Overwatch Report

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

September–December

[Taxation] Attended the Department of Finance Business Tax Stakeholder Forum where international and domestic tax issues impacting business in Ireland were discussed.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Emma Cunningham', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] Attended the National Financial Literacy Strategy forum.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] Responded to the public consultation on the development of a National Financial Literacy Strategy.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

September–December

[Education and Training] Communications with the Department of Education seeking a meeting to discuss modernisation of the Leaving Certificate Accounting Syllabus.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Norma Foley', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Statutory Redundancy Payment Calculator: Sought reinstatement of the statutory redundancy payment calculator from www.welfare.ie

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Niall Egan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Social Protection)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Draft Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2022: Sought clear and comprehensive guidance on the Draft Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Public Consultation on Carbon Budgets: Providing views on proposed carbon budgets

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Tax saver commuter ticket scheme: Called for a flexible tax saver commuter ticket to be developed due to hybrid working practices

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'John McGahon', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Public Consultation on Digital Connectivity Strategy: Providing views on the Digital Connectivity Strategy

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Eamon Ryan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] S137 Companies Act 2014: Seeking clarity on whether Northern Ireland resident directors are regarded as EEA resident for the purposes of being appointed to the board of Irish companies

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Timeline for introducing statutory sick pay: Urging Government to allow sufficient time and appropriate guidance for businesses and payroll providers to implement this scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Retirement relief – business closures due to Covid-19: Clarification sought regarding business closures during the public health restrictions and the extent to which Retirement Relief would be available where the business had ceased to trade, in particular, where the time between closure and sale was extended as a result of COVID

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Leasing guidance: Sought an update on the production by Revenue on leasing guidance for tax purposes

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Non-resident landlords: Representations to allow a workaround to enable non-resident landlords to file their 2021 Form 11 where they have not appointed a collection agent or asked their tenant to withhold tax

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Updating of Revenue Tax and Duty Manuals: Sought clarification on the process involved when Revenue update Tax and Duty Manuals. A request was made to keep old manuals on revenue.ie while they were being updated to enable practitioners continue to use them

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Directors Emoluments: Representation raised on the issue of Revenue raising queries where directors’ emoluments per the CT1 do not tie in with payroll records which is a standard occurrence

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] iXBRL filing deadline: Representation made to file the iXBRL deadline in line with the change to the CRO filing deadline

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Debt warehousing scheme: Sought clarification on Revenue’s plans to communicate with businesses availing of the scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Dividend withholding tax real time reporting: Clarification sought on the timeline for the introduction of dividend withholding tax real time reporting

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] ATAD3: Proposed a future discussion about the draft EU Directive, known as ATAD III, given the two-year lookback period included in the draft Directive effectively impacts on current transactions and structures

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Revenue’s Compliance Intervention Framework: Representation on the new code

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] EWSS – examination of claims: Representations made on the delays reported in Revenue investigating EWSS claims

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Inflationary measures: Representations made to reduce the rate of VAT on gas and electricity

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Reverse Hybrid Rules: Representation on Revenue guidance on Reverse Hybrid Rules and the revised definition of entity

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] ATAD Interest Limitation Rules: Representation on Revenue guidance on ATAD Interest Limitation Rules

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] DAC6 TDM: Representation on Revenue guidance regarding DAC6

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Interest Limitation Rules: Representation on Revenue guidance regarding Interest Limitation rules

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Debt Warehousing Scheme: Representation made to extend the 30 April deadline for businesses to file outstanding tax returns to continue to avail of the scheme

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] e-PSWT: Representation made providing solutions regarding ongoing issues in correctly allocating PSWT credits

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] CRO CORE Portal: Invitation to meeting with IAASA working group on ESEF

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maureen O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Registrar of Companies (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'}

Lobbying Tracker

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