Overview of recent legislative updates

The Office of the CfR has published an overview of the recent changes introduced with the following legal notices: LN 40/2023 Group Deductions (Income Tax) (Amendment) Rules, 2023 LN 48/2023 Pensions (Tax Exemption) (Amendment) Rules, 2023 LN 49/2023 Tax Rebate (Pensioners) (Amendment) Rules, 2023 LN...

Reduction in tax rate on royalty income

Further to an amendment to article 31F of the Income Tax Act (CAP 123) introduced with the Budget Measures Implementation Act 2023, royalties derived on or after 1 January 2023 by an individual in his capacity as author of a qualifying literary work by virtue of...

Increase to the deduction of fees for sporting & cultural activities

The Budget Measures Implementation Act 2023 has amended the Income Tax Act (CAP 123) increasing, as of Year of Assessment 2024, the amount allowable as a deduction against taxable income in relation to fees paid for qualifying sporting activities (Article 14E) and qualifying cultural activities...

Tax Credit for costs of therapy for children with disability

The Tax Credit (Costs of Therapy provided to Children with Disability) Rules, 2023 were published on 4 April 2023. The rules provide for a tax credit of eur200 in connection with qualifying costs incurred in the year immediately preceding the year of assessment commencing on or...