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Tax Appeals Commission Determinations, 2020

Case reference

Tax head

Legislation

Case stated requested

Matter under determination

01TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

02TACD2020

Income tax

Section 472B TCA 1997

No

Refusal by Revenue to grant Seafarer Allowance to the Appellant upheld by the TAC due to lack of evidence that the sea-going vessel was "carrying on the trade of carrying by sea passengers or cargo for reward".

03TACD2020

VAT

Section 2 VATCA 2010

No

This appeal relates to a claim for a refund of VAT, where the return contained VAT input credits in respect of taxable periods which pre-dated the taxable period that the return related to.

Section 59 VATCA 2010

Section 61 VATCA 2010

Section 99 VATCA 2010

Section 100 VATCA 2010

S.I. 639/2010 – Regulation 17 - Apportionment

S.I. 548/2006 – Regulation 18 - Apportionment

Council Directive 2006/112/EC

04TACD2020

Income tax

Section 18 TCA 1997

Unknown

A prize awarded to the Appellant, an author, was determined to be taxable under Case II Schedule D and not Case III Schedule D. The Appellant contended that the prize was taxable under Case III under UK case law but the Appeal Commissioner noting the supremacy of Irish case law, found that the Appellant failed to demonstate that Revenue's Case II assessment was incorrect.

Section 65 TCA 1997

Section 195 TCA 1997

05TACD2020

Artist exemption

Section 195 TCA 1997

Unknown

The entitlement of the Appellant to the artists' exemption was disallowed on the basis that the book, the subject matter of the appeal, did not satisify the critera for works of non-fiction to qualify for the exemption.

Guidelines drawn up under Section 195(2) TCA 1997

Section 6 Heritage Act 1995

06TACD2020

Income tax

Section 3 TCA 1997

Unknown

At issue is the rate of income tax at which nursing home fees should be relieved. Revenue's allocation of nursing home expenses, firstly against income taxed at a lower rate with the balance offset againt deposit interest taxed at 41% was determined to be the incorrect method of allocating tax reflief for nursing home fees.

Section 15 TCA 1997

Section 59 TCA 1997

Section 74 TCA 1997

Section 256 TCA 1997

Section 261 TCA 1997

Section 267 TCA 1997

Section 458 TCA1997

Section 469 TCA 1997

07 TACD2020

VRT -transfer of residence relief

Section 134(1)(a) Finance Act 1992, as amended

No

Appellant did not succeed in showing that her normal residence was outside the State prior to transferring the vehicle into the State in May 2017.

S.I No. 59/1993, Vehicle Registration Tax (Permanent Reliefs) Regulations 1993

08TACD2020

Income tax

Section 819 TCA 1997

Unknown

Revenue challenged the status of the Appellant's tax residence in ROI, relying on the limited days spent in Ireland under the "look back" rule, resulting in the refusal for split year residence relief. The Appellant was determined to be resident in Ireland and eligible for split year residence relief in the relevant year.

Section 822 TCA 1997

09TACD2020

Income tax - rental or trading income

Section 18 TCA 1997

Yes

Income arising from the provision of emergency accommodation for the homeless, under agreement with Dublin County Council was determined to be trading income and chargeable to tax under Schedule D Case I. The Appellant had sought to classify the income as rental income and claimed "section 23 relief" against income tax for the tax years 2010 and 2011.

Section 75 TCA 1997

Section 96 TCA 1997

10TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Yes

Valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of a charge to VRT; the value being measured as the open market selling price of the vehicle at the time of the charging of the tax.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

11TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

Valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of a charge to VRT; the value being measured as the open market selling price of the vehicle at the time of the charging of the tax.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

12TACD2020

Income tax

Section 192A TCA 1997

Unknown

Payment under a severance agreement was determined not to qualify for exemption under section 192A TCA.

Section 123 TCA 1997

13 TACD2020

Income tax

Section 129A TCA 1997

Unknown

Payment of 'special damages of €95,000' under a settlement agreement was determined to be a payment in respect of renumeration to which the exemption in section 129A TCA does not apply.

