Ireland’s Research and Development (R&D) tax credit system is a valuable tax based incentive, providing major benefits to both multinational companies and SMEs operating in Ireland. The R&D tax credit was first introduced in the Finance Act 2004 and has been subject to various amendments in the subsequent Finance Acts. The credit operates by providing up to 25% of R&D expenditure incurred by a company on qualifying R&D activities (both revenue and capital) in a tax credit or in cash (subject to certain conditions being met). This 25% tax credit can be claimed in addition to the normal 12½% revenue deduction available for the R&D expenditure. Therefore, the total tax benefit to a limited company is 37½% being the 12½% standard corporation tax rate plus the 25% R&D Tax credit.
How can the Credit be used?
Companies are entitled to a credit of 25% of the incremental R&D expenditure incurred for periods commencing on or after 1st January 2015.
The credit can be used to:
The claim must be made within one year of the end of the accounting period in which the expenditure has been incurred.
Broadly,
It can alternatively be used as a key employee reward mechanism to remunerate R&D staff effectively, tax free subject to certain conditions. The effective income tax rate for such key employees may be reduced to a minimum of 23%, provided certain conditions are met by the company and the individual.
For further information, please click: https://www.revenue.ie/en/covid-19-information/index.aspx
Please be aware that the information contained in this article is of a general nature. It is not intended to address specific circumstances in relation to any individual or entity. All reasonable efforts have been made by Accounts Advice Centre to provide accurate and up-to-date information, however, there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate on the date it is received or that it will continue to remain so. This information should not be acted upon without full and comprehensive, specialist professional tax advice.
Revenue has confirmed that the extended ROS Pay and File deadline is Wednesday, 17th November 2021. This applies to ROS return filing and payment for self-assessment Income Tax and Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT). For taxpayers who don’t use ROS to file their tax return and pay their tax bill, the deadline remains 31st October 2021.
For self assessment Income Taxpayers who file their 2020 Form 11 Tax Return and make the appropriate payment through the Revenue Online System in relation to (i) Preliminary Tax for 2021 and/or (ii) the balance of Income Tax due for 2020, the filing date has been extended to Wednesday, 17th November 2021.
This extended deadline will also apply to CAT returns and appropriate payments made through ROS for beneficiaries who receive gifts and/or inheritances with valuation dates in the year ended 31st August 2021.
To qualify for the extension, taxpayers must pay and file through the ROS system.
In situations where only one of these actions is completed through the Revenue Online System, the extension will not apply. As a result, both the submission of tax returns and relevant payments must be made on or before 31st October 2021.
The Revenue Commissioners have confirmed extended opening hours for the ROS Technical Helpdesk and Collector General’s Division in the days leading up to the ROS Pay and File deadline.
On 17th November (Pay & File Deadline) the phone lines of the ROS Technical Helpdesk will operate between 9am and midnight while those of the Collector General will operate from 9am until 8pm.
For further information, please click: https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2021/no-0882021.aspx
Please be aware that the information contained in this article is of a general nature. It is not intended to address specific circumstances in relation to any individual or entity. All reasonable efforts have been made by Accounts Advice Centre to provide accurate and up-to-date information, however, there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate on the date it is received or that it will continue to remain so. This information should not be acted upon without full and comprehensive, specialist professional tax advice.
Revenue published Tax and Duty Manual Part 29-02-03 – Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit today. These updated guidelines clarify Revenue’s treatment of rental expenditure incurred by a company. It states that rental expenditure incurred by a company will be eligible to the extent to which is was incurred “wholly and exclusively” for the purposes of the Research and Development (R&D) activities. This Revenue Guidance material also includes information on the treatment of subsidies received under (i) the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) and (ii) the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS).
According to previous guidance material on this matter issued on 1st July 2020 Revenue’s position was that “rent is expenditure on a building or structure and is excluded from being expenditure on research and development by section 766(1)(a) TCA 1997”.
Since then, Revenue’s position has been the source of continuous discussion and debate with many disagreeing with Revenue’s interpretation of the treatment of rent in relation to R&D claims.
Clarity had been sought from Revenue with regards to their position on rent in relation to both historic and new claims for Research and Development tax relief.
In this latest update, Revenue has clarified that rent will qualify in such circumstances where “the expenditure is incurred wholly and exclusively in the carrying on of the R&D activities.”
According to Paragraph 4.2 of the updated Revenue Guidance Manual:
“In many cases expenditure incurred on renting a space or facility, which is used by a company to carry on an R&D activity, may be expenditure that is incurred “for the purposes of”, or “in connection with”, the R&D activity but will not constitute expenditure incurred wholly and exclusively in the carrying on of the R&D activity. The eligibility of rental expenditure incurred by a company will relate to the extent to which it is incurred wholly and exclusively in the carrying on of the R&D activities. Where the nature of the rented space or facility is such that it is integral to the carrying on of the R&D activity itself then it is likely that the rent can be shown to be more than merely “for the purposes of” or “in connection with” the R&D activity.”
Therefore, it is possible for rental expenditure to be included as part of an R&D tax relief claim but only where that rented building is deemed to be integral to the carrying on of R&D activities. According to Revenue’s guidance material, an example of a rental expense that may be considered qualifying expenditure might relate to the rental of a specialized laboratory used solely for the purposes of carrying out R&D activities. This is contrasted with the rental of office space necessary to house an R&D team, but which is not deemed to be integral to the actual R&D activity. In this case, this rent would not be treated as eligible expenditure.
Revenue have confirmed that this position will only apply for accounting periods commencing on or after 1st July 2020.
Revenue’s Manual has also been updated to include:
For further information, please follow the link: https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/tdm/income-tax-capital-gains-tax-corporation-tax/part-29/29-02-03.pdf
Please be aware that the information contained in this article is of a general nature. It is not intended to address specific circumstances in relation to any individual or entity. All reasonable efforts have been made by Accounts Advice Centre to provide accurate and up-to-date information, however, there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate on the date it is received or that it will continue to remain so. This information should not be acted upon without full and comprehensive, specialist professional tax advice.

