eBrief No. 034/21 – PAYE Services: Review your Tax

Revenue eBrief No. 034/21 22 February 2021 PAYE Services: Review your Tax Tax and Duty Manual Part 38-06-05 – PAYE Services: Review Your Tax – has been updated to reflect the following changes: Information on the supports introduced by the Government in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic Guidance that Employer Refund Scheme (ERS) payments, Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) payments and […]

Revenue seize 172kgs of drugs worth €12 million in Cork

Revenue seize 172kgs of drugs worth €12 million in Cork Today (18/02/2021), Revenue officers seized approximately 172kgs of drugs, suspected to be cocaine, with an estimated value of over €12 million at Ringaskiddy Port, Co. Cork. The seizure was made as a result of a joint intelligence led operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs Service and the […]

eBrief No. 033/21 – Capital Gains Tax (CGT) – Deduction from consideration on disposal of certain assets (S.980)

Revenue eBrief No. 033/21 18 February 2021 Capital Gains Tax (CGT) – Deduction from consideration on disposal of certain assets (S.980) Tax and Duty Manual Part 42-03-01 – Deduction from consideration on disposal of certain assets – has been updated to provide: guidance on the online eCG50 application processing system and updates to paper based applications clarity for the application […]

eBrief No. 032/21 – Vehicle Registration Tax Manual – Section 1

Revenue eBrief No. 032/21 17 February 2021 Vehicle Registration Tax Manual – Section 1 The following Vehicle Registration Tax Manuals have been updated to reflect changes in Finance Act 2020: Manual 1: Updates to Section 3.4.2 – Verification of CO2 Emissions Manual 1A: Updates to Section 4.2 – VRT Categories, EU Categories and Tax Manual 1C: Updates to Section 8 – Calculating […]

eBrief No. 030/21 – Capital Gains Tax (CGT) Revised Entrepreneur Relief

16 February 2021 Capital Gains Tax (CGT) Revised Entrepreneur Relief Tax and Duty Manual Part 19-06-02b has been updated to reflect an amendment made to entrepreneur relief by section 24 of the Finance Act 2020. The requirement for an individual to have owned a holding of at least 5% of the ordinary share capital is amended […]

Revenue seize drugs worth over €225,000 in Athlone and Dublin Mail Centres

Revenue seize drugs worth over €225,000 in Athlone and Dublin Mail Centres Yesterday (15/02/2021), as a result of routine operations, Revenue officers at Athlone and Dublin Mail Centres seized over 99kgs of illegal drugs including herbal cannabis, khat (89kgs) and cocaine. The illegal drugs have a combined estimated value of over €225,000 and were discovered […]

eBrief No. 028/21 – Tax relief for new companies, UK companies

Revenue eBrief No. 028/21 15 February 2021 Tax relief for new companies, UK companies As a result of the provisions of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020, s486C(1)(a) has been amended to include a reference to the United Kingdom in respect of the definition of a new company. Tax and […]

Revenue seize drugs worth €192,000 in Portlaoise

Revenue seize drugs worth €192,000 in Portlaoise Today (15/02/2021), as part of an intelligence led operation, Revenue officers seized 9.6 kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €192,000, following the search of a vehicle in the Portlaoise area. The seizure was made as a result of a joint intelligence led operation conducted by […]