Plain-English Irish tax tips
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How to Claim Tax Back in Ireland: Four Years, Step by Step
How to claim tax back in Ireland: four open years, 2022 closes 31 December 2026. The myAccount steps, the reliefs most people miss, and a worked example.
2022 Tax Refund Deadline in Ireland: What Closes on 31 December 2026
Claims for the 2022 tax year close on 31 December 2026 and can't be repaid after. What's at stake, who still has money to claim, and how to file in time.
Form 12 in Ireland: What It Is, Who Files It and How
Form 12 is the PAYE tax return, now filed in myAccount. Who needs one, the €5,000 limit on other income, the four-year window for refunds and how to file.
Form 11 in Ireland: Who Must File, Deadlines and Preliminary Tax
Form 11 is the self-assessed tax return filed on ROS. Who must file, the 31 October and 18 November 2026 deadlines, preliminary tax and surcharges.
Emergency Tax in Ireland: Why It Happens and How to Get Your Money Back Fast
First payslip lighter than expected? You're probably on emergency tax — and it's almost always a quick fix. How it happens and how to fix it fast.
Statement of Liability: What It Says, What It Misses and What To Do Next
Revenue's end-of-year calculation explained: Preliminary Statement vs Statement of Liability, the three results, and the credits it can't know about.
Tax on a Second Job in Ireland: Why Every Euro Is Taxed at 40%, and How to Split Your Credits
Your second job isn't taxed at a higher rate. It's taxed with none of your credits or rate band, because they all sit with job one. How to divide them, and what to do about past years.
How a Bonus Is Taxed in Ireland: The Marginal Rate, a Worked Example, and What Actually Reduces It
A €5,000 bonus can lose €2,617.50 before it reaches you. Why that happens, why it isn't a special rate, and the three things that legitimately change the number.
USC in Ireland: How the Universal Social Charge Works, What It Costs and When You Get It Back
USC is the deduction nobody explains: no credits, its own bands, and a €13,000 cliff. The 2026 figures, a worked example, and the four situations where you've overpaid it.
Benefit in Kind in Ireland: What Your Company Car, Health Insurance and Other Perks Really Cost You
How BIK is taxed through your payslip in 2026: company car and EV rates, vans, employer-paid health insurance, cheap loans, and the perks that stay tax-free.
Tax for Students in Ireland: What a Part-Time or Summer Job Should Really Cost You
A student earning €12,000 a year owes nothing: no income tax, no USC, no PRSI. If your payslip says otherwise, it's emergency tax or a part-year, and it comes back.
Ireland Tax Calendar 2026: Key Dates & Deadlines
The Irish tax dates that actually matter in 2026, in plain terms: Form 11 and 12 deadlines, CGT payment dates, the 4-year refund window, and the PRSI change.
How to Read Your Irish Payslip — And Spot the Errors That Cost You
A missing tax credit can cost you €2,000 a year on a payslip that looks completely normal. What each line means, what "Week 1" really does, and the five errors we see most.
PRSI Went Up on 1 October 2026: What Changes on Your Payslip
Employee PRSI rose from 4.2% to 4.35% on 1 October 2026. What it costs at each salary, why PRSI isn't refunded like income tax, and what comes next.
How We Work: From Your First Message to Your Tax Return
How working with Irish Tax Mate goes: our questionnaire, approving us as your tax agent in myAccount, and your return filed in 2 to 5 working days.
Irish Tax Help on WhatsApp: How We Support Expats
Irish tax help on WhatsApp for expats: message a real person about refunds, emergency tax, tax returns or a big life change, and get a plain-English answer.
Budget 2027 in Ireland: What Changes for Expats, and When
Budget 2027 in Ireland for expats: new tax bands and credits from January 2027, a net pay table from €30k to €100k, rent credit, CGT, exit tax and key dates.
🇮🇹 Come lavoriamo: dal primo messaggio alla tua dichiarazione dei redditi
Come lavoriamo: questionario, autorizzazione su Revenue e dichiarazione dei redditi pronta in 2–5 giorni lavorativi. Commercialisti italiani nel team.
Working From Home in Ireland: The Remote Working Relief Explained
Remote Working Relief isn't huge, but it's real money, it backdates four years, and it takes minutes to claim. Here's how the 30% calculation actually works.
The Rent Tax Credit in Ireland: A Complete Guide for Tenants
Renting your home in Ireland? You could be owed up to €2,000 a year — and up to four years back. Who qualifies, what disqualifies you, and how to claim.