Capital Allowances. Plant and Machinery. UK Taxes. UK Budget. UK Business, Corporation and Personal Tax
As part of the UK Budget 2021, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has provided for two temporary first-year capital allowances: (i) the Super Deduction and (ii) the Special Rate allowance, to apply over the next two years to boost investment and productivity levels in the UK economy. For expenditure incurred between 1st April 2021 and 31st March 2023, companies can claim a Super Deduction in the form of a first-year relief of 130% on new plant and machinery fixed assets. This Super Deduction will apply to capital expenditure on “main pool” plant and machinery incurred by companies between 1st April 2021 and 31st March 2023, i.e. on plant and machinery that would usually qualify for 18% writing down allowances on a reducing balance basis. Remember, the Super Deduction is only for companies (Corporation Tax) and cannot be claimed by sole traders or in professional partnerships (Income/Personal Tax).
Also, it is not available for items with a long life i.e. more than 25 years, or integral features within a building, or solar panels otherwise known as special rate pool items.
In summary, if a company spends £10,000 on qualifying items of plant and machinery within the specified timeframe, it will be able to reduce its taxable profits by £13,000. It is important to keep in mind that currently the company may be in a position to claim a 100% deduction using the Annual Investment Allowance, therefore, by availing of the Super Deduction Allowance the company will receive an additional benefit of 30% of the qualifying expenditure.
Examples of what might qualify include:
The Special Rate allowance provides relief at 50% of the qualifying cost in the first year. The balance then returns to the normal special rate pool to be written down at the usual 6% rate on a reducing balance basis in future years.
The ‘SR allowance’ covers new plant and machinery including integral features in a building and long life assets. Special rate expenditure broadly includes the following:
The following restrictions, however, apply:
The £1 million rate of the Annual Investment Allowance will be extended to 31st December 2021. From 1st January 2022, however, it is expected to revert to the previous limit of £200,000. This allowance provides relief of 100% on expenditure qualifying for capital allowances in the tax year of assessment in which the expenditure is actually incurred.
It is important to keep in mind that a company cannot claim the Annual Investment Allowance as well as the Super Deduction on the same amount of qualifying expenditure. The Annual Investment Allowance should be considered in situations where the Super Deduction is not available including the following three scenarios:
For all companies in a position to claim it, the Super Deduction will be more financially beneficial than claiming the Annual Investment Allowance with regard to main pool asset purchases.
For smaller companies it may be beneficial to claim the Annual Investment Allowance rather than the Special Rate Allowance on relevant assets, except where the total expenditure incurred on special rate pool assets exceeds the threshold amount of £1m.
Unlike the Annual Investment Allowance, there is no limit on the amount of capital investment that can qualify for either (i) the Super Deduction or (ii) the Special Rate allowance. Therefore, there are clear incentives for businesses to bring forward their investment plans to take advantage of these first year allowances.
When an asset on which a Super Deduction or Special Rate Allowance was claimed is disposed of, the consideration will be subject to a balancing charge. In other words, as the first year allowances are not pooled for capital allowances purposes, the proceeds from the disposal of relevant qualifying assets will be treated as taxable income.
If the disposal of the assets, on which a Super Deduction was previously claimed, occurs in a chargeable period that ends on or before 31st March 2023, the balancing charge will be equal to the disposal value multiplied by the relevant factor of 1.3 i.e. 130% of the sales proceeds. If, however, the disposal occurs on or after 1st April 2023 then the balancing charge will equal the actual sales consideration.
If the chargeable period straddles 1st April 2023 (i.e. where a chargeable period commences before 1 April 2023 and the disposal takes place after 1 April 2023) then the relevant factor is apportioned based on the number of days before 1st April 2023.
Similar rules apply to the 50% Special Rate Allowance.
Finally, if the full deduction cannot be used by the business for offset against its taxable profits then an allowable loss will be generated. This can:
For further information, please click: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/604270a5d3bf7f1d0fdfd44e/Super_deduction_factsheet.pdf
Please be aware that the information contained in this article is of a general nature. It is not intended to address specific circumstances in relation to any individual or entity. All reasonable efforts have been made by Accounts Advice Centre to provide accurate and up-to-date information, however, there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate on the date it is received or that it will continue to remain so. This information should not be acted upon without full and comprehensive, specialist professional tax advice.

EU VAT Advice. International VAT on Goods and Services. B2C supplies. Customs Duty and Excise Duty. Mini One Stop Shop. OSS. Distance Sales.
From 1st July 2021, major new VAT changes will be introduced. New VAT rules in relation to B2C supplies will apply in all EU Member States. The aim is to ensure that goods imported from outside the EU will no longer have a preferential VAT treatment as compared to goods purchased from within the EU, including Ireland. According to Ms. Maureen Dalton, Principal Officer in Revenue’s Customs Division “Consumers need to be aware that as of midnight tonight the current VAT exemption for imported goods with a value of €22 or less will end. This means that goods purchased from a non-EU country that arrive into Ireland for delivery any time after midnight tonight will be subject to VAT, regardless of their value and regardless of when they were purchased. The applicable VAT rate to these goods will be the relevant rate that would apply if the goods were purchased in Ireland.”
From 1st July 2021 there will be major changes including:
The Mini One Stop Shop (MOSS) has been in existence since 2015 and currently only covers the supply of telecommunications, broadcasting and electronic services from business to non-business customers (B2C) services within the EU.
Prior to the introduction of MOSS, it was possible for a business to have a VAT registration obligation in several jurisdictions. By opting to use MOSS, however, that business is able to report its sales for all EU member states via one single quarterly return made to one Member State thereby notifying the Revenue Authorities in that jurisdiction of TBE sales in other EU Member States as well as facilitating the payment of VAT. There are currently two types of MOSS scheme in existence: one for businesses established within the EU and the other for those established outside the EU.