Section 123 TCA 1997

14TACD2020

VRT -transfer of residence relief

Section 134 Finance Act 1992

Unknown

Appellant did not succeed in showing that his normal residence was outside the State prior to August 2017.

15TACD2020

VAT

Section 2 VATCA 2010

Unknown

The importation of a motorbike, which had travelled less than 6,000 kilometres at the time of importation determined to be a new means of transport and as such liable to VAT.

Section 3 VATCA 2010

Section 24 VATCA 2010

Section 32 VATCA 2010

16TACD2020

VAT - telecommunications services

Section 2 VATCA 2010

Unknown

Consolidated appeals against determinations and assessments raised by Revenue relating to non-EU roaming charges, cancellation charges, bill pay broadband and time limits.

Section 3 VATCA 2010

Section 33 VATCA 2010

Section 35 VATCA 2010

Section 104 VATCA 2010

Section 99 VATCA 2010

17TACD2020

PAYE

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

Claims for incapacitated child credit under section 465 TCA for the tax years 2003 to 2010 were determined to be outside the four-year statutory limit.

18TACD2020

Income tax - Artists' exemption

Section 195 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appellant found to have satisfied the requisite legal tests, in particular paragraph 7(2)(e) of the guidelines, to entitle them to avail of the exemption

19TACD2020

Income tax - Artists' exemption

Section 195 TCA 1997

Unknown

It was determined that the Appellant was entitled to the artists' exemption as the book, the subject matter of the appeal, was a non-fiction work within paragraph 7(2) of the relevant guidelines.

20TACD2020

VRT

Regulations 2(1), 10 and 15 of S.I. No 353/1994 - Disabled Drivers and Passengers (Tax Concession) Regulations, 1994

Unknown

Repayment of residual VRT and residual VAT charged in relation to the adaption of a used motor vehicle in accordance with S.I.No 353/1994 - Disabled Drivers and Passengers (Tax Concession) Regulations, 1994

21TACD2020

PAYE

Section 3 TCA 1997

Unknown

The appeal concerned a negative PAYE adjustment relating to a tax liability from an earlier tax year. The Commissioner determined that the negative adjustment was invalid as Revenue's powers to determine tax credits is limited to personal and general tax credits only and does not include negative adjustments to credits for tax paid.

Section 986(1)(d) TCA 1997

Regulations 2 and 10(1)(f) Income Tax (Employments)(Consolidated) Regulations 2001

22TACD2020

Corporation tax - banking trading losses

Section 21 TCA 1997

Yes

It was determined that the Appellant was not entitled to use trading losses against tax due on rental income from a number of properties over which the Appellant acted as mortgagee in possession.

Section 26 TCA 1997

Section 76(1) TCA 1997

Section 76(6) TCA 1997

Section 75 TCA 1997

Section 96(3) TCA 1997

Section 396B TCA 1997

23TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Yes

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

24TACD2020

VRT

Regulations 2(1), 10 and 15 of S.I. No 353/1994 - Disabled Drivers and Passengers (Tax Concession) Regulations, 1994

Unknown

This appeal relates to the reversal by the Respondent of a repayment of residual VRT and residual VAT charged in relation to the adaptation of a used motor vehicle in accordance with S.I. No. 353/1994 – Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations, 1994.

25TACD2020

VRT

Regulations 2(1) and 10 of S.I. No 353/1994 - Disabled Drivers and Passengers (Tax Concession) Regulations, 1994

Unknown

This appeal relates to the reversal by the Respondent of an original decision to grant relief from VRT and residual VAT charged in relation to the adaptation of a used motor vehicle in accordance with S.I. No. 353/1994 – Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations, 1994, arising from the death of the disabled person between the time the application for relief was approved and the vehicle was acquired and registered.

26TACD2020

Income tax - Artists' exemption

Section 195 TCA 1997

Unknown

The entitlement of the Appellant to the artists' exemption was determined to be disallowed on the basis that Appellant did not satisfy the requisite technical legal test, in particular paragraph 7(2) (b) of the relevant guidelines.

27TACD2020

Excise duties - missing fuel trader

Section 95,97 and 104 Finance Act 1999 (No.2)

Yes

This appeal concerned the sale of Low Sulphur Gas Oil (LSGO) which were paid for in case. The Appeal Commissioner disagreed with the Appellant's submission that there was a "disconnect" between Article 21(4)of the Directive and Finance Act 2001, section 99(10).

