Bloggers and social media influences like Ellie Kelly, Katie Moran and Gary Pineda have all been rapped by the advertising watchdog for failing to indicate that their posts contained sponsored content or part of a brand ambassadorship.

Only one in eight people who responded to the Taxpayer Sentiment Survey believe they will be able to afford a home in the next five years while just 16% of people expect to be able to afford a home in the "long term".

The number of people working from home appears to be on the rise in Ireland and this is good for the environment.

For a lot us, particularly PAYE workers, budget day is one of the few times a year we actually think about the information on our pay slips.

Almost three in every five people who apply to Revenue for tax refunds are men with people under the age of 45 making up three quarters of all applicants.

Students who have been to the US on J1 working holiday visas in the past four years have been urged to apply for a tax refund they are “almost certainly” owed.

Grainne McGuinness advises on some of the best ways to help a charity this Christmas

LAST month Revenue announced an extension of the Home Renovation Incentive (HRI), due to finish at the end of this year, until December 31, 2016. This scheme, introduced in 2013, is the government’s way of encouraging people to use tax compliant contractors, rather than pay cash into the black economy, as many did in the height of the recession.

Consumer advice with Gráinne McGuinness

Revenue’s tax take last year was swelled by more than €22m as the taxman continued to reap the rewards of targeting landlords.

Homeowners hoping to earn some extra cash by offering an Airbnb service have been told to hold onto receipts and claim back expense entitlements.

Hard-pressed households are missing out on an average of €880 every year by failing to claim tax back.

Households are losing out on hundreds of euro every year by failing to claim back lesser-known tax reliefs.

Revenue has clarified reports that mortgage holders whose bank debts are written down could be hit with a 33% tax charge.

Accountants have urged the 70,000 people who were mis-sold payment protection insurance to overcome their apathy and check if they are due a payment before it is too late.

A Government-backed scheme to use the Irish diaspora to attract investment from overseas companies has yielded its first success, with 30 jobs lined up for Carlow.

Jobs and Innovation minister Richard Bruton has said the IDA needs to be more focussed on local areas when it comes to job creation, to get a regional spread of new employment.

THE 12,000-plus Americans living in Ireland have been warned that they must declare their income or assets before the end of the month.

KILKENNY is bidding to attract investment from the Far East as it promotes itself as a place to do business.

IRISH students leave more than €1 million behind in unclaimed taxes in the US each year when they finish their working holidays.

THERE has been a surge in the number of under 30s looking to claim back over-paid tax.

BUSINESSPEOPLE are coming together to encourage entrepreneurs to follow their dream and start their own business in a unique competition worth €25,000.

THOSE thinking of emigrating or who have recently returned to Ireland could be missing out on hundreds of euro by not claiming tax back.

KILKENNY business and local authority leaders have pooled their resources to promote the south-east to potential investors.

THOUSANDS of taxpayers are missing out on windfalls of around €800 each by not reclaiming what is owed to them, despite record numbers getting refunds.

IT is estimated that up to €420 million is going unclaimed by taxpayers each year.