Finance Bill 2018 was published on 18 October and in addition to giving effect to measures announced in Budget 2019, the Bill also contains a number of new measures, mainly of a technical nature.
Of most interest to the SME sector is the amendments to the KEEP Share Option Scheme, which was introduced in last year’s Finance Act and the considerable amendments to the reliefs afforded for Investment in Corporate Trades i.e. EIIS and SURE in terms of administration, accessability and some small enterprise exceptions. We have summarised these key amendments below.
As part of Ireland’s commitment to implementing the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive, the Finance Bill sets out in more detail two measures that were announced in the Budget, Controlled Foreign Company (“CFC”) rules and amendments to Ireland’s current Exit Tax provisions.
Unfortunately, the Finance Bill does not include further enhancements to or refinements of CGT Entrepreneur relief.
We hope you find our commentary on Finance Bill 2018 of interest and we will keep you updated on developments as the Finance Bill passes through the Dail.
To discuss in confidence what the measures mean for you or your business please contact a member of our specialist tax team or your usual RBK contact.
AIB Budget 2019 Presentation 824.4 KB
Oliver Mangan, Chief Economist with AIB presented on Budget 2019 at the Budget Briefing in the Talbot Hotel Stillorgan on 10th October 2018.
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RBK Budget 2019 Presentation Dublin 1.42 MB
Ronan McGivern, Tax Partner, presented on Budget 2019 at the Budget Business Briefing in the Talbot Hotel Stillorgan on 10th October 2018.
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Ulster Bank Budget 2019 Presentation 1.39 MB
Simon Barry, Chief Economist Republic of Ireland at Ulster Bank presented on Budget 2019 at the Midlands Budget Briefing held in the Sheraton Athlone Hotel on 10th October 2018.
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Budget Highlights 2019 1.84 MB
Highlights from Budget 2019 including business tax, farmer tax, personal tax, VAT, miscellaneous tax and tax credits.
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RBK - Budget 2019 Presentation - Athlone 1.29 MB
Fiona Murphy, Tax Partner, presented on Budget 2019 at the Budget Business Briefing in the Sheraton Athlone Hotel on 10th October 2018.
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