Irish Tax Institute & Revenue Joint Conference 2023 Programme – A New Century of Tax Administration

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Friday, 19 May 2023 – Day 1 – Morning Sessions

Time	Session	Speakers
10.00 – 10.30	Registration
10.30 – 10.45	Opening Remarks	Niall Cody, Revenue Chairman & Colm Browne, Irish Tax Institute President
10.45 – 11.15	The Compliance Intervention Framework and Code of Practice – 1 Year On The Framework in operation – Revenue experiences, impact, further developments. Practitioners’ experiences of the Framework in practice and the operation of the 2022 Code.	Sarah Waters, Revenue & Aidan Lucey, PwC
11.15 – 11.45	Perspectives on Resolving Cases Practitioners’ perspectives on understanding assessments and early engagement in interventions. Revenue’s perspective on how to bring interventions to a timely and satisfactory conclusion.	Denis Herlihy, BDO & *Aisling McEvoy, Revenue*
11.45 – 11.55	Questions & Answers	Chaired by: Jim Kelly, Grant Thornton
11.55 – 12.15	Tea/Coffee & Networking
12.15 – 12.35	Data Driven Risk Management Using analytics to inform understanding of the case base, design service delivery, identify risk areas and target interventions.	Justin Walsh, Revenue
12.35 – 12.50	Update from Revenue’s National Anti-Avoidance Branch Observations on current and emerging areas of focus for the Branch.	*Kenny O’Brien, Revenue*
12.50 – 13.00	Questions and Answers	Chaired by: Orla Fitzpatrick, Revenue
13.00 – 14.30	Lunch

Friday, 19 May 2023 – Day 1 Afternoon Sessions

14.30 – 14.50	Administering Pillar Two The implementation of global corporation tax reform. Entities in scope and new tax heads. Getting ready for Pillar Two.	John Quigley, Revenue
14.50 – 15.30	Panel Discussion: Administration of a Changing International Tax Landscape Administrative implications of Pillar Two for businesses. Challenges for practice and industry. Changing skill-sets for Revenue and practitioners. Group considerations and options. The expanding use of automatic information exchange. Emerging co-operative compliance models (ICAP, ETACA) and their interaction with CCF. Impact of DAC7.	John Quigley & Richard Lombard, Revenue, David Fennell, EY, Tom Reynolds, Schneider Electric Panel Discussion Chaired by: Karen Frawley, Deloitte
15.30 – 15.50	Tea/Coffee & Networking
15.50 – 16.50	Debt Management Revenue’s approach to timely compliance, warehoused debt and agreeing phased payment arrangements. Practitioners’ experiences dealing with challenging cases, assisting taxpayers to comply with payment arrangements in an uncertain environment.	Joe Howley, Revenue & Stephen Gahan, ODG Advisory Presentations followed by Panel Discussion Chaired by: Ruth Kennedy, Revenue Commissioner
16.50 – 17.20	Guest Speaker
19.00	Pre-Dinner Drinks & Conference Dinner

Saturday, 20 May 2023 – Day 2

10.00 – 10.45	Panel Discussion: The Impact of Digitalisation on SMEs and the Tax Profession Revenue’s next steps in digitalisation. Learnings from the acceleration of digitalisation since 2020. Changing interactions between tax authorities and the profession. Bringing small businesses on the digital journey. The opportunities and skills needed to adapt.	Brian Boyle, Revenue & Sandra Clarke, BCC/Xeinadin Group Panel Discussion Chaired by: Ian Collins, EY
10.45 – 11.15	Administration of Property Taxation – Update on New Developments Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT). Non-Resident Landlords Finance Act 2022 New Regime – updates to ROS.	Maurice Priestley & Maura Conneely, Revenue
11.15 – 11.55	Employer Reporting of Benefits Design and rollout of the new reporting requirements. Update on the stakeholder engagement process. Implementation issues to consider for SMEs and large businesses.	Sinéad McNamara, Revenue & *Olive O’Donoghue, KPMG*
11.55 – 12.05	Questions & Answers	Chaired by: Laura Lynch, L&J Tax
12.05 – 12.15	Closing Remarks	Niall Cody, Revenue Chairman & *Colm Browne,* *Irish Tax Institute President*