Grant Thornton

Lobbying Organisation Grant Thornton

Date published 18 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Letters by Peter Vale (Partner, Grant Thornton) as Chair of CCAB-I Tax Committee to Minister of Finance and senior Revenue Commissioners officials, re: (1) impact of lockdown restrictions on ability to meet tax compliance deadlines, and (2) Budget 2021 changes to Intangible Assets Allowance regime. Activity not directly on behalf of Grant Thornton or client(s) of Grant Thornton.

Intended results Activity not directly on behalf of Grant Thornton or client(s) of Grant Thornton. Intended result to provide guidance on and to Influence developments re: (1) proposing suspension of surcharges and time-bound correspondence, plus actions to limited other negative consequences of late filling, and (2) flagging potential negative implications for Ireland as a location for intangible assets,

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Peter Vale (Partner, Grant Thornton)

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.

Letter (1)

03/9/2020 letter by Peter Vale (Partner, Grant Thornton) as Chair of CCAB-I Tax Committee to Brian Boyle (Assistant Secretary, Revenue Commissioners) re: impact of lockdown restrictions on ability to meet tax compliance deadlines (re: Corporation Tax deadlines and re: Income Tax deadlines). Letter focused on the application (and proposing the suspension) of surcharges, and flagging of other potential negative knock-on consequences (and proposing actions to limit these consequences) associated with potential late filings. Letter not directly on behalf of Grant Thornton or client(s) of Grant Thornton.

Letter (1)

22/10/2020 letter by Peter Vale (Partner, Grant Thornton) as Chair of CCAB-I Tax Committee to Niall Cody (Chairman of the Board of the Revenue Commissioners) re: impact of lockdown restrictions on ability to meet tax compliance deadlines (re: Income Tax deadlines). Letter focused on proposing the suspension of surcharges associated with potential late filings, and on proposing the suspension of time-bound correspondence to taxpayers, such as re: Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) compliance checks. Letter not directly on behalf of Grant Thornton or client(s) of Grant Thornton.

Letter (1)

22/10/2020 letter by Peter Vale (Partner, Grant Thornton) as Chair of CCAB-I Tax Committee to Paschal Donohoe (Minister of Finance, Department of Finance) on Budget 2021 changes to the Intangible Assets Allowance regime, and flagging potential negative implications for Ireland as a location for intangible assets. Letter not directly on behalf of Grant Thornton or client(s) of Grant Thornton.

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.

Niall Cody Chairman (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)

Brian Boyle Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)