang.
Fellow celt and UK expert ATX lecturer, the fabulous Aileen Edgar, very kindly jumped on my podcast to share her views of the new Professional and Ethics marks which are new for 2023 exams.
This is a taster of Reorganisations. It's important that you acquire the only ACCA/ CPA approved tax material, to give yourself the best chance of passing these exams. Contact ann.donegan@griffith.ie to obtain your copy.
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Close companies - students love or hate. You must go through the pain of learning off all the tax consequences of the difference transactions. Only then can you love this topic! For further information see the only approved ACCA Irish ATX textbook available from ann.donegan@griffith.ie
Seamus joined the army as young man, working his way up the ranks to Commandant. At age 56 he retired. Encouraged by Mrs O' Sullivan Seamus decided to embark on the professional accountancy route. .He approached this like a military campaign. He shares his tactics here, Enjoy!
Another very examinable area in an advanced tax exam is residency tax. This episode looks at some of the trickier rules. To order the only ACCA and CPA approved Irish tax text books: https://www.griffith.ie/faculties/griffith-professional-accountancy/order-books
Whats not to love about VAT on property? Once we master the fundamentals the rest falls into place.
This area of the syllabus has been somewhat overlooked by the ACCA ATX examiner. We had a full blown question in June 2017 and a small Agricultural Relief aspect in a Trust question in June 2021.
Reg has over 40 years experience lecturing ACCA and is one of the founding directors of Griffith College. Reg is one of the most highly respected lecturers in Ireland and keeps us all on our toes to ensure we deliver top quality lectures. In this podcast Reg chats about how students should approach the ACCA exams.
Another examinable area where we have a look at the key points we need to know. Note that UK is NOT in EEA. However it does still qualify for R & D tax credit.
James specialises in helping students pass professional accountancy exams and is very successful at doing so.
Katie is awaiting her ACCA ATX results and shares her journey with us. I was very interested in her approach. By the time Katie walked into the exam hall she totally 'owned' the exam. UPDATE...as expected Katie passed!!!
This episode looks at the taxation implications of a discretionary trust. A discretionary trust is one where the trustees have complete discretion over the assets including when they will appoint the assets to the beneficiaries.
Revenue audit questions invariably include the issue of not processing an 'employee' through a payroll system and therefore not paying their taxes over to Revenue. What are the consequences of this?
An often forgotten but examinable relief. This is not a difficult relief. However, students tend to forget to test for this, loosing valuable marks.
Disclaimer: The information in this podcast is intended as an exam revision guide only. While every care is taken to ensure accuracy of information contained in this article, Paula Byrne does not accept responsibility for errors or omissions howsoever arising. Email paula@paulabyrne.ie