Section 99(10) Finance Act 2001 (as amended by section 93(1)(d) Finance Act 2010)

Mineral Oil Tax Regulations 2001 - S.I. 442/2001

28TACD2020 to 59TACD2020

Income tax

Section 812 TCA 1997

Yes

These appeals concern 32 individual appeals against amended Schedule D assessments. The assessments disallowed tax losses arising under collective undertakings. It was determined that participation in the collective was in the nature of an investment rather than a trade and the Applicants claim that section 812 TCA gave rise to a loss was also rejected under the determination by the Appeal Commissioner.

60TACD2020

Income tax - undeclared income - CAB

Section 18(2) TCA 1997

Yes

Appeal concerning the validity of notices of assessment raised by the Criminal Assets Bureau in respect of the years of assessment 2004 - 2010 inclusive.

Section 52 TCA 1997

Section 58(1) TCA 1997

61TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

62TACD2020

VAT

Section 111 VATCA 2010

Unknown

This is an appeal against a Notice of Assessment to VAT and a Notice of Estimation of PAYE/PRSI/USC. The Assessment to VAT was made on the basis that the Appellant had underestimated sales and the Notice of Estimation of PAYE/PRSI/USC was made on the basis that, arising from the underestimated sales, the Appellant made payments of emoluments on which PAYE/PRSI/USC should have been deducted and remitted.

Section 990 TCA 1997

63TACD2020

Capital gains tax

Section 552 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal against a Notice of Assessment to capital gains tax concerning the disposal of a residential premises situated in the State.

Section 604 TCA 1997

64TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

65TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

66TACD2020

Income tax - AVC relief

Section 787 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal against a refusal to grant tax relief in respect of a once off additional voluntary pension contribution for the tax year ended 31 December 2015.

67TACD2020

Stamp duty

Section 1 SDCA 1999

Unknown

Appeal against an assessment to stamp duty relating the availability of sub-sale relief in accordance with section 46 of the Stamp Duty Consolidation Act 1999, as amended.

Section 2 SDCA 1999

Section 7 SDCA 1999

Section 46 SDCA 1999

68TACD2020

VAT

Section 59 VATCA 2010

Yes

This appeal considers the entitlement of the Appellant to VAT deductions on the basis that the Appellant knew or should have known that he was participating in a transaction connected with the fraudulent evasion of VAT.

Section 66 VATCA 2010

Section 20 of Value Added Tax Regulations 2010

69TACD2020

Income tax

Section 19 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal relating to the denial of a credit for PAYE deducted from director emoluments, but not remitted to Revenue, and also an appeal against an assessment to income tax in respect of employment renumeration.

Section 112 TCA 1997

Chapter 4 of Part 42 TCA 1997

Section 983 TCA 1997

Section 984 TCA 1997

Section 985 TCA 1997

Section 984B TCA 1997

Section 986 TCA 1997

Section 531AO(3) TCA 1997

Section 531AAA TCA 1997

Section 997A TCA 1997

Section 24 Companies (Amendment) Act 1990

70TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 and Section 135B(6)(a) Finance Act 1992, as amended

71TACD2020

Income tax

Section 787G TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal relates to a liability to income tax in relation to funds withdrawn from a PRSA.

72TACD2020

Income tax

Chapter 5 of Part41A TCA 1997

Unknown

The appeal concerns the availability of credit for tax deducted from directors' emoluments. A shortfall in PAYE-related liabilities arising prior to Examinership resulted in monies previously paid as directors' PAYE as now paid in respect of persons other than persons to which section 997A TCA applies.

Section 997A TCA 1997

73TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

74TACD2020

VRT

Section 135D Finance Act 1992

Unknown

The Appellant was determined not to have satisfied the conditions necessary to qualify for a refund of residual VRT.

S.I. 110 of 2013

75TACD2020

VRT

Section 133 and Section 132 Finance Act 1992, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

76TACD2020

VRT

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

77TACD2020

RCT

Section 530G TCA 1997

Unknown

This appeal concerns the application of the Zero Rate of RCTon a subcontractor. Revenue were determined to have correctly applied the 20% rate.

