Author: Practicenet

Q I have an accounts person who does one day a week for my company. He invoices us on a monthly basis. This arrangement has been in place for many years and I am very happy with it. This year I am giving all staff a voucher at Christmas as a thank-you for their contribution […]

Thanks to its 1,200pc rise over the last six weeks, there’s something of a Bitcoin mania afoot. Last week, two people I know came up and asked: “Should I buy some of this stuff?” After about 30 seconds, it became clear that they didn’t really know what Bitcoin was or how to actually buy it. […]

Bitcoin futures surged as much as 26pc in their debut session on Cboe Global Markets’s exchange, triggering two temporary trading halts designed to calm the market. Initial volume exceeded dealers’ expectations, while traffic on Cboe’s website was so heavy that it caused delays and temporary outages. The website’s problems had no impact on trading systems, […]

Irish householders and firms are most at risk of a looming interest rate hike by the European Central Bank compared to any other country in the EU, a leading Government think tank has warned. The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) warned that a so-called normalisation of monetary policy in the Eurozone – by unwinding […]

Holders of self-administered pensions will be able to invest in so-called peer to peer (P2P) lending to Irish SMEs under a new scheme launched by Linked Finance. The company said its new accounts had been developed in conjunction with pension trustee companies so that they meet the typical requirements associated with the most common self-managed […]

Don’t let recent scandals put you off contributing to Irish charities – but do your research so your money goes to the right place. The run-up to Christmas is traditionally a time when many of us give to charity. Scandals in the charity sector in recent years – where a few organisations breached public trust […]

Pure Telecom is a wholly owned Irish telecoms company that provides fixed line, broadband and cloud telecoms to the business and consumer markets. Set up in 2002 by Paul Connell and Alan McGonnell and located in City West Business Campus, the company employs 100 staff and has annual revenues of more than €20m. “We differentiate […]

One in four children in Ireland has a special educational need. A lack of affordable private services means that too many children are struggling to reach their full potential. The waiting list for public occupational therapy services can take up to two years. Given that early intervention with a child is critical, that’s just too […]

Apple is expected to start paying up to €13bn in back taxes into an escrow account in the first quarter of 2018, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said. “We have now reached agreement with Apple in relation to the principles and operation of the escrow fund,”Mr Donohoe told reporters before a meeting with European Competition Commissioner […]

A new campaign has been launched to encourage health insurance policy holders to review their existing plan before renewal. The Health Insurance Authority (HIA) has introduced ‘Review before you renew’ which kicks off today across print, radio, TV and digital. Some 2,166,000 people were insured with inpatient health insurance plans at the end of September […]