Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant, Dara decided to specialise in tax. She joined McAvoy and trained as a tax consultant.  In her final Institute of Taxation exams Dara achieved overall first place as well as achieving first place in the Capital Acquisitions Tax exam.  Following her training she remained with the firm, first becoming a tax director before taking charge of the firm’s tax practice.  

Dara has contributed articles to Ireland’s leading professional journals on a range of taxation topics. She has spoken at a variety of taxation and seminars and for several years was a co-author of “Irish Income Tax”, the leading authority on Irish income tax.

Areas of expertise

• VAT on Property Transactions
• Advising on employee termination and pension issues
• Advising on land transactions, whether dealing or investing in land.
• Tax Disputes with Revenue

Client work includes

Dara advises businesses and private clients on all areas of Irish tax law. The work that she has done includes advising on:

• Tax efficient structures for clients who deal in land,
• Appropriate structures for clients that hold land as an investment asset.
• Tax efficient termination packages
• Minimising the tax liability on pension drawdowns in particular where the value of the pension exceeds the Standard Fund Threshold.
• VAT issues in relation to the acquisition and disposal of real property. 
• The resolution of disputes with Revenue