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Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 (Number 39 of 1997)

This section has been repealed.

Repealed by FA25 s15. Comes into operation on 1 January 2026.

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787AH. Exemption of AE provider schemes

(1) Exemption from income tax shall, on a claim being made in that behalf, be allowed in respect of income derived from investments or deposits of assets held in an AE provider scheme if it is income from investments or deposits held for the purposes of the scheme.

(2) (a) In this subsection, “financial futures” and “traded options” mean respectively financial futures and traded options for the time being dealt in or quoted on any futures exchange or any stock exchange, whether or not that exchange is situated in the State.

(b) For the purposes of subsection (1), a contract entered into in the course of dealing in financial futures or traded options shall be regarded as an investment.

(3) Exemption from income tax shall, on a claim being made in that behalf, be allowed in respect of underwriting commissions if the underwriting commissions are applied for the purposes of the AE provider scheme and in respect of which the Authority would, but for this subsection, be chargeable to tax under Case IV of Schedule D.

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787AH. Exemption of AE provider schemes

(1) Exemption from income tax shall, on a claim being made in that behalf, be allowed in respect of income derived from investments or deposits of assets held in an AE provider scheme if it is income from investments or deposits held for the purposes of the scheme.

(2) (a) In this subsection, “financial futures” and “traded options” mean, respectively, financial futures and traded options for the time being dealt in or quoted on any futures exchange or any stock exchange, whether or not that exchange is situated in the State.

(b) For the purposes of subsection (1), a contract entered into in the course of dealing in financial futures or traded options shall be regarded as an investment.

(3) Exemption from income tax shall, on a claim being made in that behalf, be allowed in respect of underwriting commissions if the underwriting commissions are applied for the purposes of the AE provider scheme and in respect of which the Authority would, but for this subsection, be chargeable to tax under Case IV of Schedule D.

(4) (a) A unit in an AE provider scheme is not an asset of a pension fund for the purposes of Chapter 1A of Part 27.

(b) For the purpose of this subsection, a unit referred to in paragraph (a) includes a unit (within the meaning of section 739B) in an investment undertaking (within the said meaning) held by a participant.

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Inserted by FA24 s14(1). Comes into operation on the making of an order to that effect by the Minister for Finance.

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Repealed by FA25 s15. Comes into operation on 1 January 2026.

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Inserted by FA25 s16. Comes into operation on 1 January 2026.