Revenue seize drugs worth €366,000 in Dublin

Today (21/01/2022), as a result of routine profiling, Revenue officers examining parcels at two premises in Dublin seized just over 17.8 kgs of herbal cannabis, 2 litres of synthetic cannabinoids, 5,130 Diazepam tablets and 40 Benzodiazepine tablets, with an estimated value of approximately €366,000.  The illegal drugs were discovered with the assistance of detector dogs […]

Revenue eBrief 013/2022 – Non-Residents and Tax Credits

Revenue eBrief No. 013/22 20 January 2022 Non-Residents and Tax Credits Tax and Duty Manual Part 45-01-01 – Section 1032 Taxes Consolidation Act 1997- Restriction on certain reliefs – has been updated to reflect the amendments inserted by the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act 2020.

Revenue eBrief 014/2022 – Universal Social Charge

Revenue eBrief No. 014/22 20 January 2022 Universal Social Charge Tax and Duty Manual Part 18D-00-01 – Universal Social Charge – has been updated to reflect the following Finance Act 2021 changes; Increase in the USC rate threshold in line with increases to the National Minimum Wage (Paragraph 4) Exemption of income in respect of the Pandemic […]

Revenue seize drugs and cigarettes at Dublin Airport

Revenue seize drugs and cigarettes at Dublin Airport  Yesterday (19/01/2022), as a result of routine operations, Revenue Officers seized over 7.8 kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of approximately €157,200. The drugs, which were concealed in a box described as ‘drones’, were discovered in an air cargo consignment that had arrived into the […]

Revenue eBrief 012/2022 – eCG50 – Guide for Applicants

19 January 2022 eCG50 – Guide for Applicants Tax and Duty Manual Part 42-03-01a provides guidance on the online eCG50 application processing system. The TDM has been amended as follows: References to ‘market assets’ have been deleted from paragraphs 4 and 6 Figure 4 has been updated Information has been added to paragraph 4.8 on the issuing of a […]

Revenue eBrief 010/2022 – Pensions Manual Update

Revenue eBrief No. 010/22 19 January 2022 Pensions Manual Update Pensions Manual Chapter 4, which deals with contributions to pension schemes by employers, has now been updated in Paragraph 4.9 to reflect an amendment in Finance Act 2021 to section 774(6) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. The amendment provides that tax relief is available for […]

eBrief 007/22 – Sea-going Naval Personnel Tax Credit

Revenue eBrief No. 007/22 18 January 2022 Sea-going Naval Personnel Tax Credit Tax and Duty Manual Part 15-01-48, the Sea-going Naval Personnel Tax Credit, has been updated to reflect changes made to the credit by Finance Act 2021. Finance Act 2021 extends the availability of the Sea-going Naval Personnel Tax Credit to the 2022 year of assessment. The […]