FIAU guidance note on tax related suspicious reporting

The FIAU has published a guidance note in relation to tax related suspicious reporting which aims to provide subject persons with important tax related ML/FT indicators that are found on goAML that are to be used when reporting serious and complex tax crimes. Furthermore a list of commonly used...

Tax and duty exemption on transfers of older, vacant properties

Further to the announcement in the Budget for 2022 of the introduction of a tax exemption on first €750,000 on transfers of certain property (property constructed over 20 years ago which has been vacant for 7 years, property in an UCA or property with traditional...

Rates of excise duty revised

LN 429 of 2021 published on 9 November 2021 has revised the rates of excise duty of unleaded petrol and 'Gas Oil' as defined....

2022 version of the Combined Nomenclature

The European Commission has published the 2022 version of the Combined Nomenclature (CN codes), which reflects the latest version of the Harmonised System (HS). The Combined Nomenclature inter alia determines which rate of customs duty applies on the importation of goods.   source: ec.europe.eu...

Budget Measures Implementation Bill 2021

Following the Minister for Finance’s budget speech delivered on 11 October 2021, a Bill entitled “An Act to implement Budget measures for the financial year 2022 and other administrative measures”, detailing some proposed amendments to the relevant laws, has been published. The Bill can be downloaded from...

Focus on enforcement – interest on overdue taxes

In his Budget Speech for 2022 the Minster for Finance and Employment yesterday announced a change to the administrative practices around the granting of a remission for interest on overdue taxes pursuant to SL 372.26. In terms of the legislation the Commissioner may only remit interest...