Tax liabilities on negative cashflows? The perils of renting out your home There is an interesting situation that we are seeing much more of lately, where people in negative equity or negligible equity are deci... Continue reading
Postcodes: a prelude to property tax I think that the introduction of postcodes will usher in the foundation for property tax, and that the gains to be had from postal effi... Continue reading
Islamic Finance – solutions where Sharia compliant products don’t exist There was an interesting talk given by CFA Ireland on the topic of Islamic Finance and Sharia compliant financial products. The long an... Continue reading
Fred Harrison talks about the property tax I called Fred Harrison in connection with a book review I had done for the national broker associations magazine 'The Professional Insu... Continue reading
Failed regulation in the Irish market There are three broad benefits to regulation of a financial system. Firstly, avoidance of negative externalities, often the societal... Continue reading
NAMA uncovered Yesterday the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) legislation was brought out in the Dail (that's the Irish Government buildings fo... Continue reading
A phonecall with Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute Sometimes when I'm having a rough day I decide to reach out to some of the people that I see on TV or read about in the press and talk ... Continue reading