Principal Private Residence relief
Mark and John write on the decision from the Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) on principal private residence relief. Of particular interest in this appeal is the quantum and sources of evidence provided by Revenue in support of its position and the analysis by the TAC in reaching its decision to deny the relief. The detail of the submissions presented by Revenue …
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Budget 2018 Key Tax Measures
The Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe delivered Budget 2018 on Tuesday 10 October. The key tax measures in Budget 2018 include the much publicised reductions in the tax burden for low and middle income earners and tweaks to other taxes, the big surprise was the 4 percent stamp duty increase on commercial transactions and the absence of any improvements to …
Entrepreneurs relief, retirement relief and dwelling house exemption
Paula presented on the CGT entrepreneurs relief, retirement relief and the CAT dwelling house exemption for Chartered Accountants Ireland in September 2017. Her presentation is Entreprenuers relief for you to read. If you have any queries on Paula’s presentation please contact us.
Entrepreneurs relief: A Real Incentive for Business in Ireland
Mark takes a look at entrepreneurs relief and recent enhancements to the relief designed to make it more attractive as an incentive to do business in Ireland. Following the reduction in the rate of Capital Gains Tax CGT for entrepreneurs relief (“the relief”) from 20 percent to 10 percent by Finance Act 2016, this relief is coming to the …
Proposed changes to Dwelling House Relief
Dwelling House Relief from Capital Acquisitions Tax Finance Bill 2016 Proposed Committee Stage amendments Finance Bill 2016 proposed amendments at Committee Stage (published 4 November 2016) include changes to the current Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) exemption for gifts or inheritances of a dwelling house, these proposed changes will significantly impact the availability of the relief. In brief the proposed amendments restrict …
Capital Gains Tax: A Practitioner’s Guide 2nd Edition
This capital gains tax guide written by Mark Doyle, is the authoritative text on capital gains tax in Ireland. It examines in detail capital gains tax legislation, Irish and UK case law and Revenue practice. It offers guidance on practical difficulties encountered in everyday practice and contains numerous worked examples, and describes, where appropriate, steps that may be taken to enhance the …
Succession planning – income tax considerations
Mark features an article in Chartered Accountants Ireland’s monthly tax journal on the main income tax implications where a parent gifts to a child an unincorporated trade or shares in a company. Read the article Succession planning – income tax considerations.
January tax news: new year tax updates
PAYE tax return for 2015 The Form 12S, the simplified tax return, for the year 2015 for employees, pensioners and non-proprietary directors is now available on the Revenue website. Electronic tax clearance facility You may have seen the new electronic tax clearance (eTC) system which went live in December. As of 1 January 2016 all new applications for tax clearance are …
Finance Bill 2015 capital taxes measures
In his article Finance Bill 2015 — a focus on capital taxes measures, Mark writes on the main capital gains tax, capital acquisition tax and stamp duty measures proposed in Finance Bill 2015. These include the new capital gains tax Entrepreneur Relief, increased threshold for clearance certificates in respect of apartments and houses, the increased capital acquisitions tax group A threshold, …