Annual Tax Conference (ROI) 2024 - On Demand

Booking Information

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Who should attend

This course was recorded on 28 November 2024 and  is suitable for accountants and other tax professionals at all stages of their career. It is suitable for advisors and professionals who work in business.

Course overview

• The role of tax policy, including green taxes and incentives, in Ireland's energy transition (Sinead Lew, PwC )

This session will explore how Ireland can leverage tax policy to support its transition to a low-carbon future, including lessons that can be learned from other jurisdictions.

• Pensions - not so simple simplification (Jim Connolly, Goodbody )
• VAT in the Digital Age (David Duffy. KPMG)
• Tax Appeals Commission and Revenue Interventions Update (Deirdre McCabe, PwC)

An update and insights on recent developments in tax appeals, as well as recent trends in Revenue Interventions and the continued evolution of the Compliance Intervention Framework.

• Digital Economy Taxation: Exploring the challenges and opportunities in taxing digital services and the impact of global initiatives like the OECD's Pillar One and Two (Deirdre Donaghy, Dept. of Finance )
• Finance Bill: new participation exemption for foreign dividends, two new audio-visual incentives (Scéal Uplift and Unscripted Productions), (Deirdre Donaghy, Dept. of Finance )
• Domestic business taxes policy and innovation (Round table discussion) - Gearóid O’Sullivan (Chartered Accountants Ireland), Deirdre Donaghy (Dept. of Finance), Chloe Fox (PwC)
• The conference will be moderated by Gearóid O'Sullivan, Chartered Accountants Ireland

Key learning outcomes

Have a good understanding of the implications of the Budget and key insights into significant tax areas

Speaker Bio

Gearóid O'Sullivan

• Gearóid is the Institute's Tax Leader and is responsible for driving tax policy within the Institute.

Deirdre McCabe

• Deirdre McCabe is a director in PwC's Tax Risk and Controversy group.
• Deirdre is a dual lawyer qualified (UK and Ireland), a qualified mediator and experienced litigator specialising in domestic and international tax controversy.

Sinead Lew

• Sinead is a Corporate Tax Partner in PwC Ireland's Domestic and International Outbound (DIO) tax department and leads the Capital Projects, Infrastructure and Renewables tax group within the Irish practice.
• Sinead has over 15 years' experience providing corporate tax advice to a variety of market sectors including Irish plcs, private equity, large corporates and semi-state bodies.
• Sinead's main areas of expertise include corporate tax consultancy, buy side and vendor due diligences, debt restructuring and refinancing, and renewables and capital projects transactions. She has advised across key renewable energy technologies including offshore wind, onshore wind, solar and battery storage projects from both an inward and outbound perspective.

Deirdre Donaghy

• Deirdre Donaghy is the Head of Business Tax (Principal Officer) in the tax division of the Department of Finance.
• She is responsible for developing and advising on corporation tax policy for Ireland, including the overall structure of the corporation tax regime, taxation of financial services, and supports such as the R&D and audio-visual tax credits.
• In recent years a key focus of her role has been the transposition of the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directives and the Pillar Two Minimum Tax Directive, and the development of the participation exemption for foreign dividends.
• Prior to joining the Department in 2012, Deirdre worked in tax practice for ten years.

Jim Connolly

• Head of Pensions Technical, Wealth Management, Goodbody.

Chloe Fox

• Chloe Fox is a Director in PwC Ireland's Tax Policy Team. Chloe has 10+ years experience advising a range of Irish and international businesses, including family businesses, sole traders, SMEs, medium/large corporates and MNEs.
• Chloe specialises in advising companies on domestic and international tax policy issues. Chloe also co-drives PwC's Global Tax Policy Team, bringing tax policy developments, news and insights to more than 370,000 PwC colleagues around the world.
• Chloe has recently focused on advising businesses on the Irish and international implementation of Pillar Two.

David Duffy

• David is a partner in KPMG's indirect tax practice. He has over 15 years' experience advising clients on Irish and international VAT issues across all major sectors, including financial services, digital and technology, real estate and transport.
• David is also the head of KPMG's Global Indirect Tax Policy Group which provides insights to the KPMG global network and its clients on indirect tax policy developments.
• He is a member of the European Commission's VAT Expert Group and the Indirect Tax Subcommittee of the Irish Tax Administration Liaison Committee (TALC).

Contact us

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