Overwatch Report

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] List of queries encountered with the new CRO system, the expected timeline to fix them and to ask about the new processes

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Follow up on European Single Electronic Format seeking support for an extension to its introduction

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Request for updates on the queries with the new CRO system, alert the CRO to issues with the new system and the expected timeline to fix them

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Implementation of ATAD Interest Limitation rules. Draft anti-hybrid guidelines.

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] TWSS taxation, Tax residency implications of Covid-19 travel restrictions, PAYE credit for directors.

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] Stamp duty refund scheme, Tax implications of negative interest and update on Revenue guidance on various topics

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)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Compliance Intervention Framework. TWSS Compliance Check programme. TWSS Reconciliation programme

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] DAC6 Implementation

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] VAT registrations and form Return of Trading Details

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Tax credits of workers closing a PUP claim. PAYE summary information and CT and IXBRL surcharge suspension

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] Issues relating to the R&D tax credit

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] Taxation of TWSS

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] Updated Corporation Tax Road Map

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Taxation of PUP

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] TWSS Reconciliation programme

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] Public Consultation on Interest Limitation Rules

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Public Consultation on EIIS

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Taxation] Tax Appeals Commission

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Economic Development and Industry] Whether Northern Ireland resident directors meet the requirements of Section 137 Companies Act 2014

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Maureen O’Sullivan', 'role': 'Registrar of Companies (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)'} {'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Request for Minister Eamon Ryan to speak at the Institute’s Sustainability Conference in June 2021

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

January–April

[Environment] Request for Minister Leo Varadkar to speak at the Institute’s Sustainability Conference in June 2021

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Request for clarification on the impact the EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement has on S137 Companies Act 2014 and the requirement to have an EEA resident director

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Representation seeking a re-examination of the timeline for the proposed introduction of a Statutory Sick Pay scheme from 1 January 2022

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Request for clarification on the timeline to introduce automatic enrolment pension scheme and a recommendation to apply the existing model for tax relief on pension contributions to automatic enrolment

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Response to the public consultation on the Climate Action Plan 2021 in which we advocated for a long-term approach in “greening” the tax system to provide certainty in terms of environmental tax policy. We recommended ways in which the tax system could be further used to accelerate business commitment to net zero

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] Response to public consultation on Ireland’s Tax Treaty Policy

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

May–August

[Economic Development and Industry] Response to the public consultation on the Right to Request Remote Working in which we said that legislation to introduce the right to request remote work must not create an undue financial or administrative burden for employers. Official guidance accompanying this legislation must be timely, accurate and clear to help employers and employees understand their obligations

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'An Tánaiste (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] CCAB-I Pre-Budget 2022 Submission

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Submission All TDs', 'role': 'One submission via email'} {'name': 'Submission All Senators', 'role': 'One submission via email'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] Response to public consultation on ATAD Implementation Article 9a Reverse Hybrid Mismatches Feedback Statement July 2021

Public Officials Lobbied

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

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies Ireland

May–August

[Taxation] Representation on force majeure issues arising for individuals and businesses due to the travel restrictions on foot of COVID-19

Public Officials Lobbied

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

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