Top Irish Tax Deductions You Could Be Missing in 2026
Thousands of PAYE workers in Ireland overpay every year. The reliefs expats miss most — Rent Tax Credit, medical, WFH — and how to claim 4 years back.
AVC and Pension Tax Relief in Ireland: How Much Can You Actually Save?
Pension contributions are one of the few areas of Irish tax where the government actively wants to give you money back — tax relief on pension contributions is one of the most generous reliefs available, yet a huge number of PAYE workers either aren't contributing or aren't claiming the relief properly.
Single Person Child Carer Credit: The €2,700 a Year Most Single Parents in Ireland Never Claim
If you care for a child on your own, Revenue gives you a €1,900 credit and €4,000 more of the 20% band. The conditions, the two claimant rules and the four-year backdate.
Tuition Fees Tax Relief in Ireland: Who Gets the 20% Back, How Much, and Which Courses Count
A €7,000 course gives €800 back; two children in college give €2,200. The disregard that eats the first €3,000, the fees that never qualify, and the four-year backdate.
Home Carer Tax Credit: €1,950 for One-Income Couples, and the Choice That Decides Whether It's Worth Claiming
If you're married, jointly assessed and one of you is at home with a child or dependant, Revenue gives €1,950 a year. Unless the other option is worth more.
Year of Marriage Tax Relief: The Refund for the Months After the Wedding, and What Changes the Year After
Marry in April on unequal incomes and Revenue owes you for nine months. The year-of-marriage review, a worked example, and the joint assessment election that follows.
Pension Lump Sum Tax in Ireland: The €200,000 Lifetime Limit, the 20% Band and What Counts Towards Them
Up to 25% of a pension fund can be taken as a lump sum. The first €200,000 across all your pensions is tax-free, the next €300,000 costs 20%, and foreign pensions count too.
Medical Expenses Tax Relief in Ireland: What You Can Actually Claim Back
Almost everyone pays for some healthcare out of pocket — and almost nobody claims the 20% relief they're owed. What qualifies and how to claim it.
Medical Insurance Relief in Ireland: How It Works and When to Claim It
Health insurance gets 20% relief on up to €1,000 per adult and €500 per child. If your employer pays the premium, you claim it yourself, four years back.
Flat Rate Expenses Ireland: The Allowance You Claim Without a Single Receipt
A tax deduction that needs no receipts — but the amount depends on your exact sub-category, not your job title. How it works, what it's really worth, and how to claim four years.
Joint Assessment in Ireland: What Actually Transfers Between Spouses (And What Doesn't)
A one-income couple can overpay €3,800 a year if Revenue never learns they're married. What actually transfers, what doesn't, and how to claim four open years.
Flat Rate Expenses for Nurses in Ireland: Which of the Four Amounts Is Yours
Nurses in Ireland get a flat rate expense of €258 to €733 a year, plus €80 for agency work. Which amount is yours, what it's worth, and how to claim four years back.
Tax Deductions for Doctors in Ireland: the €695 Flat Rate Expense and What Else You Can Claim
NCHDs and consultants get a €695 flat rate expense that includes the Medical Council fee. What it's worth, indemnity, private practice, locums, and how to claim.
Tax for Healthcare Assistants in Ireland: Uniform Allowance, Agency Shifts and Your Refund
In our example, an HCA with a nursing home job and agency shifts is owed €1,305.20 for 2025: €1,200 from the second job at 40%, €105.20 from the uniform allowance.
Your Spouse Lives Abroad: Can You Get the Married Tax Credit in Ireland?
Spouse still back home? On €45,000 a year, aggregation relief is worth €10,790 across 2022–2025, and 2022 closes on 31 December 2026.
Dependent Relative Tax Credit: Can You Claim for Parents Living Abroad?
Sending money to a widowed parent abroad? The Dependent Relative Tax Credit is worth €305 a year per relative (€245 for 2022–2024), and you can claim back to 2022.
Sending Money Home from Ireland: What Revenue Lets You Claim, and What It Taxes
A healthcare assistant who sends €400 a month to her widowed mother in Lagos and paid her €2,500 hospital bill gets €805 back for 2025 in our example, and nobody owes gift tax on the transfers.
Rental Income Tax in Ireland: What Landlords Pay and How to File
How rental income is taxed in Ireland: allowable expenses, 12.5% wear and tear, the €1,000 landlord credit, rent-a-room relief, Form 12 or Form 11.