From 1st July 2021, MOSS will become the One Stop Shop (OSS).
The scope of transactions covered by this declarative system will be extended to all types of cross-border services to the final consumers within the EU as well as to the intra-EU distance sales of goods and to certain domestic supplies which are facilitated by electronic interfaces.
The choice of the EU Member State in which a business can register for the One-Stop-Shop will depend on where they are established and whether they have one or more fixed establishments within the EU.
The use of the VAT One Stop Shop procedure will be optional.
Those businesses who opt for the procedure will only be required to submit a single quarterly return to the tax authorities of the country of their choice, via a dedicated OSS web portal. They will be required to apply the VAT rates applicable in the consumer’s country.
If the OSS is not availed of, then the supplier will be required to register in each Member State in which they make supplies to consumers.
Businesses will be required to follow certain rules, including the sourcing and retaining of documentary evidence in relation to where the customer is located in order to determine the country in which the VAT is due.
In summary, from 1st July 2021, the MOSS Scheme will become the One Stop Shop and will include the following: (i) B2C supplies of services within the EU other than TBE services, (ii) B2C Intra-EU distance sales of goods, (iii) Certain domestic supplies of goods which are facilitated by electronic platforms/interfaces and (iv) Goods imported from third countries and third territories in consignments of an intrinsic value up to a maximum value of €150.
For the intra-EU distance sales of goods, the thresholds amounts of €35,000 to €100,000 within the EU will be abolished.
Currently a supplier who sells to consumers from other EU member states by mail order is obliged to register for VAT in the country to which the goods are delivered once the threshold amount has been reached.
From 1st July, however, the current place of supply threshold of €10,000 for Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Electronic services will be extended to include intra-Community distances sales of goods.
This €10,000 threshold will cover cross-border supplies of TBE services as well as the intra-Community distance sales of goods but will not apply to other supplies of services. This will result in a requirement to register for VAT in multiple jurisdictions, where the total EU supplies of goods and TBE services to consumers exceed €10,000 per annum.
To avoid this obligation the EU OSS scheme can be availed of.
In situations where the value of the sales does not exceed or is unlikely to exceed this threshold amount of €10,000, then local VAT rates may be applied instead of the VAT in the country of the consumer. In other words, in such circumstances an Irish business can charge Irish VAT on its supplies.
In summary, from 1st July 2021, the individual EU Member State’s distance selling thresholds will be abolished and replaced with an aggregate threshold of €10,000 for all EU supplies. Please be aware that this exemption threshold will not apply on a State by State basis nor will it apply to separate income streams. It is calculated taking into account all TBE services and intra-community distance sales of goods in all EU states.
Currently, imports of goods valued at less than €22 into the EU are not liable to VAT on importation. From 1st January 2021 the low value consignment stock relief for goods valued at €22 or below will be abolished resulting in all goods being imported into the EU now being liable to VAT.
For consignments of €150 euros or below, however, a new import scheme will apply. The seller of the goods or, in the case of non-EU retailers, the agent, will only be required to charge VAT at the time of the sale by availing of the Import One Stop Shop. If they decide not to opt for this scheme, they will be able elect to have the import VAT collected from the final customer by the postal or courier service.
Over the last number of years, there has been considerable growth in online marketplaces and platforms providing B2C supplies of goods within the EU. Currently, however, this environment is difficult to monitor and as a result, businesses established outside the EU are slipping through the VAT net.
From 1st July Special provisions will be introduced whereby a business facilitating sales through the use of an online electronic interface will be deemed, for VAT purposes, to have received and supplied the goods themselves – this will be known as the “Deemed Supplier” Provision.
In other words, the online marketplace / platform provider will be viewed as (a) buying and (b) selling the underlying goods and will, therefore, be required to collect and pay the VAT on relevant sales.
Digital marketplaces will be responsible for collecting and paying VAT in relation to the following cross-border B2C sales of goods they facilitate:
The payment and declaration of VAT due will be made by the Electronic Interface through the One Stop Shop system for Electronic Interfaces.
The Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) will apply to supplies made via an Electronic Interface where this online market/platform facilities the importation of goods from outside the EU.
The deeming provision will not apply in situations where the taxable person only provides payment processing services, advertising or listing services, or redirecting/transferring services in circumstances where the customer is redirected to another online market/platform and the supply is concluded through that other electronic interface.
Online Markets/Platforms will also be required to retain complete documentation, in electronic format, in relation to their sellers’ transactions for the purposes VAT audits/inspections.
The application of this provision is mandatory for traders/taxable persons. The use of the other schemes, however, will be optional.
There is currently a VAT exemption in relation to the importation (from outside the EU) of consignments valued at less than €22. From 1st July this exemption will be abolished and as a result, all goods imported into the EU will be liable to VAT.
The current customs duty exemption covering distance sales of goods imported from third countries or third territories to customers within the EU up to a value of €150 remains unchanged providing the trader declares and pays the VAT, at the time of the sale, using the Import One Stop-Shop.
For Non EU based suppliers there are two options:
With regard to the appointment of an intermediary for the purposes of IOSS, please be aware that:
The IOSS will facilitate traders registering and declaring import VAT due in all Member States through a single monthly return in the Member State in which they have registered for the Import One Stop Shop scheme.
Where the IOSS is used, the supplier will charge VAT to the customer at the time of the supply and, as a result, the goods will not be liable to VAT at the time of importation. The VAT collected by the supplier will then be submitted through their monthly IOSS return.
The use of this scheme is not mandatory.
As the supplier/taxable person will only be required to register for IOSS in one Member State this will considerably reduce the administrative burden involved in accounting for VAT. After registration for IOSS, the supplier will be issued an IOSS identification number and this should expedite customs clearance.
