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Revenue E-Brief Issue 045/19, 06 March 2019

Procedure in relation to Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit

Tax and Duty Manual Part 29-02-03, which includes the Research and Development Tax Credit guidelines, has been updated in Appendix 4 for a number of issues. The key updates are:

  • inclusion of a template file layout to support an R&D tax credit claim
  • examples on qualifying R&D in the BioPharma and Generic Pharma industry
  • clarification of the treatment of seconded employees
  • clarification on outsourced R&D.

The contents of Tax and Duty Manual Part 29-02-07 have also been incorporated into this manual.

06 March 2019