u/Straight_Eye5348

We came to Ireland 4 years back.

To be honest, we still haven’t found many emotionally connected friendships here. Most relationships feel transactional and surface level.

Now im pregnant, and we’re wondering whether we should even do a gender reveal with all this in mind. Part of us feels like maybe we should skip it and instead do something more meaningful and peaceful just for ourselves and the baby.

Did anyone else feel this way abroad?

What did you do instead of a big reveal or gathering? Any advice would help.

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If you’re a first time buyer and using the Help to Buy scheme, can the DIRT paid on the BOI Mortgage Saver account be claimed back using Form 54?

I know the mortgage interest relief stuff is different, just wondering specifically about the DIRT deducted from savings interest in the mortgage saver account.

Anyone here successfully claimed it back or checked with Revenue? Can you share details pls

Planning to invest SMT 70% + MONKS 30% until 10+yrs are they look fine? Any suggestions

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Hi, need advice on transferring my father’s demat holdings to me as I'm nri.

My father is single and wants to transfer all his demat holdings to me as a gift. I don’t currently have a demat account as an NRI. His holdings include:

Stocks

Bonds with monthly payouts/income

My understanding:

For stocks transferred as a gift (around ₹6 lakh), this may fall under gift exemption, and in Ireland I may only have dividend tax implications?

For bonds (around xxx lakh) that pay monthly income, would that payout be taxable in resident country in my hands?

What is the best way to manage this?

Transfer as-is into an NRI demat account?

Better to keep bonds in his name and inherit later?

Any India + resident country tax issues I should watch for?

Would appreciate advice, especially from anyone who has handled cross-border demat/bond transfers

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Hi, need advice on transferring my father’s demat holdings to me as I'm nri.

My father is single and wants to transfer all his demat holdings to me as a gift. I don’t currently have a demat account as an NRI. His holdings include:

Stocks

Bonds with monthly payouts/income

My understanding:

For stocks transferred as a gift (around ₹6 lakh), this may fall under gift exemption, and in Ireland I may only have dividend tax implications?

For bonds (around xxx lakh) that pay monthly income, would that payout be taxable in Ireland in my hands?

What is the best way to manage this?

Transfer as-is into an NRI demat account?

Better to keep bonds in his name and inherit later?

Any India + Ireland tax issues I should watch for?

Would appreciate advice, especially from anyone who has handled cross-border demat/bond transfers.