Irish Tax Institute

Lobbying Organisation Irish Tax Institute

Date published 21 Jan, 2022

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2021 to 31 Dec, 2021

Specific Details Email to Revenue to raise awareness of the challenges in meeting the income tax filing deadline for Covid-19 impacted businesses and requesting clarification on the application of the late filing surcharge for the Pay & File deadline.

Intended results To obtain further clarification from Revenue regarding the application of the late filing surcharge for the Pay & File deadline.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Anne Gunnell

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.

Email (1)

Email on 16 November 2021.

Email (1)

Follow up email to Revenue on 17 November 2021 seeking further clarity on the application of the late filing surcharge following the announcement of a short extension to the Pay & File deadline.

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)