Grant Thornton

Lobbying Organisation Grant Thornton

Date published 20 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Letters by Peter Vale (Partner, Grant Thornton) as Chair of CCAB-I Tax Committee to Collector General to make representations for pragmatic approach to tax deadlines for taxpayers and accountants experiencing COVID disruption. Activity not directly on behalf of Grant Thornton or client(s) of Grant Thornton.

Intended results Looking to influence agenda for/ discussions at next Main Tax Administration Liaison Committee (TALC). Flagging difficulties facing some CCAB members in meeting upcoming tax return deadlines in context of COVID restrictions.

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)

03/09/2021 Letter (sent by email by Peter Vale (Partner, Grant Thornton) as Chair of CCAB-I Tax Committee to Collector General of the Revenue Commissioners to make representations for a pragmatic approach to tax deadlines for taxpayers and accountants experiencing COVID disruption. Looking to influence agenda for/ discussions at next Main Tax Administration Liaison Committee (TALC) (on the 7/09/2021). Flagging difficulties facing some CCAB members in meeting upcoming tax return deadlines in context of COVID restrictions. Request that the Revenue’s pre-existing pragmatic approach be available on a firm-by-firm basis to accountants struggling to applicable deadlines. Request that the Revenue phone lines are reopened on a full-day basis over the busy tax filing season. Request that no other tax deadlines be introduced between the date of the letter and the end of the year. Activity 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.

Joe Howley Assistant Secretaries or Equivalent Grades (The Office of the Revenue Commissioners)