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🇮🇪 Auswandern nach Irland: Steuern, Aufenthalt und Kosten
Ireland has a progressive system with two income tax rates: 20 percent up to €44,000 and 40 percent above for a single person. On top sit the Universal Social Charge (USC) of 0.5 to 8 percent and PRSI social contributions of 4.2 percent. Tax credits of €2,000 (personal) plus €2,000 (employee/PAYE) reduce the tax due. There is no wealth tax, but inheritance and gift tax (CAT) and capital gains tax both run at 33 percent.
Erwägen Sie einen Umzug nach Irland? Hier ist das Bild zu Steuern, Aufenthalt, Immobilien und Lebensqualität in klaren Zahlen, mit Quellen.
Eckdaten
- Spitzensteuersatz
- 40%
- Körperschaftsteuer
- 12.5%
- Kapitalertragsteuer
- 33%
- Vermögensteuer
- Nein
- Erbschaftsteuer
- Ja
- Lebenshaltungskosten-Index
- 68
- Sicherheit
- 7/10
- Internetqualität
- 8/10
- Visumfreie Ziele
- 186
- Ausländer dürfen Immobilien besitzen
- Ja
- Aufenthalt nach
- 0 Monate
- Staatsbürgerschaft nach
- 0 Jahre
Steuern
Top income tax rate is 40 percent from €44,000, plus USC (max 8 percent) and PRSI (4.2 percent), pushing the marginal rate to about 52 percent. Combined tax credits of €4,000 for a single employee reduce the bill.
Aufenthalt und Visa
EU citizens such as the Dutch may live and work freely; naturalisation is possible after five years of reckonable residence. Non-EU nationals rely on work, family or study permits, and the investor visa has been closed since 2023.
Immobilieneigentum
Foreigners may acquire full ownership of residential property with no nationality restrictions; non-residents face stricter mortgage terms (30 to 40 percent deposit).
Lebenshaltung und Lebensqualität
Ireland is safe and green with a strong labour market, but has a high cost of living, a tight housing market and a wet, cloudy climate.
Reisepass und Mobilität
The Irish passport gives visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 186 destinations in the 2026 Henley Passport Index, a joint sixth place worldwide.
Warum Menschen nach Irland auswandern
English-speaking EU member with a strong economy
Ireland is the only remaining fully English-speaking EU country, with many international employers, a low 12.5 percent corporate tax rate and full freedom of establishment for Dutch citizens as EU nationals.
No wealth tax and a favourable non-domicile regime
Ireland levies no wealth tax and offers non-domiciled residents a remittance basis, under which foreign income and gains are only taxed when remitted into Ireland.
Ehrliche Kompromisse
- Het toptarief van 40 procent inkomstenbelasting begint al bij 44.000 euro. Samen met USC en PRSI loopt het marginale tarief boven die grens op tot ongeveer 48 tot 52 procent, dus middeninkomens betalen relatief snel veel.
- De woningmarkt is extreem krap en de koop- en huurprijzen, vooral in Dublin, behoren tot de hoogste van Europa, wat emigreren duur en lastig maakt.
- Het klimaat is nat, bewolkt en winderig met weinig zonuren, iets wat veel nieuwkomers als zwaar en somber ervaren.
- Het investeerdersvisum (Immigrant Investor Programme) is sinds februari 2023 gesloten, dus er bestaat geen kant en klare investeringsroute meer naar verblijf voor niet-EU burgers.
Sehen Sie, wie Irland für Ihre Situation abschneidet
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Meinen Score berechnenQuellen
- PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries - Ireland, Taxes on personal income (2026 rates and €44,000 band)
- PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries - Ireland, Other taxes (PRSI 4.2%/4.35%, CAT)
- PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries - Ireland, Corporate income (12.5%, 25%, 15% Pillar Two)
- KPMG Budget 2026 Ireland - tax rates and credits (USC bands, PRSI, €2,000 credits)
- income.ie - Irish Tax Bands & Rates 2026 and worked net examples
- salaryaftertax.com - Ireland Salary Calculator 2026
- Investropa - Ireland foreign property ownership rules 2026
- Travel Extra - Henley Passport Index 2026 (Irish passport 186 destinations)