In Irish tax developments, Revenue advise that letters will issue to taxpayers in the Debt Warehousing Scheme in the coming weeks and Revenue provide an update on the collection of rents by non-resident landlords. On the UK front, read the Institute’s response to the Call for evidence: modernising the collection of tax debt by non-paying businesses. In international news, the European Council publishes the latest list of non-cooperative territories.

   Ireland

1. Revenue advised at a recent meeting of TALC Collections that letters will issue to taxpayers in the Debt Warehousing Scheme. Read more about the upcoming communications here.

    

2. Revenue also provided an update on rents collected by non-resident landlords, noting the strict legislative approach would be followed for 2021. Read more about Revenue’s approach to withholding obligations in cases of non-resident landlords here.

    

   UK

3. Read the Institute’s response to the Call for evidence: modernising the collection of tax debt which highlights the need for HMRC to make more effective use of its existing powers in this area.

    

4. The latest COVID-19 supports update highlights the final date for claims under the Statutory Sick Pay rebate scheme.

    

   International

5. The European Council published the latest list of non-cooperative countries. Read more about the latest publication here.

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