Insights

Capital allowances are a form of tax relief for capital expenditure incurred on certain assets. Similar to depreciation, the relief is a write off of the expenditure over a certain period for certain assets in use for the purposes of the trade or rental business. Capital allowances reduce the income subject to tax. They are the only means of providing tax relief for capital expenditure incurred on both residential and commercial properties.

A new rent tax credit was introduced in Budget 2023. This new tax credit is available for the tax years 2022 to 2025 inclusive – so take note, a back claim can be made for the year 2022! Key details pertaining to the new credit and how to claim as a PAYE employee are outlined in this article.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) recently handed down a judgement in the case of GE Aircraft Engine Services Ltd (C-607/20), concerning the VAT treatment of vouchers, offered to employees as incentives, as part of a rewards scheme.

The European Commission recently issued a proposal to amend the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC) in the form of DAC8. The proposal extends the reporting obligations under the Directive to cover income or revenue streams generated from crypto-assets.

There have been a number of updates to the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (“TBESS”) in recent weeks. The updates mainly concern the administration of the scheme and are therefore the focus of this insight.

The Irish Revenue (“Revenue”) published updates to their tax and duty manual (“TDM”) containing guidelines for correlative adjustment (“CA”) claims under Ireland’s double tax treaty network. Read summary of the Revenue guidelines.

The Irish Government has introduced the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (“TBESS”) to provide support to businesses with their energy costs. This scheme, will be administered by the Irish Revenue, and intends to alleviate the pressures faced by businesses that are experiencing unprecedented increases in their electricity and gas costs.

In December 2021, the European Commission (EC) published its proposal for Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive III (ATAD III) which aims to discourage the misuse of shell companies within the EU.

This correspondence, deemed a Level 1 Compliance Intervention, offers all eligible taxpayers the opportunity to self-review their tax returns for Period 1 (which ended on 31 December 2021 or 30 April 2022 where extension applied) and make an unprompted qualifying disclosure by 31 January 2023 in relation to any additional tax liabilities identified.

The European Commission recently published a proposal for a new EU Directive creating a debt-equity bias reduction allowance (‘DEBRA’) and further limitation of the deductibility of interest for corporate tax purposes. This initiative is part of the “EU strategy on business taxation”.

A foreign employment tax obligation can arise from as little as an employee spending one day working in a foreign country. Such obligations should be considered from a very early stage given the high personal tax rates that apply across Europe and associated penalties for companies who fail to register for and operate payroll withholding taxes.

In recent years, there has been a global movement towards increased tax transparency, particularly following a number of high profile financial crises and scandals. Coupled with the growth in the digital economy as well as crypto-assets and e-money in particular, the European Union (EU) has proposed a new Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC) known as “DAC8”.