Grant Thornton

Lobbying Organisation Grant Thornton

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Revenue eBrief No. 176/22: Revenue Compliance Interventions – Operation of Payroll Taxes (Income tax, PRSI, USC) by employers

Intended results To receive responses to technical and practical queries in relation to the updated Revenue Tax and Duty Manual

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jillian O'Sullivan (Corporate Compliance 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)

Letter dated 02 November 2022. Letter re: Revenue eBrief No. 176/22: Revenue Compliance Interventions – Operation of Payroll Taxes (Income tax, PRSI, USC) by employers. Outlined practical and technical queries on the recently published Revenue eBrief No. 176/22 and the associated Revenue Tax and Duty Manual – Revenue Compliance Interventions PMOD. identified a number of practical and technical inconsistencies. Requested clarifications and confirmations from Revenue re: potential interpretations and application.

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.

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