Ireland: President Signs Finance Act 2018

10 January, 2019

Ireland has published the Finance Act 2018 (Act 30 of 2018), which was approved by parliament and signed into law by the president on 19 December 2018. The Act mainly provides for the implementation of measures announced as part of the 2019 Budget.

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Ireland announces Budget for 2019

10 October, 2018

On 9 October 2018, the Budget for 2019 was presented to Parliament by the Minister of Finance. The summary of 2019 Budget measures are following: Corporate Tax Film Relief The scheme provides relief in the form of a corporation tax credit related to

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Ireland announces corporation tax roadmap

09 September, 2018

On 5 September 2018, the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform, Paschal Donohoe T.D., has published Ireland’s Corporation Tax Roadmap. The Roadmap takes stock of the changing international tax environment, outlines the actions

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Ireland updates CbC Report submission guideline

22 July, 2018

On 19 July 2018, Irish revenue authority published a Tax and Duty Manual Part 38-03-21 to confirm that requests for technical support in relation to Country-by-Country Reporting must be submitted to Revenue using MyEnquiries through the Revenue

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Ireland publishes tax and duty manual on loans applied in acquiring an interest in a company

18 July, 2018

On 16 July 2018, Irish revenue authority published a Tax and Duty Manual concerning loans applied in acquiring an interest in a company. The contents of Tax and Duty Manual Part 08-05-02 - Loans applied in acquiring an interest

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Ireland: New guidelines on TP compliance

10 June, 2018

On May 28, Irish Tax and Customs updated Tax and Duty Manual Part 35A-01-01 to set out the government’s approach to monitoring compliance with transfer pricing legislation contained in Part 35A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. The new

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Ireland: New guidance on dividend withholding tax

08 April, 2018

On 6 April 2018, Irish Revenue has published E-Brief regarding updated guidance on the dividend withholding tax scheme. Dividend Withholding Tax (DWT) - details of scheme: Revenue Tax and Duty Manual Part 06-08A-01, which deals with the operation

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Ireland: Guidelines on low value intra-group services

18 March, 2018

On 15 March 2018, Irish Revenue has published an eBrief No. 037/18 regarding guidelines on transfer pricing for low value intra-group services. The purpose of Tax and Duty Manual Part 35A-01-03 is to provide guidance to taxpayers regarding

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Ireland updates rates of Corporation Tax

15 February, 2018

On 12 February 2018, the Revenue department of Ireland has published an eBrief No. 019/18, amendment to Revenue Tax and Duty Manual Part 02-02-02 - The charge to and rates of Corporation Tax - has been amended as follows: To provide guidance

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Irish Revenue extends CbC reporting deadline

20 December, 2017

Ireland’s Country-By-Country (CbC) Reporting filing obligations are contained in Section 891H of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 and the Taxes (Country-by-Country Reporting) Regulations 2016. The first CbC Reports are due to be filed by relevant

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Irish Revenue reschedules CbC reporting deadline

29 November, 2017

On 24 November 2017, the Irish Revenue published an eBrief No. 107/17 update stating that “Due to the late availability of the Country-by-Country (CbC) Reporting filing facility, it will remain open for, and accept, CbC Reports for fiscal years

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Ireland: Budget for 2018

12 October, 2017

On 10 October 2017, the Irish government presented details of the Budget 2018. This budget delivers the Government’s long standing target of balancing the books in structural terms next year by reaching the Medium Term Budgetary Objective better

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Ireland: New Guidance on DWT

03 October, 2017

On 26 September 2017, Irish Revenue published guidance on dividend withholding tax (DWT) with some exceptions and stated that resident companies must withhold tax on dividend payments and other distributions that they make. Qualifying Irish

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Ireland publishes a report on review of Corporation Tax Code

14 September, 2017

On 12 September 2017, the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform, Mr. Paschal Donohoe T.D., has published the Review of Ireland’s Corporation Tax Code, undertaken by Mr. Seamus Coffey. Mr. Coffey was appointed as an independent

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Ireland publishes MAP guidelines

06 August, 2017

On 1 August 2017, Irish Revenue published a guidance on the operation of Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) is contained in Tax and Duty Manual Part 35-02-08. The purpose of this guidance is to set out the process through which taxpayers can request

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Ireland updates transfer pricing documentation obligations

06 August, 2017

On 3 August 2017, Irish Revenue published a Tax and Duty Manual Part 35a-01-02 dealing with Transfer Pricing Documentation Obligations. The contents of this manual were previously included in Tax Briefing 07 of

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U.S. and Ireland sign an agreement on the exchange of CbC reports

27 July, 2017

According to an IRS announcement on its website, the competent authorities of U.S. and Ireland have concluded an arrangement on the exchange of Country-by-Country Reports. The competent authority arrangement (CAA) for exchange of country-by-country

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Ireland: Summer Economic Statement 2017

18 July, 2017

On 12 July 2017, the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure & Reform, Mr. Paschal Donohoe T.D, published the Government’s Summer Economic Statement (SES).  The Statement is an integral part of the reformed budgetary process that

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