Irish Tax Institute

Lobbying Organisation Irish Tax Institute

Date published 19 Jan, 2024

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2023 to 31 Dec, 2023

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

Intended results To gain a better understanding of the technical and administrative issues related to direct and capital taxes.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Clare McGuinness

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (6-10)

Meeting on 7 September 2023. Subgroup meetings on 5 September and 7 December 2023 to discuss administrative issues and implementation of RZLT. Meeting of the R&D Discussion Group on 13 September 2023 to discuss tax technical and administrative issues relating to the R&D Tax Credit. Subgroup meeting with Revenue and the Department of Finance on 13 September 2023 to discuss leasing matters. Further meeting on 30 November 2023. (The minutes of this meeting will be published by TALC).

Submission (1)

Follow-up submission to Revenue and the Department of Finance on 29 September 2023, following the subgroup meeting on leasing on 13 September to highlight concerns regarding a number of issues including the proposed approach to Case III financing.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Jeanette Doonan Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)

Tom James Assistant Secretary (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)