Foreign Rental Income in Ireland: How Rent From a House Back Home Is Taxed
The same €6,000 of rent from a flat abroad can cost €300, €780 or €400 in Irish income tax in our examples, depending on your domicile and whether there's a treaty.
Crypto Tax in Ireland: What Every Expat Should Know
Ireland taxes crypto gains seriously — and 'cashing out' isn't the only disposal that counts. Rates, the annual exemption and payment deadlines explained.
Inheritance Tax in Ireland: What You Actually Owe (CAT Explained)
It's not called inheritance tax here — it's Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT). Thresholds, groups and deadlines explained for expats in Ireland.
RSU Tax in Ireland: What You Pay at Vesting, and When You Sell
RSU tax in Ireland: Income Tax, USC and PRSI at vesting (52.35% at top rates), sell-to-cover, your euro base cost and 31% CGT when you sell. Worked examples.
Capital Gains Tax in Ireland: What You Pay, When You Pay It, and When You File
CGT in Ireland is 31% from 7 October 2026 (33% before) above a €1,270 exemption. Pay by 15 December or 31 January, file by 31 October. Worked examples.
Local Property Tax in Ireland: Bands, Rates and What You'll Pay
Local Property Tax in Ireland for 2026 and 2027: the 19 LPT bands, your council's adjustment, Dublin rates, payment dates, deferral and a free LPT calculator.
Exit Tax in Ireland: How ETFs Are Taxed, and What Changes in 2027
ETF tax in Ireland: exit tax is 38% in 2026 and 35% from 2027, with deemed disposal every 8 years. Worked examples, Form 11 rules and the Investment Account.
Tax on Foreign Dividends and Interest in Ireland: the 33% Rule, USC and Foreign Tax Credits
Savings abroad and shares with a foreign broker are taxed once you're Irish resident: the rates, the treaty credit, UK dividends and how to declare them.
Selling Your Home in Ireland: PPR Relief, Capital Gains Tax and Selling From Abroad
Lived in it for six of ten years, then let it while you worked abroad? Only 70% of the gain is exempt. How PPR relief works when you sell your Irish home.
Buying a Home in Ireland as an Expat: Stamp Duty, Help to Buy and the Taxes That Follow
Back from abroad and buying your first Irish home? Stamp duty, Help to Buy limits, why years abroad count as zero, and the clawback if you leave again.
Irish Tax Residency: The Day Count, Domicile and Split-Year Treatment
Irish tax residency explained: the 183 and 280-day tests, the 30-day rule, ordinary residence, domicile, split-year treatment and SARP. Worked examples.
Do Non-EU Workers Get Tax Refunds in Ireland? What Visa Holders Need to Know
Your visa and your tax position are two separate systems. Revenue cares about tax paid, not immigration status — what Critical Skills holders need to know.
Redundancy in Ireland: How Much of Your Payout Is Actually Tax-Free?
A meaningful chunk of most redundancy payments in Ireland is tax-free by law — the Basic, Increased and SCSB exemptions explained, with a worked example.
Leaving Ireland? The Tax Refund You Might Be Owed
Leaving mid-year almost always means Revenue owes you money. Here's how Split Year Treatment and a leaving-Ireland refund claim work, before you go.
SARP in Ireland: The Special Assignee Relief Programme Explained
For 2026 arrivals, SARP takes 30% of pay above €125,000 out of income tax for up to five years. Who qualifies, the 90-day deadline and how to claim.
The Remittance Basis in Ireland: How Foreign Income Is Taxed If You're Not Irish-Domiciled
Bring €12,000 from abroad into Ireland and the Irish tax can be €0 or €3,600, depending only on which account it came from. How the remittance basis works.
🇬🇧 Tax for UK Nationals in Ireland: Cross-Border Work, ISAs and What You're Owed
Live in Ireland, work in the North? Trans-border Workers Relief can be worth over €9,000 a year — and hybrid working can destroy it. Plus ISAs and four years of refunds.
🇮🇳 Tax Refunds for Indian Workers in Ireland: What You're Owed and How to Claim It
Arrived on a Critical Skills permit? A typical first-year Irish tax refund is over €2,100. What you're owed, what to do about income in India, and how to claim.
🇵🇱 Tax Refunds for Polish Workers in Ireland: Four Years You Probably Never Claimed
Working in Ireland for years and never claimed? Four open tax years can be worth thousands. Rent credit, family medical expenses, property in Poland and inheritance.
