Grant Thornton

Lobbying Organisation Grant Thornton

Date published 18 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

Specific Details Meeting with the Chairperson of the Tax Appeals Commission and feedback on the Annual Report for the Tax Appeals Commission for 2020

Intended results Meeting to discuss the tax appeals process and improvements to that process. Letter to welcome a number of positions and developments set out in the Annual Report for Tax Appeals Commission for 2020.

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

21/04/2021 meeting with the Chairperson of the Tax Appeals Commission and the CCAB-1 Tax Committee, including Peter Vale (Partner, Grant Thornton) as Chair of the CCAB-1 Tax Committee. Meeting to discuss the tax appeals process and improvements to that process.

Letter (1)

27/04/2020 letter by Peter Vale (Partner, Grant Thornton) as Chair of CCAB-I Tax Committee to Chairperson of the Tax Appeals Commission. Letter noted noted 21/04/2021 meeting with the Chairperson of the Tax Appeals Commission and the CCAB-1 Tax Committee, thanking Chairperson for time and commitment to implementing change to tax appeals process. Letter praised Annual Report for Tax Appeals Commission for 2020 and achievements by the Office such as pivoting to remote hearings etc. Letter stressed the importance of the Tax Appeals Commission and that CCAB-1 members looking forward to working with it (and the Chairperson) going forward. 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.

Marie-Claire Maney Chairperson (Tax Appeals Commission)