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Eight-year fund tax reserve: practical guide

This guide explains how to use the Count.ie eight-year fund tax reserve. Estimate a monthly reserve for an acquisition lot’s future chargeable event. Follow the inputs, method and worked example below, then compare your own scenario.

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What to prepare

  • Have the figures for lot’s original acquisition cost (€), lot’s current value (€) and remaining months to eight-year event ready, from a dated document, with the period (annual, monthly or per transaction) that each input expects.
  • Note the date of the transaction, since this model has no year selector and fixed rates may have changed.
  • Compare your circumstances with the cited Official rules and guidance and Eight-year chargeable events before relying on the headline result.

Understand the inputs

The calculation method

Project the holding to the event date, charge 38% on positive gain over original cost and divide by remaining months for a simple reserve.

Worked example

Illustrative inputs and their result.

Example inputs

Lot’s original acquisition cost (€)
10000
Lot’s current value (€)
14000
Remaining months to eight-year event
36
Assumed annual growth (%)
5

Calculated example result

Monthly Tax Reserve
€65.52
Projected Deemed Disposal Tax
€2,358.57

How to interpret the result

Rates/conditions reviewed against the linked official sources on 5 October 2026. Distinguish a tax saving, a tax bill, cash received and money remaining: they are not interchangeable. An estimate does not establish eligibility, filing compliance or when a refund will be paid.

Change one input of eight-year fund tax reserve at a time and record the result; keep a record of the year, date and assumptions so a change in the result can be explained.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Do not mix tax years or apply a newly announced measure to an earlier transaction.
  • Avoid counting an allowance, credit, contribution or loss twice.
  • Check exclusions and personal circumstances before relying on the headline result.

Assumptions and sources

Rates/conditions reviewed against the linked official sources on 5 October 2026. Confirm the stated scope before relying on the result.

Rules checked . This date comes from the tool’s review notes and applies only to its documented scope, not to every selectable scenario.

Sources and further information

If your case falls outside this scope, use a more suitable calculator or contact us about an unclear method.

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