🇵🇱 Zwrot podatku z Irlandii: ulgi i tax credit, które Ci przysługują
Przewodnik po polsku dla Polaków, którzy mieszkają i pracują w Irlandii: ulgi i tax credit, których payslip nie stosuje, ile są warte na przykładzie z Dublina, rodzina i mieszkanie w Polsce, PIT-ZG i jak wystąpić o zwrot w myAccount.
🇧🇷 Tax Refunds for Brazilian Workers in Ireland: What You're Owed and How to Claim It
Worked in Ireland on emergency tax? Many Brazilian workers are owed thousands. What you can claim, what students on Stamp 2 should know, and how to claim four years.
🇧🇷 Imposto de renda na Irlanda: o tax back que você pode pedir
O guia em português para brasileiros que moram e trabalham na Irlanda: a tabela do imposto de 2026, os créditos que o contracheque não aplica, quanto valem com um exemplo em Dublin, o que muda sem acordo de bitributação com o Brasil e como pedir tudo no myAccount.
🇵🇭 Tax Refunds for Filipino Workers in Ireland: What Healthcare Staff Are Owed
Working two jobs in Irish healthcare? You could be overpaying €1,200 a year without knowing. Nurse flat rate expenses, agency shifts, and four years of claims.
🇷🇴 Tax Refunds for Romanian Workers in Ireland: The Money Gaps in Your Work Year
Had months between jobs in Ireland? Those unworked months are tax credits you never received. How the gap becomes a refund, and four years you can still claim.
🇷🇴 Recuperare taxe Irlanda: ce credite fiscale poți cere dacă trăiești și lucrezi aici
Ghidul în română pentru cei care trăiesc în Irlanda: creditele fiscale și deducerile pe care fluturașul de salariu nu le aplică, cât valorează cu un exemplu din Dublin, familia și apartamentul din România și cum le ceri pe myAccount.
🇮🇹 Tax for Italian Workers in Ireland: RSUs, Refunds and What Nobody Tells You
Working in a Dublin multinational? How RSUs and share options are really taxed, the CGT return most employees never file, and what to claim at the 40% rate.
🇪🇸 Tax for Spanish Workers in Ireland: Refunds, Shares and Dual Residence
Arrived in Dublin mid-year? Your first-year Irish tax refund could be over €4,000. Plus RSUs, the CGT return nobody files, and Spanish dual residence traps.
🇪🇸 Devolución de impuestos en Irlanda: cómo pedirla y qué créditos te corresponden
Para quien vive y trabaja en Irlanda, venga de España o de Latinoamérica: los créditos que la nómina no aplica, un ejemplo en Dublín, la familia y la casa en tu país, los convenios y cómo pedirlo en myAccount.
🇫🇷 Tax for French Workers in Ireland: Refunds, French Savings and What Doesn't Travel With You
Your assurance-vie, PEA and Livret A don't keep their French tax treatment in Ireland. What changes, what you can claim back, and what to check before year four.
🇫🇷 Impôt en Irlande : les crédits d'impôt et le tax back à demander
Le guide en français pour qui vit et travaille en Irlande : les crédits d'impôt que la fiche de paie n'applique pas, ce qu'ils valent avec un exemple à Dublin, la famille et les biens en France ou en Afrique, et comment les demander sur myAccount.
🇩🇪 Tax for German Workers in Ireland: Refunds, Your Depot and What Germany Still Takes
Your German bank may still be withholding 26.375% when the treaty rate is 15%. What that costs, how to reclaim it, and the Irish refunds you have four years to claim.
🇺🇸 Tax for Americans in Ireland: Two Systems, One Salary, and the Investment Trap
Arrived mid-year on a Dublin salary? Your Irish refund could be €6,400. Plus why Irish ETFs are a US tax trap, FBAR thresholds, and how the two systems collide.
🇵🇹 Tax for Portuguese Workers in Ireland: Refunds Now, and Getting the Return Right
Leaving Ireland mid-year can mean a €2,800 refund. Plus why your return date to Portugal is now a tax decision under IFICI, and what to claim before you go.
🇳🇬 Tax Refunds for Nigerian Workers in Ireland: What You're Owed and What to Claim
Paying third-level fees for two children? Claiming in the same year is worth €600 more. Plus healthcare allowances, emergency tax and four years you can claim.
🇿🇼 Tax Refunds for Zimbabwean Workers in Ireland: What You're Owed, and What ZIMRA Still Taxes
A nurse renting in Cork since 2022 who never claimed is owed €3,586.40 in our example: four years of Rent Tax Credit and uniform allowance. 2022 closes 31 Dec 2026.