If, however, the IOSS Scheme is not availed of, the supplier will be able to use another simplification procedure for the purposes of importing goods at a value not exceeding €150 whereby the import VAT may be collected by the postal services, courier company, shipping/customs agents, etc. from the customer, and the operator will then report and pay the VAT over to the relevant Revenue Authority on monthly basis. This special arrangement will only apply where both conditions are met: (i) the IOSS has not been availed of and (ii) where the final destination of the goods is the Member State of importation.
The special arrangement allows for a deferred payment of VAT on the same basis.
In summary, the purpose of the IOSS is that suppliers who import goods into the EU can declare and pay the VAT due on those goods through the Import One Stop Shop in the member state where they have registered for the scheme.
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Please be aware that the information contained in this article is of a general nature. It is not intended to address specific circumstances in relation to any individual or entity. All reasonable efforts have been made by Accounts Advice Centre to provide accurate and up-to-date information, however, there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate on the date it is received or that it will continue to remain so. This information should not be acted upon without full and comprehensive, specialist professional tax advice.

Proprietary and Non-proprietary Directors. Limited Companies Ireland. Income Tax Return. Company Payroll. Form 11 Tax Returns
There are two main types of director: a proprietary director who owns more than 15% of the share capital of the company and a non-proprietary director who owns less than 15% of the share capital of the company. In general, a director is deemed to be a ‘chargeable person’ for Income Tax purposes. This means that they are obliged to file an Income Tax Return (Form 11) every year even in situations where their entire income has already been taxed at source through the PAYE system (i.e. the company payroll). Non-proprietary directors, however, as well as unpaid directors, are excluded from the obligation to file an annual income tax return.
A Proprietary Director must also comply with the self-assessment regime which means they have a requirement to make payments on account to meet their preliminary tax obligations. In situations where these payments are not made by the due date, the director is exposed to statutory interest at a rate of approximately 8% per annum.
A late surcharge applies in circumstances where the Director’s Income Tax Return is filed after the due date. The surcharge is either (a) 5% where the tax return is delivered within two months of the filing date or (b) 10% where the tax return is not delivered within two months of the filing date. It is important to keep in mind that the surcharge will be calculated on the director’s income tax liability for the year of assessment before taking into account any PAYE deducted from their salary at source. It should also be remembered that the Director can only claim a credit for the PAYE deducted if the company has in fact paid over this tax in full to Revenue.
Proprietary directors are not entitled to an Employee Tax Credit. In general, this rule, subject to some exceptions, also applies in relation to a spouse or family member of a proprietary director who is in receipt of a salary from the company. Proprietary Directors and their spouse and family members may, however, be entitled to the Earned Income Credit.
The director’s salary, just like any other employee’s salary, is an allowable deduction for the purposes of calculating Corporation Tax.
According to the Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013, a director with a 50% shareholding in the company will be insurable under Class S for PRSI purposes. For proprietary directors with a shareholding of less than 50% of the company the PRSI treatment will be established on a case by case basis.
Where the director has a ‘controlling interest’ in the company, they will not be treated as ‘an employed contributor’ for PRSI purposes on any income or salary they receive from the company. Therefore, all amounts paid by the company to the director will be insurable under Class ‘S’ meaning that they will be treated as a self-employed contributor and liable to PRSI at 4%. Employers’ PRSI will not be applicable to their salary.
Where a Director is insured under Class A, PRSI is payable on their earnings at 4% and up to 10.75% Employer’s PRSI by the employer/company.
Even if you are not considered to be Irish resident by virtue of the 183 day rule or the “Look Back” rule, if you are in receipt of a salary from an Irish limited company you will be required to pay Income Tax to the Revenue Commissioners. If, however, you are resident in a country with which Ireland has a Double Taxation Agreement and your income is liable to tax in both countries, you should be able to claim relief on the tax you paid in Ireland.
For further information, please click: https://www.revenue.ie/en/employing-people/becoming-an-employer-and-ongoing-obligations/payments-to-employees/directors.aspx
Please be aware that the information contained in this article is of a general nature. It is not intended to address specific circumstances in relation to any individual or entity. All reasonable efforts have been made by Accounts Advice Centre to provide accurate and up-to-date information, however, there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate on the date it is received or that it will continue to remain so. This information should not be acted upon without full and comprehensive, specialist professional tax advice.

Irish VAT Rates. Return of Trading Details. Tax and Accounting Services. Irish and EU VAT. Reverse Charge Mechanism
As you’re aware, the standard VAT rate was temporarily reduced, as one of the COVID measures, from 23% to 21% for the six month period between 1st September 2020 and 28th February 2021. The standard rate of Irish VAT is due to return to the 23% rate with effect from 1st March 2021. This is particularly important to remember for invoicing and when completing your Return of Trading Details.
Please be aware that the VAT rate reduction from 13.5% to 9% for certain goods and services, mainly within the tourism and hospitality sectors, will continue to apply until 31st December 2021. Please follow link for more details: https://www.revenue.ie/en/vat/vat-rates/what-are-vat-rates/second-reduced-rate-of-value-added-tax-vat.aspx
To prepare for the VAT rate change, there are a number of practical issues that taxpayers should consider as follows:
1. Update your Systems
2. Amend your Pricing structure if necessary.
3. Review and/or Revise your Contracts
4. Amend your Sales Invoices
5. Don’t forget the Reverse Charge Mechanism especially for invoices dated pre 28th February but in circumstances where they’re received after 1st March 2021.
6. Credit notes – If you initially raised an invoice charging 21% VAT but the customer requests a credit note after the VAT rate has changed i.e. after 1st March 2021, please be aware that you may be required to apply the 21% rate after the VAT rate has returned to 23%.
7. If your business pays VAT to Revenue on a monthly direct debit basis, you should check to see if you’re required to increase this amount after 1st March 2021.
