How Profits, Businesses and Individuals are Taxed & How to Make Better Financial Decisions

This one-day training course is designed to deliver immediate, practical value by helping you understand how the Irish Income Tax and Corporation Tax actually operates in real-world finance and business settings in Ireland. By focusing on common errors, Revenue risk points and everyday decision-making, attendees will gain the confidence to reduce tax overpayments, avoid costly compliance issues and make better-informed financial and strategic choices. Even a small number of these insights can translate into significant financial savings, reduced risk exposure and improved efficiency across your organisation

All attendees will receive a full course pack to refer to and will have the benefit of learning from a trainer with a wealth of experience in this area.

Course Content

• The Irish Tax Landscape in 2026
• Compliance burdens
• Revenue scrutiny trends
• Finance Act Updates & What Changes in Practice
• Income Tax in Practice – Individuals, Sole Traders & Directors
• What Revenue looks for in Income Tax Returns
• Director remuneration basics – salary vs dividends overview
• Corporation Tax Essentials – From SMEs to Multinationals
• Accounting profit vs taxable profit adjustments
  
• Loss relief basics
• Revenue Reality – Audits – Compliance – Risk Areas
• How the Revenue Commissioner selects cases
• High-risk Areas in practice – Director Load accounts – BIK errors – Expense disallowances – Timing mismatches
• What triggers compliance interventions
• Tax planning & Decision Making
• Top 10 mistakes seem in Ireland

Who Should Attend

This course will be highly beneficial to accountants, finance teams, payroll, tax advisers, corporate finance teams, SME owners, directors, to name just a few.

Certification

On completion of this one-day training course, you will receive your Professional Certificate. Please note certificates are issued at the close of the training course to participants on completion of the course.

This course may qualify for CPD points. Please check directly with your association or awarding body to see how many points they will award.

Cost

An ‘Early Bird’ discounted rate of €545 is currently available. This training course normal rate is €645. Places are limited and are allocated on a first come first served basis. PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY BIRD RATE CLOSES 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO COURSE DATE. The course cost includes all course documentation and Certificate of Attendance.

CMG Training Discount

• 10% discount for the third delegate booked or subsequent bookings thereafter from the same company.