Politician(s) lobbied: Tom James (Assistant Secretary), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Intent: To gain a better understanding of the technical and administrative issues related to direct and capital taxes.
Methods: MeetingSubmission
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Method not specified
Meeting of the TALC Direct/Capital Taxes Sub-committee. (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC).
Politician(s) lobbied: Sinead Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To highlight members' concerns with certain aspects of the legislation which can impact the uptake of these reliefs by entrepreneurs and SMEs.
Methods: Meeting
Details by Method
Method not specified
Meeting with the Department of Finance to discuss the Institute's recommendations on the Part 16 TCA 1997 reliefs and Revised Entrepreneur Relief.
Politician(s) lobbied: Orla Fitzpatrick (Assistant Secretary), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Jeanette Doonan (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To raise awareness of the difficulties being experienced by landowners and their tax agents in seeking to comply with their filing obligations.
Methods: Letter
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Letter to Revenue in relation to the first filing deadline for Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT).
Politician(s) lobbied: Fiona Molloy (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Intent: To gain a better understanding of the tax administrative issues dealt with by the Division.
Methods: Meeting
Details by Method
Method not specified
Annual Branch Meeting between the Irish Tax Institute and Revenue’s High Wealth & Financial Services Division (HW&FSD).
Politician(s) lobbied: Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To provide further feedback to the Department of Finance on the operation of the KEEP in follow up to a meeting on 29 April 2025.
Methods: Submission
Details by Method
Method not specified
Submission to the Department of Finance to provide feedback on the Key Employee Engagement Programme (KEEP).
Politician(s) lobbied: Paschal Donohoe (Minister), Department of Finance; Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance; Sinead Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To raise awareness of the issues highlighted in our Pre-Finance Bill 2025 Submission.
Methods: Submission
Details by Method
Method not specified
Pre-Finance Bill 2025 Submission (a copy of the submission is available on the Institute's website).
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Alan Dillon (Minister of State), Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment; Declan Hughes (Secretary General), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Gary Tobin (Assistant Secretary), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: To discuss and examine the costs involved in running a business in Ireland and regulatory issues that impact upon the enterprise sector and to consider mitigation steps.
Methods: Meeting
Details by Method
Method not specified
Meeting with the Department of Enterprise
Method not specified
Tourism and Employment for the inaugural plenary session of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum.
Politician(s) lobbied: Niall Cody (Chairman), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Ruth Kennedy (Commissioner), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Maura Kiely (Commissioner), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Tom James (Assistant Secretary), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Therese Bourke (Assistant Secretary), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Fiona Molloy (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Thomas Talbot (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Jeanette Doonan (Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners; Deirdre Hanlon (Assistant Secretary), The Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Intent: To exchange views on a range of administrative matters.
Methods: Meeting
Details by Method
Method not specified
General meeting between the Institute's Council & Executive Team and Revenue's Board & its Management Committee.
Politician(s) lobbied: Sinead Ryan (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To discuss the CFE’s opinion statement on Pillar Two which calls for a pause on the application of the extra-territorial Pillar Two top-up taxes (i.e. IIR and UTPR).
Methods: Meeting
Details by Method
Method not specified
Meeting with the Department of Finance to discuss the CFE's opinion statement on Pillar Two.
Politician(s) lobbied: Clare Costello (Assistant Secretary), Department of Finance
Intent: To provide further feedback to the Department of Finance on the operation of the SARP and FED.
Methods: Submission
Details by Method
Method not specified
Response to the Department of Finance questionnaire on the Special Assignee Relief Programme (SARP) & Foreign Earnings Deduction (FED).
