Tax Insight
Find the Irish Tax Institute’s latest submissions, consultations, publications and commentary on tax administration and policy.
Institute’s response to the public consultation on EII
On 12 February, the Institute responded to the Department of Finance’s public consultation on the Employment Investment Incentive (EII). The EII scheme is a vital source of finance for early stage and small businesses. Rather than solely relying on Government to inject cash into the economy, the EII could be used, by the private sector, to support the return to business following the Covid‐19 pandemic and to boost the creation […]
Tax Talk Episode 3: Global Tax Reform
In Episode 3 of our podcast series, Tax Talk, our host Samantha McCaughren chairs a timely discussion on the current state of play in the Global Tax Reform programme. With the arrival of the Biden administration at the Whitehouse, what are the chances of an agreement by July 2021 on the OECD’s principles for a new international system of corporate tax? Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of Tax Policy and Administration at […]
Tax Debt Warehousing and Interest Suspension Arrangements
On 7 May 2020, Revenue issued a press release with updated information on the suspension of interest and further details on the tax debt warehousing arrangement that was announced by the Government on 2 May. Interest Suspension The charging of interest on late payments is suspended automatically for SMEs with annual turnover of less than €3 million (i.e. businesses which are managed by Revenue’s Business Division) for: May and June […]
Irish Tax Institute welcomes targeted tax measures to protect jobs and support recovery in the SME sector
The Irish Tax Institute welcomes the Jobs Stimulus measures announced by the government this afternoon. The overall investment package of more than €7 billion will save jobs by providing a vital boost to businesses forced to close or severely curtail their trade since the pandemic restrictions were introduced five months ago. Institute President, Frank Mitchell particularly welcomed the clarity provided in the announcement about the future of the Temporary Wage […]
Employees: New Developments in Revenue’s PAYE Services
This bulletin covers the new employee-focused developments on Revenue’s myAccount service. PAYE taxpayers can now access details of their total pay and statutory deductions for 2019 and view Revenue’s preliminary calculation of their tax position for the year. We explain below some of the new terminology and documentation, address basic questions employees may have on these developments and include some relevant screenshots from myAccount. Terminology and Documentation – What you […]
Election 2020 Tax Briefing Papers
Our assessment of the tax system as the voters prepare to elect a new government in Election 2020. Download our Briefing Paper for the Political Parties here.