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Q. I am a self employed individual and have my own business providing repair and maintenance services to individuals and companies. In recent months I have lost several large contracts and the business is no longer viable. I have two employees who have worked with me for the last 15 years. I have been told that my employees will be entitled to jobseekers’ benefit if the business folds but as the owner I have no entitlements. Is this correct?

Leading a “topsy turvy life of excess” yielded one year in prison for a young Kilkenny man in Circuit Court this week. Shane Pouch (28) now living in Stephenstown Lodge Two Mile House Naas Co Kildare was before Judge Olive Buttimer on 12 counts of deception dating from June 14, 2007 to October 5, 2007. The court heard that during this period of time, Mr Pouch purported to be a businessman with a penchant for luxury about to run a restaurant in Kilkenny city.

A seminar on tax and commercial issues for owners and managers of small and medium enterprises will be held in Ballybane Enterprise Centre, Galway on Wednesday, May 20 at 6pm.

t has been interesting to watch, listen, and participate in discussions over recent months regarding both the current state of the real estate market and the future outlook or where commentators “think” the market may go.

A seminar on tax and commercial issues for owners and managers of small and medium enterprises will be held in Ballybane Enterprise Centre, Galway on Wednesday, May 20 at 6pm.

I am considering purchasing a business that I think I can get for a very good price. A significant part of the purchase price relates to the goodwill of the company. I have read recently that tax relief is now available on the acquisition of goodwill. How does this work?

Two men accused of being involved in a scam in which a woman was induced into making out cheques amounting to €237,000 have been sent forward for trial.

Four Galway people made tax settlements totalling more than €1.2 million in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest list of tax defaulters released this week by the Revenue Commissioners.

Rent-to-buy schemes

Q I understand that I may now have to pay tax on my residential property income after the recent budget changed the rules on interest relief. Could you clarify the change? I own some buildings with mixed use. Does the change still apply?