🇬🇭 Tax Refunds for Ghanaian Workers in Ireland: What You're Owed, GRA Residence and the Treaty Still Waiting
A Ghanaian nurse with her husband still in Accra is owed €3,021.60 for 2024 in our example: the married credit, her uniform allowance and the Rent Tax Credit.
🇪🇬 Tax Refunds for Egyptian Workers in Ireland: What You're Owed, and How the Ireland–Egypt Tax Treaty Works
An Egyptian registrar whose wife is still in Alexandria is owed €4,953 for 2024 in our example: the married credit and band, the doctors' flat rate expense and the Rent Tax Credit.
🇲🇦 Tax Refunds for Moroccan Workers in Ireland, and the Ireland–Morocco Tax Treaty: Who Taxes Your Salary, Pension and Property
A Moroccan chef with a second job and a widowed mother in Fès is owed €2,864.40 for 2024 in our example, and the treaty sends an Irish private pension to Morocco if you retire there.
🇪🇹 Tax Refunds for Ethiopian Workers in Ireland, and the Ireland–Ethiopia Tax Treaty: Who Taxes Your Salary, Property and Pension
An Ethiopian software engineer whose wife is still in Addis Ababa is owed €4,894.68 for 2025 in our example: the married credit and band, the Rent Tax Credit and remote working relief.
🇸🇩 Tax Refunds for Sudanese Doctors and Workers in Ireland: No Treaty, Hospital Rotations, Leaving After IMGTI and Family Abroad
A Sudanese registrar who leaves Ireland at the end of his IMGTI placement, with his wife and mother in Cairo, is owed €7,677.33 for 2025 in our example.
🇺🇦 Tax Refunds for Ukrainian Workers in Ireland: What You're Owed
Worked short jobs in Ireland on emergency tax? Your correct tax bill may have been zero, meaning everything comes back. How to claim four years, and what you need.
🇿🇦 Tax for South African Workers in Ireland: Your Refunds, and the SARS Question
Still a SARS tax resident? The R1.25m exemption has a ceiling, and ceasing residency has an exit charge. Plus Irish CGT on your SA property, and four years of refunds.
Ireland–South Africa Double Tax Treaty: Who Taxes What When You Live in Ireland
The treaty's tie-breaker can end your SARS residence, and it caps South African dividends tax at 10%: R4,000 saved on R40,000 of dividends in our example.
Ceasing South African Tax Residency from Ireland: The Three Routes, the Exit Tax and Your Retirement Annuity
A South African in Dublin ceasing SARS residency on a share portfolio with a R550,000 gain after the annual exclusion pays at most R99,000 of exit tax, while her Durban flat and RA stay outside the charge.
Withdrawing a South African Retirement Annuity from Ireland: SARS Tax, the Treaty and Irish Tax
A South African nurse in Cork withdrawing a R1.5 million RA pays R371,700 under the SARS withdrawal table; in Ireland he pays €0 or about €15,900 more after credit, depending on how Revenue classes the fund and where the money goes.
Ireland's Tax Treaties with Zambia and Botswana: Who Taxes Your Salary, Property and Pension
Same €40,000 Irish private pension, two retirements: €0 Irish income tax for a resident of Zambia with an Exclusion Order, €4,000 for a resident of Botswana, because the two treaties split pensions the opposite way.
Ireland's Double Tax Treaties: The Full Country List, and What Changes If Yours Isn't on It
Ireland has 75 tax treaties in effect. On €10,000 of foreign rent taxed at 20% abroad, a treaty credit can save €1,200 at the 40% rate in our example.
Irish Tax Guides by Nationality: Why Where You Came From Changes What You Owe
Twenty-nine guides for expats in Ireland, by country and region: treaties, what home still wants and what you left behind all change what you owe.
🇦🇷 Tax Refunds for Argentinian Workers in Ireland: What You're Owed and How to Claim It
Working Holiday, Stamp 1G or a Critical Skills permit — your visa doesn't decide your tax. The first-year refund, the missing treaty, and what changes after three years.
🇦🇹 Tax Refunds for Austrian Workers in Ireland: What You're Owed and How to Claim It
No work permit needed, but the same emergency tax and the same unclaimed reliefs. The arrival-year refund, the treaty, and the three-year threshold.
🇳🇱 Tax Refunds for Dutch Workers in Ireland: What You're Owed and How to Claim It
No permit, no sponsor, and no automatic year-end reconciliation either. The arrival-year refund, the treaty, and what changes after three years.