8. Consider how to account for payments on account which are received in advance of the rate change.
9. Annual Return of Trading Details – Please be aware that the Annual Return of Trading Details deadline date has been extended from 23rd January to 10th March 2021 to take account of the rate change in 2020.
Please be aware that the information contained in this article is of a general nature. It is not intended to address specific circumstances in relation to any individual or entity. All reasonable efforts have been made by Accounts Advice Centre to provide accurate and up-to-date information, however, there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate on the date it is received or that it will continue to remain so. This information should not be acted upon without full and comprehensive, specialist professional tax advice.

Capital Gains Tax (CGT). Revised Entrepreneur Relief. Tax Exemptions. Sale of a Business. Tax Reliefs for Individuals
According to eBrief No. 030/21, Revenue’s Revised Entrepreneur Relief Manual (CGT) has been updated to reflect an amendment made to the relief under Section 597AA CTA 1997 by section 24 Finance Act 2020. Revised Entrepreneur Relief is a relief from the standard Capital Gains Tax rate of 33% that would normally apply to the sale of a business. It applies to individuals disposing of certain business assets.
The relief provides for a 10% rate of CGT to apply to chargeable gains arising on disposals or part disposals of “qualifying business assets” up to a lifetime limit of €1 million.
The term “chargeable business assets” includes:
The term “chargeable business assets” excludes:
The conditions include:
For further information, please click the link: https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/tdm/income-tax-capital-gains-tax-corporation-tax/part-19/19-06-02b.pdf
Please be aware that the information contained in this article is of a general nature. It is not intended to address specific circumstances in relation to any individual or entity. All reasonable efforts have been made by Accounts Advice Centre to provide accurate and up-to-date information, however, there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate on the date it is received or that it will continue to remain so. This information should not be acted upon without full and comprehensive, specialist professional tax advice.

Companies Registration Office (CRO). Company Secretarial Services. Annual Return Date (ARD). Filing Annual Returns
The Companies Registration Office (CRO) have announced that the 26th February 2021 filing deadline has been extended to 28th May 2021 for companies that have an Annual Return Date (ARD) on or after 30th September 2020.
As you’re aware, an Annual Return Date (ARD) of a company is the latest date to which an annual return must be made up. The annual return must be filed with the Companies Registration Office within fifty six days from that date.
The reasons for this extension are:
For daily updates from the Companies Registration Office, please click the following link: https://cro.ie/
For further information, please click: https://cro.ie/annual-return/filing-an-annual-return/
Please be aware that the information contained in this article is of a general nature. It is not intended to address specific circumstances in relation to any individual or entity. All reasonable efforts have been made by Accounts Advice Centre to provide accurate and up-to-date information, however, there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate on the date it is received or that it will continue to remain so. This information should not be acted upon without full and comprehensive, specialist professional tax advice.

Revenue Compliance, Income Tax, Business Tax, Personal Tax, Capital Gains Tax, CAT, VAT, Revenue Audits and Investigations
Are you aware just how much has changed since 1st January 2020 in terms of Tax compliance, Tax Credits, Personal/Income Tax, Business/Corporation Tax, Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT), Capital Gains Tax (CGT), Value Added Tax (VAT), PAYE, Stamp Duty, Transfer Pricing, Local Property Tax (LPT), Revenue Compliance, Revenue Audit and Investigation Procedures, etc.?
Here are a list of the Revenue eBriefs published in 2020
Revenue eBrief No. 001/20 – Deduction for statutory registration fees paid to the Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0012020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 002/20 – Uniform and Clothing Allowances paid to Fire Officers https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0022020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 003/20 – Deduction for Expenses in Respect of Annual Membership Fees Paid to a Professional Body https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0032020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 004/20 – General Rule as to Deduction for Expenses in Employment https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0042020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 005/20 – Certain benefits payable under Social Welfare Acts – increase for qualified adult https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0052020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 006/20 – Provisions and Accruals https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0062020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 007/20 – Taxes Consolidation Act Notes for Guidance – Finance Act 2019 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0072020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 008/20 – Certificates of Income for Non-Revenue Purposes -Self Assessment Cases https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0082020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 009/20 – Pay & File Extension Date – 2020 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0092020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 010/20 – Capital Gains Tax (CGT) Farm Restructuring Relief https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0102020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 011/20 – Guidelines for Phased Payment Arrangements https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0112020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 012/20 – Pensions Manual Updated https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0122020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 013/20 – Stamp duty levies – health insurance levy and bank levy https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0132020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 014/20 – Chargeable Persons https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0142020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 015/20 – Rates of stamp duty – Finance Act 2019 changes https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0152020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 016/20 – The tax treatment of rental income (Case V) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0162020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 017/20 – Home Carer Tax Credit https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0172020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 018/20 – Tax treatment of legal fees https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0182020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 019/20 – Electronic Tax Clearance https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0192020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 020/20 – General Rule as to Deduction for Expenses in Employment https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0202020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 021/20 – Charities VAT Compensation Scheme – Guidelines https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0212020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 022/20 – Universal Social Charge https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0222020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 023/20 – Schedule E expense deductions for employed consultants and non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0232020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 024/20 – Dividend Withholding Tax Manual 06-08a-01 updated in accordance with Finance Act 2019 changes https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0242020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 025/20 – Administration of Form S.110 – Notification of ‘qualifying company’ and Form S.110W – Withdrawal of notification of ‘qualifying company’ https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0252020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 026/20 – Average market mid-closing exchange rates and Lloyds sterling conversion rates https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0262020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 027/20 – Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) – Exit Tax https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0272020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 028/20 – Amendment of Certain Tax Exemption Provisions https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0282020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 029/20 – “Main purpose” tests https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0292020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 030/20 – Tax treatment of income arising from the provision of short-term accommodation https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0302020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 031/20 – Prohibitions and Restrictions concerning Endangered Species and Wildlife https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0312020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 032/20 – Tax treatment of foster care payments and certain other payments made or authorised by the Child and Family Agency https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0322020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 033/20 – Tax treatment of certain education related payments https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0332020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 034/20 – Revenue National Employer Service https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0342020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 035/20 – 2019 Form ESS1 – Return of Information by the Trustees of an Approved Profit Sharing Scheme (APSS) is now available on ROS https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0352020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 036/20 – Earned Income Tax Credit https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0362020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 037/20 – Living City Initiative https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0372020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 038/20 – iXBRL – Guidance for voluntary strike-offs and other amendments https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0382020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 039/20 – Mitigation and Application of Fines and Penalties https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0392020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 040/20 – Case V Capital Allowances https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0402020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 041/20 – Surcharge for late returns: Due dates when starting a business https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0412020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 042/20 – Farming – Tax treatment of payments made under Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0422020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 043/20 – Case V Capital Allowances and Losses forward for USC Purposes https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0432020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 044/20 – Revenue to operate Employer COVID-19 Refund Scheme on behalf of DEASP