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    Tax Global Mobility Updates: Irish Revenue Issues New Guidance for Irish and Foreign Employers
    With a significant number of employees now working in different locations, global mobility has become an area of focus for Ireland’s Revenue Commissioners. Revenue has increased their resources in this area and begun to issue detailed guidance that addresses employers and employees in these circumstances.
    Jillian O'Sullivan
    Jane Quirke
    | 2 min read | 15 May 2023
    Employer Solutions Special Assignee Relief Programme (SARP): Employer Year End Obligations
    Businesses with employees who availed of SARP during 2022 are required to file their annual SARP Employer Return with Revenue by 23 February 2023. SARP was introduced as a way to encourage key employees within an organisation to relocate to Ireland. Where certain conditions are satisfied, 30% of taxable employment income in excess of €75,000 (€100,000 for the years 2023 to 2025) will be disregarded for Irish income tax purposes; however, such income is not exempt from the USC and PRSI.
    Jillian O'Sullivan
    Jane Quirke
    | 1 min read | 25 Jan 2023
    Tax Time Tax Time - Tax Developments
    Kim Doyle, Tax Director with Grant Thornton is joined by Elaine Flynn, Associate Tax Director with our Global Mobility Team in Ireland and Floor Den Hollander Tax Manager with our Global Mobility team in the Netherlands.
    10 Nov 2022
    Global Mobility Services Special Assignee Relief Programme (SARP)
    SARP was first introduced in 2012 to encourage the relocation/assignment of key employees to Ireland. Where certain conditions are satisfied, 30% of taxable employment income over €75,000 will be disregarded for income tax purposes. Income which is disregarded for income tax purposes is not exempt from the Universal Social Charge (USC) or PRSI.
    Jillian O'Sullivan
    Jane Quirke
    | Less than a minute | 05 Jul 2022
    Global Mobility Services Special Assignee Relief Programme (SARP) - 2022 updates
    SARP was first introduced in 2012 to encourage the relocation/assignment of key employees to Ireland. Where certain conditions are satisfied, 30% of taxable employment income over €100,000 will be disregarded for income tax purposes.
    Jillian O'Sullivan
    Jane Quirke
    Joanne Sinnott
    | 4 min read | 30 Jun 2022
    Global mobility services Ireland’s tax concession for Ukrainian citizens working remotely in Ireland for Ukrainian employers
    On 14 April 2022, Revenue announced a concession in relation to the Irish tax treatment of Ukrainian citizens who continue to be employed by their Ukrainian employer and who perform their duties remotely from Ireland. We have outlined a summary of Revenue’s treatment of the Irish tax position of Ukrainian citizens who work remotely in Ireland below.
    Jillian O'Sullivan
    Jane Quirke
    | 2 min read | 05 May 2022
    Tax Time Tax developments
    Kim Doyle, Tax Director with Grant Thornton is joined by Joanne Sinnott, Associate Director Tax with Grant Thornton.
    10 Jun 2021
    Financial Services Financial Services Download
    See our latest Financial Services Download which covers all things going on in the Financial Services sector.
    20 May 2021
    Global Mobility Services COVID-19: global mobility and employment tax supporting measures in Ireland for 2021
    Some of the concessions introduced by the Irish tax authorities (Revenue) to support employers and employees deal with the impacts of Covid-19 ended on 31 December 2020. The concessions covered a range of employment tax and global mobility tax reliefs and exemptions and extensions to certain filing deadlines for employers. Other concessions continue in 2021, some are expected to apply for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic, therefore the end date is not known.
    06 Apr 2021
    Tax International tax update - March 2021
    The EU Directive “DAC 6” which requires certain cross border arrangements to be reported to Revenue and the deadlines for making such reports Transfer pricing – changes that took effect from 1 January 2020 and amendments introduced in Finance Act 2020 which are subject to Commencement Order and therefore are not yet in effect Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) rules – the new anti-avoidance provisions
    19 Mar 2021
    Tax Remote Working Abroad – Irish Tax Considerations
    During the COVID 19 pandemic, Irish employers may have facilitated some of their employees work remotely in a foreign jurisdiction. Remote working from a foreign tax jurisdiction may create Irish tax issues for both the Irish employer and the employee.
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    Jillian O'Sullivan
    | 16 Mar 2021
    Global Mobility Services Equus Software
    Grant Thornton provides a technology-enabled offering for global mobility via Equus Software LLC’s exclusive configuration of the AssignmentPro platform.
    25 Feb 2021
    Global Mobility Services Payzaar - A single global platform for all your Global Reporting needs
    Payzaar is designed to be your single point of interaction with our team globally. Payzaar can work with ANY local payroll solution and provides dynamic and direct access to expert in country payroll processing teams from our Grant Thornton Global network.
    25 Feb 2021
    Global Mobility Services Brexit and Global Mobility Solutions
    Our specialist employment tax team can assist you in addressing the challenges imposed by Brexit and mitigate any risks and costs.
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    Jillian O'Sullivan
    | 25 Feb 2021
    Employer Solutions Global Mobility Services
    At Grant Thornton we have the global scale and extensive technical experience to take on the most complex and specialist work, while remaining flexible and responsive to meet your everyday needs.
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    Jillian O'Sullivan
    | 22 Feb 2021
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