A Layman’s Guide to Income Taxes

Venue:
Online
 
Date:
30/04/2026
 
Note:
Thursday 30th April
 
Time:
9.30am - 1.00pm
 
Category:
Management Development
 

Want to get a handle on Income Tax? Sick of all the mis-information that you hear about registration, deadlines, expenses, tips and traps? This course is ideal for Sole-traders, Partnerships, Landlords, Company directors and anyone with self-employed income.

Free
 
 

This course is delivered by a chartered certified accountant and tax advisor  Sarah McGuinness who has twenty years’ experience working with sole traders, partnerships and limited companies, giving them tips and advice to ensure they pay less tax.

 Sarah seeks to remove the ‘fear-factor’ associated with working with taxation and to break down the jargon into its most straight-forward form

Course Content

  1. Who pays Income Tax?
  2. On what income do we pay income taxes?
  3. Allowable Business Expenses and working from home reliefs
  4. Income Tax, USC, PRSI rates
  5. Tax Credits, Reliefs and Capital Allowances
  6. Exempt Income
  7. Preliminary Tax

N.B. This course is designed to be followed up by a 2nd immersive session on How to Submit Your Income Tax Return on ROS. 

This session is scheduled for 7th May 2026. Please register separately for this session through the main booking page https://www.localenterprise.ie/longford/  Booking Link