Overwatch Report

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Tax Measures to Reboot the Economy - Submission to the three government parties

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cathy Herbert (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Simon Coveney', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 10 more

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Indirect Taxes Sub-committee (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Gerard Moran', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission and cover email to Revenue with feedback on draft guidance relating to the payment and receipt of interest and royalties without deduction of income tax

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip Brennan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Audit Sub-committee to discuss administrative issues relating to audits and interventions (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Boyle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Direct/ Capital Taxes Sub-committee (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Philip Brennan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Collections Sub-committee (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe Howley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Email to Revenue seeking further clarification on the operation of the COVID-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Boyle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Pre-Finance Bill 2020 Submission (a copy of the submission is available on the Institute's website)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Email to Revenue seeking further clarification on the COVID-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme Compliance Checks

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Boyle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC BEPS Sub-committee (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission to the Department of Finance on Brexit-related tax measures (a copy of the submission is available on the Institute's website)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Email to Revenue with feedback on next areas for guidance relating to the implementation of Part 35 Hybrid Mismatches

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission to Revenue with observations on the measures included in the Finance Provisions (Covid-19) (No.2) Bill 2020 (as initiated)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission and cover email to Revenue with feedback on draft guidance relating to the payment and receipt of interest and royalties without deduction of income tax

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission and cover email to Revenue with feedback on the basis for including a confirmation similar to that provided in respect of section 617 in respect of section 615 in the TDM on section 980

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission on administrative issues arising from Revenue's guidance on Associated Companies Relief

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission and cover email to Revenue with feedback on draft guidance relating to Approved Retirement Relief – distributions to non-residents

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Email to Revenue seeking clarifications on the operation of DAC6 online reporting and related XML DAC6 Schema

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission to Revenue with feedback on draft guidance relating to IREFs

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Email to Revenue seeking clarification on the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) registration process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Orla Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission to Revenue with feedback on draft guidance relating to the Employment Investment Incentive (EII) scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission to Revenue seeking further clarifications on Tax and Duty Manuals (TDM) relating to the July Jobs Stimulus measures

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Email to Revenue seeking clarification on the eTax clearance process in the context of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Joe Howley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission and cover email to Revenue with feedback on the “subject to tax” provision in paragraph 9I, Schedule 24 (notional foreign tax credits) in light of the decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the UK cases of Six Continents and FII GLO (C 35/11 & Case C-446/04)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Email to Revenue seeking further clarification on the registration process for the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Orla Fitzpatrick', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Email to Revenue with feedback on draft guidance relating to the payment and receipt of interest and royalties without deduction of income tax

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Direct/ Capital Taxes Sub-committee (The minutes of this meeting have been published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

[Taxation] Meeting of Main TALC (The minutes of this meeting have been published by TALC).

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Boyle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Eugene Creighton', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Joe Howley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

[Taxation] Submission to Revenue with feedback on the draft TDM relating to transfer pricing.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Jeanette Doonan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

September–December

[Taxation] Email to Revenue in relation to the extension to the Pay & File compliance deadline.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Brian Boyle', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'} {'name': 'Joe Howley', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

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