Taxation for Solicitors

Padraic Courtney qualified as a solicitor in 1994 and has worked for the Law Society's Law School as a course manager, specialising in Probate and Taxation, for more than twenty years. He holds the Law Society Diploma in Property Tax. A registered Trust and Estate Practitioner and former Committee member of STEP Ireland and secretary to the Law Society of Ireland Probate, Administration and Trusts Committee. He has lectured and tutored on Wills, Probate & Estates and Taxation on the Law Society Professional Practice Course and electives and has delivered seminars for CPD, Skillnets, the DSBA, STEP Ireland, and regional Bar Associations. He runs the Wills, Probate and Estates Masterclasses offered by Law Society Professional Training.

• 1: Capital Acquisitions Tax-Introduction and Basic Concepts2: Calculation of CAT Payable: Computation and Aggregation, and the Role of the Solicitor3: Valuation of Benefits and Anti-Avoidance, Introduction to Reliefs4: Agricultural Relief5: Business Relief6: 'Favourite Nephew/Niece Relief' and Combinations of Reliefs7: Stamp Duty8: Capital Gains Tax on Conveyances and Other Tax Charges9: Value Added Tax10: Income Tax11: Corporation Tax12: Taxation and the Conveyancer's Responsibilities13: Wills, Estate Planning, and Taxation14: Taxation Issues in the Administration of Estates