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Ireland's R&D tax credit: Guide to maximise 30% credit for tech and life sciences companies. Discover eligibility, benefits, and application process.

Discover how Budget 2025 enhances R&D tax credit opportunities for innovation-focused companies. Maximise your R&D investments with expert guidance.

Budget 2024 and Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023 announced a package of wide-ranging measures to support Irish enterprise, which Minister for Finance Michael McGrath believes will make a very positive difference and encourage more businesses to engage with the R&D regime.

Finance Act 2022 introduced significant changes to the R&D tax credit regime. Most of the changes accommodate the OECD Pillar Two GloBE rules and therefore were expected. Some of the practical issues now arising were not foreseen. In this insight, we summarise the new R&D regime and highlight the key practical considerations for companies.

The Digital Games Tax Credit aims to capitalise on the synergies with the established Irish film and animation sectors, and to support quality employment in creative and digital arts in Ireland.

The purpose of the R&D tax credit regime is to encourage both foreign and indigenous companies to undertake new or additional R&D activity in Ireland. It is a very valuable relief for qualifying companies.

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.