Study For Tax In Your Coffee Break
Episodes
Research & Development Tax Credit (2026 Update)
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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December 2025 Examiners Report Review: ACCA ATX IRL Exam
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Relief for Investment in Innovative Enterprises
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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It's Never Too Late to Start: John Lyons on Returning to Study and Completing the ACCA Qualification
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Residency Reliefs
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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June 2025 Examiners Report Review: ACCA ATX IRL Exam
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Pensions: Investment & Withdrawal
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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SUMMER REPLAY: Tax Treatment for Share Buybacks - CGT vs Income Tax
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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How to Build Your Ideal ACCA ATX Study Routine with Shauna Doherty
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Don't Miss Your Mocks to Succeed on the ACCA ATX Exam with Caron Coffey
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Ethics
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Selling Shares
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Research & Development Tax Credit Update (2025)
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Examiners Report Review: ACCA Advanced Taxation Exam Dec 2024
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Overcoming the Language Barrier with the ACCA Exams with Simão Couto
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Dwelling House Relief
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Liquidating Assets from an Irish Company and the Tax Considerations
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Tax Treatment for Share Buybacks: CGT vs Income Tax
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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The Essentials of Incorporation Relief for Sole Traders
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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How to land your Dream Job
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Favourite ex student Pat Dolan, from Amicus Recruitment, gives some very generous advice.
Corporate Groups
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Corporate Groups....what's not to love?Thank you for listening to Study For Tax in your Coffee Break! If you enjoyed the episode, make sure to leave a...
Death of a Spouse
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A gloomy area of the ATX syllabus but examinable nevertheless.
Cork and ACCA Students
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This turns out to be a homage to a certain undergraduate tax lecturer....and to employers.Thank you for listening to Study For Tax in your Coffee Brea...
Buying Shares versus buying the underlying assets
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What's involved in the decision behind buying shares versus buying the assets of a business?Thank you for listening to Study For Tax in your Coffee Br...
The Effect of Investments Assets on the Capital Taxes reliefs
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we look at the availability or otherwise of ER, RR and BR where the company (in which we hold shares), holds investment assets.Thank y...
Pakistani Students and Irl ATX
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how the esteemed Muhammad Ilyas navigated his way through the Irish ATX paper as interviewed by the equally highly esteemed fellow country man R...
Partnerships
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No new taxes involved in partnerships - its the application of our already very well known taxes that is being challenged.*Thank you for listening to ...
Employee Share Awards
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Employee share incentive schemes can be an effective way of offering tax savings to employees in addition to encouraging employee participation and su...
Chinese students and Irl ATX
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how the fabulous Yue Luo navigated her way through the extremely tough Irish ATX exam as interviewed by the equally fabulous Jessica Yang.Thank ...
New Professional and ethics marks for the ATX exam.
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fellow celt and UK expert ATX lecturer, the fabulous Aileen Edgar, very kindly jumped on my podcast to share her views of the new Professional and Eth...
Reorgansiations
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a taster of Reorganisations. It's important that you acquire the only ACCA/ CPA approved tax material, to give yourself the best chance ...
Close Companies
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Close companies - students love or hate.You must go through the pain of learning off all the tax consequences of the difference transactions. On...
A military approach to the professional accountancy exams with Commandant Seamus O Sullivan
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Seamus joined the army as young man, working his way up the ranks to Commandant. At age 56 he retired. Encouraged by Mrs O' Sullivan Seamus deci...
Residency Tax
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Another very examinable area in an advanced tax exam is residency tax. This episode looks at some of the trickier rules. To order the only ACCA and CP...
VAT on Property
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whats not to love about VAT on property? Once we master the fundamentals the rest falls into place.
Transfer of a Farm
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This area of the syllabus has been somewhat overlooked by the ACCA ATX examiner. We had a full blown question in June 2017 and a small Agricultural Re...
Deirdre Cogan - not only the best SBR lecturer in Ireland but also a farm manager.
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Deirdre shares her secrets and gives us an insight into SBR.
Mr ACCA himself, Mr. Reg Callanan chats about how to approach the ACCA exams.
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reg has over 40 years experience lecturing ACCA and is one of the founding directors of Griffith College. Reg is one of the most highly respected lect...
Principle Private Residence Relief (PPR Relief)
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode looks at the when PPR relief applies and when it doesn't!
Chat with Patrick McMahon 'Mr 90% CPA'
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick shares his study tips and approach to the CPA Advanced Tax Strategy exam.
James Perry shares his secrets....well some of them!!
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
James specialises in helping students pass professional accountancy exams and is very successful at doing so.
Clarice Tighe on her fabulous ATX results June 2021
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Clarice a very high achieving ATX student shares her 'funky' secrets with us.
Katie is awaiting her ATX results and shares her journey with us.
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Katie is awaiting her ACCA ATX results and shares her journey with us. I was very interested in her approach. By the time Katie walked into the exam h...
Capital Taxes and Personally Held Assets
05 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Students often overlook the area of personally held assets ...at their peril.
Taxation of a Discretionary Trust
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode looks at the taxation implications of a discretionary trust. A discretionary trust is one where the trustees have complete discretion ove...
Taxation treatment of both pension investment and withdrawal
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode attempts to demystify the taxation of pensions.
Revenue Audit and implications of paying employees cash in hand
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Revenue audit questions invariably include the issue of not processing an 'employee' through a payroll system and therefore not paying their taxes ove...
CGT Offset
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A very examinable little rule thats often forgotten or not used correctly by students.
Marginal Relief and Retirement Relief
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An often forgotten but examinable relief. This is not a difficult relief. However, students tend to forget to test for this, loosing valuable marks.
Study For Tax In Your Coffee Break (Trailer)
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Disclaimer: The information in this podcast is intended as an exam revision guide only. While every care is taken to ensure accuracy of information co...