Meet the Members Tour 2018
Over 600 members attended our annual Meet the Members Tour in nine locations around Ireland this month. The Institute updated attendees on the latest developments on Revenue-related and tax policy matters, including the Tax Appeals Commission; PAYE Modernisation; the international tax policy agenda; and our ongoing engagement with the Department of Finance through submissions and consultations. We received feedback and questions on a range of issues including; PAYE modernisation, ROS, Revenue’s […]
Institute appears before the Oireachtas Budgetary Oversight Committee
Today, the Institute’s Communications Director, Olivia Buckley and Director of Tax Policy & Representations, Anne Gunnell appeared before the Oireachtas Budgetary Oversight Committee to outline the Institute’s tax policy recommendations for Budget 2019. The Institute highlighted Ireland’s high CGT rate, Revised Entrepreneur Relief limitations, the need for an effective EII scheme and a workable KEEP scheme, the outsourcing restrictions imposed on the R&D tax credit and the insufficient time to […]
Institute makes submissions on LPT, Agri-tax, EII and SURE, and the Pre-Finance Bill
The Institute recently responded to three important public consultations. Firstly, in our submission to the consultation by the Department of Finance on Review of Local Property Tax (LPT), we recommended that the valuation date, exemptions and reliefs under the LPT regime should be regularly reviewed to ensure that the property tax continues to provide a stable and sustainable yield in the medium and long-term and that LPT should be deductible […]
Institute publishes ‘Building Ireland’s Future – The Role of the Professions’
The Institute along with ten other professional bodies recently published a 76-page report titled Building Ireland’s Future – The Role of the Professions. The report features newly commissioned research from the professional bodies that demonstrates the very strong sentiment among multinational companies towards professional qualifications and standards. A survey of senior executives at 50 multinational companies in Ireland, undertaken by Behaviour & Attitudes from 26 April to 9 May 2018, […]
Institute research shows value of professional skills to multinational companies
Press release Multinationals says professional skills and expertise the single most important factor when choosing a professional service provider in Ireland 88% say professional qualifications are important in inspiring trust and confidence when recruiting staff in Ireland A survey of 50 multinational companies, carried out by Behaviour & Attitudes found overwhelming support for Ireland’s professional qualifications and standards. Professional skills and expertise emerged as the single most important factor for […]
Institute addresses Oireachtas Committee on taxing the digital economy
Yesterday, the Institute appeared in front of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach to discuss the European Commission’s proposals on taxing the digital economy. Communications Director, Olivia Buckley stated that the breadth and pace of digitalisation in the world is such that the world’s largest bodies including the IMF, the OECD, the EU and the World Economic Forum are dedicated to understanding its impact […]