Jill Kerby

“Now more than ever, people need clear, unbiased and jargon-free information on how to manage their finances.” – TAB co-author Jill Kerby

With Ireland in recession, and bank credit "virtually unobtainable,"; the Budget and Finance Bill imposing stringent public spending cutbacks and with increasing pressure on the family budget, now more than ever it is important that Irish people have the information they need to manage their personal finances. The 2009 edition of the TAB Guide to Money, Pensions and Tax provides all the information people need, according to the publishers.

The latest edition of the annual TAB Guide, which is claimed to have been a best-seller for more than a decade, includes details all of the tax and pensions changes introduced in the October Budget, but also includes a mine of information on how people can ensure they claim all the allowances and benefits they are entitled to.

Written in what is termed "a clear, easy-to-read and unbiased fashion" by personal finance journalist Jill Kerby and tax specialists Sandra Gannon and Neil Brooks, the 2009 TAB Guide is required reading for anybody who wants to ensure that they cope with the recession and manage their finances in the best possible fashion.

“In previous years, we wrote the TAB Guide when the economy was booming, when people had large amounts of disposable income and the property market was roaring ahead. Back then, we warned that the good times were coming to an end and that people should begin planning for the more difficult times that would follow,” co-author Jill Kerby said.

“Now, we are in a recession and we don’t know how deep and how prolonged it will be. But what is certain is that people will need to cope with more pressure on their finances and we have written the 2009 TAB Guide with this change in personal financial circumstances firmly in mind.

“As with previous editions of the TAB Guide, we have written the latest edition in clear, easy-to-follow and jargon-free language, illustrated with examples, which we believe will help people cope more easily with the change in circumstances that the recession and the squeeze on personal lending has brought. This year, more than ever, we believe that TAB Guide to Money, Pensions and Tax, is invaluable for anybody wanting to get the most out of their personal finances,” Jill Kerby stated.

The TAB Guide to Money, Pensions and Tax 2009 is published by TAB Taxation Services Ltd. Price: €15.00