Payment of PT Rules – change to additional tax calculation

LN 304 of 2019 published on 19 November 2019, amends the Payment of Provisional Tax Rules (S.L. 372.18). A new proviso to Rule 14(1) provides that in respect of periods commencing on or after 1 January 2020, additional tax due in relation to late payment of provisional...

Amendment to the Income Tax (rate of interest) rules

LN 304 of 2019 published on 19 November 2019, amends the Income Tax (Rate of Interest) Rules (S.L. 372.28). A new proviso to Rule 2 provides that in respect of any period commencing on or after 1 January 2020, the rate of interest applicable in terms of...

Amendment to the NID Guidelines

The Guidelines in relation to the Notional Interest Deduction rules have been revised and a new paragraph has been added to the rules. The new paragraph (xii) entitled: Attribution of the Deemed Interest Income on Alternative Bases reads as follows: In terms of the proviso to sub-rule...

Budget 2020 Highlights

These are some of the main fiscal measures announced by the Minister for Finance in the Budget Speech for 2020: Income Tax A reduced rate of tax of 15% on the first 100 hours of employee overtime, for employees with a basic salary of under €20,000. ...

CFE Tax Top 5 – 3 September 2019

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: OECD Officials' 'Back to School' In-Tray: Digital Tax - New Proposals due 17 October Brussels: Vestager on Digital Tax, EU's Carbon Tax Commitments and EU Parliament hearings CFE Tax Advisers Europe sets...

CFE Tax Top 5 – 26 August 2019

This week's edition of the CFE Tax Top 5 looks at the following: Discussions on Digital Tax and Tariffs at G7 meeting Draft DAC 6 implementing legislation published in multiple Member States Reminder: 12th European Conference on Tax Adviser's Professional Affairs on AML Directives UK...

MIT Report – CFC rules under ATAD

On 18 February 2019, the MIT hosted Prof Alexander Rust from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, who led a Master Class on Controlled foreign company rules under the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive: interaction with EU fundamental freedoms and the potential effects on tax planning. A report...