https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0442020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 045/20 – e-Working and Tax https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0452020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 046/20 – Advice and information to assist taxpayers and their agents during the COVID-19 pandemic https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0462020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 47/20 – Revenue to operate Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0472020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 48/20 – Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme – Transitional Phase https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0482020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 049/20 – Taxation of Deposit Interest https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0492020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 50/20 – Important customer notice regarding Revenue services https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0502020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 051/20 – Customs Value Authorisation (CVA) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0512020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 052/20 – Guidance Manual on Customs Warehousing https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0522020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 053/20 – VAT Groups https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0532020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 054/20 – Benefit-in-Kind – Employer-Provided Vehicles https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0542020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 055/20 – Betting Duty Returns and Payments Compliance Procedures Manual https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0552020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 056/20 – Research and Development Tax Credit early payment of the instalment due to be paid in 2020 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0562020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 057/20 – Guidelines for filing ESS1 returns https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0572020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 058/20 – Revenue Online Service – ROS Enhancements https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0582020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 059/20 – Deduction for income earned in certain foreign states (Foreign Earnings Deduction) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0592020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 060/20 – Vehicle Registration Tax – Valuation System for New and Used Vehicles https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0602020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 061/20 – Revised tax treatment of royalty income, with effect from 1 January 2019, under the terms of the Ireland-Lithuania Double Taxation Convention 1997 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0612020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 062/20 – Treatment of Additional Tier 1 Capital – section 845C, Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0622020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 063/20 – Temporary VAT zero rating of supplies of personal protective equipment, ventilators and other medical products https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0632020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 064/20 – Opticians in employment – professional indemnity cover https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0642020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 065/20 – Capital acquisitions tax: dwelling house exemption and ‘same event’ credit for CGT against CAT https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0652020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 066/20 – Late Submission of Corporation Tax Returns – Restriction of Reliefs https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0662020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 067/20 – Tobacco Products Tax Manual https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0672020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 068/20 – Guidelines for Article 9 Correlative Adjustment claims https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0682020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 069/20 – Diesel Rebate Scheme Compliance Procedures Manual https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0692020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 070/20 – Capital Gains Tax – interests in trusts, treatment of shares and securities, etc. https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0702020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 071/20 – Excise Duty Rates on Energy Products and Electricity Manual https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0712020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 072/20 – Tax and Duty Manual Part 15-01-18 – One Parent Family Credit https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0722020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 073/20 – Exemption in respect of compensation for certain living donors https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0732020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 074/20 – Special Assignee Relief Programme (SARP) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0742020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 075/20 – Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) – Operational Phase https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0752020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 076/20 – Capital Gains Tax – rate of charge, annual exempt amount, computation of companies’ chargeable gains etc. https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0762020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 077/20 – The application of the Capital Goods Scheme and the VAT treatment of Donations or Gifts of goods or meals https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0772020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 078/20 – Tax treatment of the reimbursement of expenses of travel and subsistence to office holders and employees https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0782020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 079/20 – VAT RTD – Introduction of Automated Compliance Measures https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0792020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 080/20 – Horticultural Repayment Relief Guide https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0802020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 081/20 – Importation and exportation of medicinal products and unauthorised or counterfeit medical preparations https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0812020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 082/20 – Service companies surcharge – Provision of medical staff, Guidance from professional bodies, Preparatory work https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0822020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 083/20 – Temporary measures in relation to the close company surcharge https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0832020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 084/20 – Domicile Levy and Capital Gains Tax https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0842020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 085/20 – Solid Fuel Carbon Tax Compliance Procedures Manual https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0852020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 086/20 – Guide to Excise Licences https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0862020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 087/20 – Update – Public Consultation on Dividend Withholding Tax (DWT) – Real-Time Reporting https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0872020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 088/20 – Charities VAT Compensation Scheme – extension to closing date for submitting claims https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0882020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 089/20 – Individuals described as ‘locums’ engaged in the fields of medicine, health care and pharmacy https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0892020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 090/20 – Updates to Revenue’s services for customers with disabilities, including a remote interpretation service for Revenue’s deaf customers. https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0902020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 091/20 – The European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0912020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 092/20 – Health Expenses – Qualifying Expenses https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0922020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 093/20 – Childcare services relief https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0932020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 094/20 – Income Tax Relief for Medical and/or Dental Insurance https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0942020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 095/20 – Receiver of Wreck https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0952020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 096/20 – Commercial Sea Navigation Relief Guide https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0962020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 097/20 – Allowances for Scientific Research https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0972020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 098/20 – Pensions Manual Amended https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0982020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 099/20 – Pensions Manual Chapter 16 – Group Schemes https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-0992020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 100/20 – Sugar Sweetened Drinks Tax Compliance Procedures Manual https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1002020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 101/20 – Compliance Programme for Agent Services representing PAYE Taxpayers https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1012020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 102/20 – Taxation of Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit, Parent’s Benefit, Adoptive Benefit and Health and Safety Benefit https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1022020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 103/20 – Income from scholarships https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1032020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 104/20 – Employed person taking care of an incapacitated individual https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1042020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 105/20 – High Income Individuals’ Restriction – Tax Year 2010 onwards https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1052020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 106/20 – Update – Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1062020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 107/20 – ROS Form CT1 2020 – the CT return for accounting periods ending in 2020 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1072020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 108/20 – Remote Bookmakers Licence https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1082020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 109/20 – Instruction Manual on End-Use Procedure https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1092020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 