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Institute responds to Feedback Statement on a Participation Exemption for Foreign Dividends
In September 2023, the Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath T.D., committed to introducing a participation exemption for foreign dividends in Finance Bill 2024. With the introduction coming into effect from 1 January 2025, the Department of Finance has sought feedback on the matter. On 8 May, the Institute responded to the Department’s Feedback Statement and we identified a number of elements of the Strawman Proposal for a Participation Exemption we […]
Consider a Professional Tax Qualification for Summer 2024
The Institute’s Summer 2024 online professional tax qualification programmes – Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) and Tax Technician – are open for registration. Tax affects all of us and the technical knowledge a professional tax qualification provides is highly sought after. You will acquire technical tax knowledge through a comprehensive library of recorded lectures, self-study materials, live online sessions delivered by expert lecturers and tax advisers, and a student discussion forum. […]
New global tax rules will not hinder foreign investment in Ireland
The President of the Irish Tax Institute will today predict that foreign investment in Ireland will not dry up as a result of the new Pillar Two global minimum tax rules for large multinational businesses. Speaking at the Institute’s Annual Dinner this evening (Friday), Tom Reynolds will also warn that this optimism is dependent on the Government making Ireland more competitive as a location for investment by delivering on reforms […]
Conferring Ceremony 2023
On the last evening of November, O’Reilly Hall came to life for one of the most anticipated nights in the Institute’s calendar. The Conferring Ceremony had a twinkling backdrop of lights, cameras, and smiles as we welcomed 272 newly qualified CTAs and 21 Tax Technicians to membership. Marking the occasion, Tom Reynolds, Institute President, congratulated the conferees on their achievement and shared pearls of wisdom for them to remember throughout […]
Irish Tax Institute Response to Budget 2024
The Irish Tax Institute welcomes the changes to some key business tax measures announced by the Minster for Finance, Michael McGrath in today’s Budget. Speaking today, Tom Reynolds, President of the Irish Tax Institute, said: “The Minister’s decision to increase the R&D tax credit from 25% to 30% will benefit both our domestic and multinational businesses. Small enterprises undertaking R&D will also derive significant benefit from the doubling of the […]
Irish Tax Institute Response to Minister for Finance Statement on Corporation Tax
The Irish Tax Institute notes the statement by the Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath T.D. on corporation tax published yesterday (Thursday, 14 September 2023). Tom Reynolds, President of the Irish Tax Institute, said: “We welcome the Minister’s commitment to legislate for a participation exemption for foreign dividends of companies based in Ireland, but we are disappointed that the legislation will not be published until Finance Act 2024, to come into […]