Breda Power

Intent: Reform of the examinership process to allow smaller enterprises affordable access to the protections provided by Part 10 of the Companies Act

Details: Proposal for administrative examinership

Intent: Cut Capital Gains Tax to 20% for unlisted trading firms.::Outmatch the UK on Entrepreneur Relief by raising the lifetime limit to €15m.::Improve R&D incentives to boost innovation in Irish SMEs, including an upfront cash claim and a higher tax credit rate of 30%.::Reduce income tax on dividends for entrepreneurs to 30%.::Improve the Key Employee Engagement Programme to make it workable for SMEs.::Make the Special Assignee Relief Programme (SARP) available to SMEs by allowing them to offer it to new recruits.

Details: Representations to the Department of Business, Enterprise & Innovation in relation to enterprise policy.

Intent: We offered recommendations to address the above include a proposed extension to the filing deadline.

Details: Issues relating to the online portal for the Register of beneficial ownership (established for the purposes of filing a company’s beneficial ownership details with the Registrar) including the reduced time for filing information, the lack of clarity on the process for submitting the Form BEN2, the a, ... Read more

Intent: Participation in Conference on the Sustainable Development Goals::Greater dialogue and awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals

Details: Sustainable Development Goals

Intent: •Amendment to s10(2) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 to prevent a gap in the law in relation to the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Details: Written proposal to the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation regarding a suggested amendment to s10(2) of the Employment Permits Act 2006 to ensure that, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, UK nationals would be treated in the same manner as Swiss na, ... Read more

Intent: Consultation on IPS Legislation Review

Details: IPS Legislation Review

Intent: To encourage a city-region approach to national development.::To plan for core density and reduce urban sprawl.::To increase the housing supply in Ireland's cities.::To support international connectivity through ports and airports.::To develop transport infrastructure to connect Ireland's cities.::To encourage greater investment in public transport.::To improve Ireland's city regions as destinations for higher education.::To encourage rejuvenation of Ireland's city centres.::To improve management of water and waste in Ireland's city regions.

Details: Representations to the Department of Business Enterprise & Innovation in relation to the City Regions Ireland agenda.

Intent: Improve the Companies Registration Office IT systems for public submission of documentation::Reduce administration regarding the filing of ultimate beneficial ownership information to include the facilitating of electronic upload of information::Remove requirement for directors who have an exemption from disclosing their residential address to provide a residential address for the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership::Remove the requirement to provide PPSNs to the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership::Remove criminal liability for presenters where incorrect information is provided to the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership

Details: Suggested improvements to CRO IT systems & Annual Return filing procedures, Central Register of Beneficial Ownership: proposal that Registrar should have enforcement measures for non-compliance, public register should mirror company's register, extend exemption to disclose residential address for di, ... Read more

Intent: To encourage Government to meet its fiscal commitments as outlined in the National Development Plan.::To prioritise investment in the Greater Dublin Area with particular reference to MetroLink, the DART Expansion Programme, BusConnects, housing, and the Eastern Region Water Supply Project.::To ensure stable delivery of infrastructure investments by allowing draw-down of funds from the 'Rainy Day Fund' in the event that growth slows below the level required to fund the National Development Plan.::To ring-fence unexpected receipts for capital investment.::To highlight the challenges facing Ireland's tax competitiveness in relation to the UK ahead of Brexit.::To increase the lifetime cap on qualifying gains for Entrepreneur Relief from CGT to €15 million.::To reduce the tax on income from share dividends to 30% for entrepreneurs.::To introduce an Investor Relief to encourage investment in Irish SMEs.::To grant SMEs a higher R&D tax credit rate of 30% and allow an upfront cash claim.::To e

Details: Representations to Government officials in relation Dublin Chamber's final recommendations for Budget 2019.

Intent: CCAB-I call for amendments to the Companies Act 2014 provisions regarding loss of audit exemption for late filing

Details: Submission on General Scheme of Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017