110/20 – VAT treatment of betting and gaming https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1102020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 111/20 – Third Party Returns: Requirement to Report Information Automatically https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1112020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 112/20 – The VAT Treatment of Medical Services https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1122020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 113/20 – The VAT treatment of Charitable Donations via SMS https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1132020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 114/20 – Registration of Gas and Oil Exploration Companies https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1142020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 115/20 – Exchange of Information https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1152020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 116/20 – Road Haulier Drivers (Employees) – Subsistence Rates https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1162020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 117/20 – Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme – Extension of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme to August 2020 and update on a range of developments under the Scheme https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1172020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 118/20 – eCG50 – Guide for Applicants https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1182020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 119/20 – Compensation Payments in respect of Personal Injuries (Exemption of Investment Income) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1192020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 120/20 – TDM Part 07-01-20 – Special Trusts for permanently incapacitated individuals https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1202020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 121/20 – Pay as You Earn (PAYE) system – Employee payroll tax deductions in relation to non-Irish employments exercised in the State https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1212020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 122/20 – Stamp duty: associated companies relief https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1222020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 123/20 – Disclosure of confidential taxpayer information: section 851A Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1232020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 124/20 – Capital Gains Tax – Treatment of allowable losses https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1242020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 125/20 – Games and Sports Bodies Exemptions https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1252020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 126/20 – Research and Development (R&D) Credit: Appointment of expert to assist in audits https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1262020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 127/20 – Exchange of Information – Deferral of DAC6 filing deadlines https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1272020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 128/20 – Chapters 6 and 11 of the Revenue Pensions Manual – pensions in payment https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1282020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 129/20 – Revenue Pensions Manual – Chapter 12: Withdrawal from service (leaving a pension scheme) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1292020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 130/20 – Budget Excise Duty Rates Manuals https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1302020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 131/20 – Exemption of Certain Childcare Support Payments https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1312020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 132/20 – Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1322020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 133/20 – MyEnquiries – customer tracking of enquiries and other updates https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1332020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 134/20 – EU mandatory disclosure regime (DAC6) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1342020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 135/20 – Stamp duty: shares deriving value from immovable property and cancellation schemes of arrangement https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1352020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 136/20 – Capital Gains Tax – Capital Gains Tax – updates to manuals https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1362020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 137/20 – Guidance on Part 35C hybrid mismatches https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1372020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 138/20 – Guidelines on the processing of online tax evasion reports https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1382020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 139/20 – Corporation Tax Statement of Particulars – Section 882 TCA 1997 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1392020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 140/20 – Charities VAT Compensation Scheme – reminder re closing date for submission of claims https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1402020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 141/20 – Administrative cooperation and combating fraud in the field of Value-Added Tax (VAT) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1412020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 142/20 – Temporary VAT measures relating to Covid-19 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1422020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 143/20 – Using on-line methods to make a payment to Revenue https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1432020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 144/20 – High Income Individuals’ Restriction: Interaction with Clawback of “Section 23 Type” Relief in Death Cases https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1442020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 145/20 – Relief for increase in carbon tax on farm diesel (section 664A TCA 1997) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1452020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 146/20 – Payment of Preliminary Corporation Tax https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1462020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 147/20 – Guidelines for staff regarding the treatment of unsolicited information received from members of the public https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1472020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 148/20 – Archiving of Manuals under Part 41 Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1482020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 149/20 – Income tax relief for self-employed individuals adversely impacted by Covid-19 restrictions https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1492020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 150/20 – July Jobs Stimulus – Accelerated loss relief for companies https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1502020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 151/20 – Investment Undertakings https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1512020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 152/20 – Amendments to the Cycle to Work Scheme https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1522020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 153/20 – Help to Buy (HTB) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1532020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 154/20 – Childcare services relief https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1542020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 155/20 – Charities VAT Compensation Scheme https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1552020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 156/20 – Tax treatment of the reimbursement of expenses of travel and subsistence to office holders and employees https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1562020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 157/20 – Income Tax return form 2019 – ROS Form 11 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1572020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 158/20 – Tax and Duty Manuals on temporary loss reliefs for taxpayers (July jobs stimulus measure) updated https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1582020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 159/20 – Customs Import Procedures Manual https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1592020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 160/20 – Schedule of Customs Duties Manual https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1602020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 161/20 – Instruction Manual on Outward Processing https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1612020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 162/20 – Capital Acquisitions Tax: miscellaneous issues https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1622020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 163/20 – Stamp Duty: relief for young trained farmers and certain leases of farmland https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1632020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 164/20 – Stay and Spend Tax Credit https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1642020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 165/20 – Certain Foreign Pensions – manual updated https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1652020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 166/20 – Inward Processing Instruction Manual https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1662020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 167/20 – PAYE Anytime manual archived https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1672020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 168/20 – Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters – The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1682020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 169/20 – Life Assurance Companies and Group Relief https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1692020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 170/20 – Customs Export Procedures Manual https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1702020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 171/20 – Revenue replaces the Inland Revenue Affidavit (CA.24) with new online Form https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1712020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 172/20 – Customs Import Procedures https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1722020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 173/20 – Examinership Guidelines https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1732020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 174/20 – Extension of Pay & File Deadline for ROS Customers https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1742020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 175/20 – VRT Online Payments in ROS and MyAccount https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1752020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 176/20 – Tax and Duty Manual on income tax relief for losses incurred in a trade or profession updated