🇪🇺 Tax Guide for EU and EEA Workers in Ireland: Refunds, Residence and What to Claim
The catch-all guide for EU and EEA citizens working in Ireland: residence, emergency tax, social security coordination, treaties and the refunds nobody claims for you.
🇮🇹 Tasse in Irlanda: la guida per italiani (2026 e 2027)
Tasse in Irlanda spiegate in italiano: aliquote 2026 e 2027, stipendio netto, residenza fiscale, AIRE e rimborsi. Commercialisti italiani nel team.
🇮🇹 Rimborso tasse in Irlanda: come recuperarlo, anche dall'Italia
Chi ha diritto a un rimborso delle tasse in Irlanda, quanti anni puoi recuperare, esempi con le cifre e come fare la richiesta su myAccount, anche dopo essere tornato in Italia.
🇮🇹 Tax credit in Irlanda: cosa puoi recuperare se vivi e lavori qui
La guida in italiano per chi vive in Irlanda: i tax credit e le detrazioni che la busta paga non applica, quanto valgono con un esempio a Dublino, la famiglia e la casa in Italia, e come chiederli su myAccount.
Is There an Ireland–Nigeria Double Tax Treaty? No — Here's What Happens Instead
There's no treaty. A Dublin nurse with €3,000 of Lagos rent pays €589 Irish tax on it if Irish-domiciled, or €230 if non-domiciled and she brings in €1,000.
🇲🇺 Is There an Ireland–Mauritius Tax Treaty? No — How Mauritians in Ireland Are Taxed Instead
No treaty, and Mauritius has no capital gains tax. In our example a non-Irish-domiciled resident with a €60,000 gain on a flat in Mauritius pays no Irish CGT while the money stays there, and €18,206.30 once it's brought to Ireland.
🇰🇪 Tax Refunds for Kenyan Workers in Ireland: Refunds, KRA and the Treaty That Isn't in Force Yet
In our example, a Kenyan nurse who arrived in June 2025 gets €1,646.60 back for 2025 from emergency tax, uniforms and Rent Tax Credit. Plus KRA basics.
🇺🇬 Tax Refunds for Ugandan Workers in Ireland: What You're Owed, and Where URA Fits In
A care assistant with an agency job on the side overpaid €1,600 in 2024 and is due €2,646.80 back once rent and uniforms are added. Here's how to file for it.
Ireland vs UK Tax in 2026: Which One Actually Costs You More?
Ireland is cheaper at 30,000, level at 60,000 and more expensive at 100,000. Full net-pay calculations for both countries, plus the 12.5% corporate catch.
Ireland vs Italy Tax in 2026: Which One Actually Costs You More?
Ireland keeps more of your salary at every income level — over 12 points at €60,000. Full IRPEF, INPS and addizionali calculations against Irish PAYE.
Ireland vs Spain Tax in 2026: Which One Actually Costs You More?
Ireland keeps more of your salary up to about €92,000 — then Madrid overtakes it. Full IRPF, social security and corporate comparison with Irish PAYE.
Ireland vs France Tax in 2026: Which One Actually Costs You More?
Ireland vs France tax in 2026: net pay at €30k, €60k and €100k, plus married and family examples. French social charges vs Irish PRSI, USC and income tax.
Ireland vs Portugal Tax in 2026: Which One Actually Costs You More?
On the standard system, Portugal costs more than Ireland at every salary — 11 points more at €60,000. Why the low-tax reputation comes from NHR and IFICI.
Ireland vs Germany Tax in 2026: Which One Actually Costs You More?
German income tax is lower than Irish at €60,000 — social insurance isn't. Full net-pay comparison, and why Germany only catches up around €195,000.
Ireland vs Poland Tax in 2026: Which One Actually Costs You More?
A Polish employee keeps 13 points less than an Irish one at €60,000. Why B2B contracts change everything, and the return relief for Poles going home.
Ireland vs Netherlands Tax in 2026: Which One Actually Costs You More?
The Netherlands taxes less below €41,000 — then Ireland wins, especially once Dutch health insurance is counted. Full net-pay comparison and the 30% ruling.
Ireland vs Romania Tax in 2026: Which One Actually Costs You More?
Romania's 10% flat tax comes after 35% in contributions, so employees keep 58.5% at any salary. Full comparison with Irish PAYE, and where Romania wins.
Ireland vs Europe: How Irish Tax Compares With 9 Countries in 2026
How Irish tax compares with 9 European countries at €30k, €60k and €100k. Only the UK beats Ireland at €60,000 — full calculations for every country.
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