KPMG

Lobbying Organisation KPMG

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) agricultural relief

Intended results To share feedback and concerns from the solar industry on the current CAT treatment for farmers who let land to solar developers

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Paul O'Brien

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? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Irish Solar Energy Association

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Ground Floor, Unit 1B, Custom House Plaza 3, IFSC, Dublin 1

Main business or activity Energy & Natural Resources

Company website

Contact email address info@irishsolarenergy.org

Contact phone number + 353 1 791 9684

Contact address

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Submission (1)

KPMG assisted the Irish Solar Energy Association in making a submission to the Department of Finance in the context of the anticipated consultation process announced by the Minister for Finance to review the current Capital Acquisitions Tax treatment of farmers who let their land for the purpose of developing a solar farm.

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.

John Hogan Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)