https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1762020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 177/20 – Waiver of Excise Duty on on-trade liquor licences on renewal in 2020 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1772020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 178/20 – Air Travel Tax Manual archived https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1782020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 179/20 – Relief for certain income from leasing of farm land (Section 664) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1792020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 180/20 – Extension of deadline to avail of a 3% reduced rate of interest on outstanding ‘non-Covid-19’ tax debts https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1802020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 181/20 – Late filings of Form S.110 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1812020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 182/20 – Guidelines for Registration for IT, CT, RCT, PREM and Certain Minor Taxheads https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1822020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 183/20 – Update to Guidelines for VAT Registration https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1832020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 184/20 – Cancellation of Tax Registration https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1842020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 185/20 – ROS Pay and File 2020 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1852020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 186/20 – VAT Treatment of Education and Vocational Training https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1862020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 187/20 – Tobacco Products Tax Manual https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1872020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 188/20 – Budget 2021 – Excise Duty Rates – https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1882020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 189/20 – PAYE Services: Review Your Tax https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1892020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 190/20 – Budget 2021 – Income Tax Warehousing https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1902020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 191/20 – Vehicle Registration Tax Manual – Section 1 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1912020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 192/20 – Guidance Manual on Comprehensive Guarantee https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1922020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 193/20 – e-Working and Tax https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1932020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 194/20 – Accounting for Mineral Oil https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1942020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 195/20 – Taxation of Guardian’s Payment (Contributory) and Guardian’s Payment (Non-Contributory) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1952020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 196/20 – Temporary VAT measures relating to Covid-19 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1962020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 197/20 – Budget 2021 – Changes to the Value Added Tax rates on the supply of certain goods and services https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1972020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 198/20 – Excise Duty Rates on Energy Products and Electricity Manual https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1982020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 199/20 – Customs Manual on Import VAT https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-1992020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 200/20 – EU Mandatory Disclosure of Reportable Cross-Border Arrangements https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2002020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 201/20 – Guidelines for Agents or Advisors Acting on Behalf of Taxpayers https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2012020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 202/20 – Research and Development Credit https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2022020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 203/20 – ROS Support for the 2020 Pay and File Period, Extended Opening Hours and Income Tax Warehousing https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2032020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 204/20 – Tobacco products imported in passengers’ accompanied baggage https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2042020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 205/20 – Revenue Online Service – Pay and File 2020 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2052020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 206/20 – VAT Treatment of the Hiring of Means of Transport https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2062020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 207/20 – Import Duties Payment Methods https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2072020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 208/20 – VAT eCommerce Rules – 1 July 2021 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2082020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 209/20 – Return Filing Dates – Forms 11 and CT1 https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2092020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 210/20 – Automated Import System (AIS) Introduction https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2102020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 211/20 – Return of Values – Investment Undertakings https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2112020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 212/20 – Irish Real Estate Fund (IREF) Guidance https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2122020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 213/20 – Surcharge on undistributed income of service companies https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2132020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 214/20 – Review of Opinions/Confirmations https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2142020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 215/20 – Professional Services Withholding Tax: Interim Refunds https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2152020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 216/20 – Country by Country reporting – updates to CbC User Guide and CbC XML Schema https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2162020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 217/20 – Capital Acquisitions Tax – valuation date, contingent events and qualifying expenses of incapacitated persons https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2172020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 218/20 – Omnibus Station Licence duty amended https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2182020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 219/20 – Guidelines on Irish Bankruptcy Procedures https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2192020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 220/20 – Manual on Civil Aviation https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2202020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 221/20 – Income Tax Relief for Medical and/or Dental Insurance https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2212020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 222/20 – Automated Import System (AIS) – manuals updated https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2222020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 223/20 – Filing Guidelines for DAC2-Common Reporting Standard (CRS) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2232020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 224/20 – DWT: Obligation on certain persons to obtain tax reference numbers https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2242020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 225/20 – Guidance Manual on Customs Simplified Procedures https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2252020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 226/20 – Large Corporates Division: Co-Operative Compliance Framework https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2262020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 227/20 – VAT Treatment of Guest and Holiday Accommodation https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2272020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 228/20 – EU mandatory disclosure regime (DAC6) – Updates to XSD file and User Guide https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2282020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 229/20 – Relief for investment in corporate trades https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2292020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 230/20 – VAT – Postponed Accounting https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2302020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 231/20 – VAT Treatment of Restaurant and Catering Services https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2312020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 232/20 – Update on certain COVID-19 measures related to personal tax matters https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2322020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 233/20 – Transfers of assets, other than trading stock, within group (S.617) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2332020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 234/20 – Finance Act 2020 – VAT Notes for Guidance https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2342020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 235/20 – Filing Guidelines for DAC6 (EU Mandatory Disclosure of Reportable Cross-Border Arrangements) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2352020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 236/20 – Research and Development Tax Credit https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2362020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 237/20 – Guidelines for VAT Registration – with Postponed Accounting https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2372020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 238/20 – EU mandatory disclosure regime (DAC6) tax and duty manual updated https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2382020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 239/20 – Sea-going Naval Personnel Tax Credit https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2392020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 240/20 – Earned Income Tax Credit https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2402020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 241/20 – Collection of Customs Debt https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2412020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 242/20 – Customs Procedures – Manuals update https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2422020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 243/20 – Help to Buy (HTB) https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2432020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 244/20 – Section 56 Zero-rating of Goods and Services https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2442020.aspx
Revenue eBrief No. 245/20 – Childcare services relief updated https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/ebrief/2020/no-2452020.aspx
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