Overwatch Report

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Submission to Revenue in relation to the interaction between the Debt Warehousing Scheme and section 997A TCA 1997

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting with the Chairperson of the Tax Appeals Commission to discuss current issues within the tax appeals process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marie-Claire Maney', 'role': 'Chairperson (Tax Appeals Commission)'}

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Conference call to discuss digital taxation and the implications for Ireland

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Malcolm Byrne', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting of the Research and Development (R&D) Discussion Group to discuss tax technical and administrative issues relating to the R&D Tax Credit regime

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Letter to the Minister for Finance on Ireland’s Corporation Tax Roadmap – January 2021 Update

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[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

January–April

[Taxation] Submission to Revenue with feedback on draft guidance relating to the implementation of Part 35 Hybrid Mismtaches

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting of Main TALC (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)'} {'name': 'Joe Howley', '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)'}

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC BEPS Subgroup on EU MDR - DAC6

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting of the TALC Direct/ Capital Taxes 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)'} {'name': 'Declan Rigney', 'role': 'Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)'}

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[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

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting between ITI and Revenue's Medium Enterprises Division (MED)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Meeting between ITI and Revenue's Large Corporates Division (LCD)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[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

January–April

[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

January–April

[Taxation] Email to Revenue in relation to the operation of the qualifying disclosure regime

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Submission and conference call with Revenue in relation to DAC6 reporting requirements

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Submission to Revenue regarding the change to the treatment of rent in the Research & Development Tax Credit TDM (Part 29-02-03)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

January–April

[Taxation] Submission to Revenue with feedback on draft guidance relating to the treatment of certain gains and losses on foreign currencies for corporation tax purposes

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 the Department of Finance in relation to the operation of section 486C TCA 1997 (corporation tax relief for certain start-up companies)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission to Revenue seeking clarification on the basis of taxation on the commutation of a foreign pension which accumulated from contributions out of foreign income

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission to Revenue in relation to Section 110 companies and the imposition of foreign taxes

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Pre-Budget 2022 Submission (a copy of the submission is available on the Institute's website)

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Michael McGrath', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Gillane', 'role': 'Chief of Staff (Department of the Taoiseach)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Conference call with Deputy Cormac Devlin TD in relation to the tax appeals process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Email to Deputy Cormac Devlin TD in relation to the tax appeals process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Cathy Herbert (Former DPO)', 'role': 'Special Adviser (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Submission to Revenue in relation to the draft Tax and Duty Manuals on: Investment Undertakings (Part 27-01A-02), Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) (Part 27-01A-03) & Offshore Funds: Taxation of Income and Gains from certain offshore states (Part 27-02-01)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Pre-Finance Bill 2021 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] Submission to Revenue in relation to the draft Tax Treatment of Stock Lending and Sale and Repurchase (Repo) Transactions, Tax and Duty Manual, Part 04-06-13

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Addressing specific questions raised by Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD at the National Economic Dialogue Breakout Session - Deliver a sustainable and resilient economic recovery (including through the work of the Commission on Welfare and Taxation)

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Irish Tax Institute

May–August

[Taxation] Letter to Chairperson of the Tax Appeals Commission outlining the key findings from the Institute's survey of members' experiences of the tax appeals process

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Marie-Claire Maney', 'role': 'Chairperson (Tax Appeals Commission)'}

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