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#499 Inheritance Rules: Love vs. Bloodlines
On today’s show, Niall is joined by James and Sheila Sexton to discuss a campaign that’s challenging Ireland’s inheritance tax laws.
Under the current system, children can inherit up to €400,000 tax-free from their parents, while siblings, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and others are restricted to much smaller thresholds—€40,000 or €20,000 depending on the relationship. For citizens without children, this creates a stark inequality: they cannot use the generous Group A allowance and face heavy tax penalties if they wish to leave their estate to loved ones outside the immediate family.
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