Section 530H TCA 1997

78TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

79TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

80TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

81TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

82TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period..

83TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

84TACD2020

Income tax - Mortgage interest relief

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

This appeal relates to a repayment claim relating to mortgage interest relief. The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

Section 244 TCA 1997

Section 244A TCA1997

S.I. No. 558/2001

85TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Yes

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

86TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

87TACD2020

VRT

Section 134(6) Finance Act 1992, as amended

Unknown

The Appellant was determined not to have satisfied the conditions necessary to qualify for a refund of residual VRT.

S.I. No. 437 of 1992 - Vehicle Registration and Taxation (No.2) Regulations 1992

88TACD2020

Capital gains tax

Section 5 TCA 1997

Yes

This appeal concerns whether the disposal of a department store and other lands and buildings constituted a disposal of development land.

Section 548 TCA 1997

Section 648 TCA 1997

Section 653 TCA 1997

Section 949I TCA 1997

Section 955 TCA 1997

89TACD2020

VRT

Section 132 Finance Act 1992, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the determination of the due date for the charging of VRT on the importation of a vehicle into the State.

Section 3(f) - S.I. No. 400 of 2010 - Vehicle Registration and Taxation (Amendment) Regulations 2010

90TACD2020

Income tax - Help to Buy

Section 477C TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal against the refusal of relief under the Help to Buy scheme.

91TACD2020

Local Property Tax (LPT)

Section 8, 16 and 34 Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012

Unknown

This appeal considered whether the Appellant was a person “entitled to immediate possession” of a residential property for a period “that may equal or exceed 20 years” before 2013.

Section 52 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009

92TACD2020

Local Property Tax (LPT)

Section 8 and 16 Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012

Unknown

This appeal concerns whether a property was used as the Appellant’s main residence and his entitlement to continue to avail of the exemption to LPT.

93TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001

Unknown

This appeal concerns the imposition of additional VRT by the Respondent due to the failure of the Appellant to register his UK acquired vehicle within the time specified in the VRT legislation.

Section 132(3A) Finance Act 1992, as amended

Regulation 8 of the Vehicle Registration and Taxation Regulations 1992 (S.I.318/1992)

94TACD2020

VRT

Section 135D of the Finance Act 1992

Unknown

This appeal concerns the refusal by the Respondent to make a refund of residual VRT arising from the export of a vehicle by the Appellant.

Section 135D of the Finance Act 1992

S.I. 110 of 2013 (Commencement Order for the scheme)

95TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

96TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

97TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

98TACD2020

Income tax

Section 462 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal concerning the withdrawal of the One Parent Family Tax Credit and a claim of the Single Person Child Carer Credit.

Section 462B TCA 1997

Section 1031P TCA 1997

Section 1031Q TCA 1997

Section 127 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010

99TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

100TACD2020

VRT

Section 145 Finance Act 2001

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 146 Finance Act 2001

101TACD2020

VRT

Section 145 Finance Act 2001

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 146 Finance Act 2001

102TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

103TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

104TACD2020

VAT

Section 3 VATCA 2010

Unknown

This appeal concerns the use of intra-Community acquisitions of movable goods by an accountable person and a deduction claimed for the VAT on those goods where the Appellant had registered for VAT as an 'agricultural consultant' and late changed the description of the business to 'international carriage of goods'.

Section 5 VATCA 2010

Section 24 VATCA 2010

Section 59 VATCA 2010

Regulation 7(1) of the Vehicle Registration and Taxation Regulations 1992, as amended by the Vehicle Registration Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2010

105TACD2020

Income tax and CGT

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

Claim for repayment of income tax determined to be outside the four-year limitation period and imposition of 10% late filing surcharge for the late filing of a capital gains tax return.

Section 959A TCA 1997

Section 959I TCA 1997

Section 1084 TCA 1997

106TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

Section 135B 6(a) Finance Act 1992, as amended

107TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

Section 135B 6(a) Finance Act 1992, as amended

108TACD2020

Corporation tax

Section 441 TCA 1997

Unknown

This appeal concerns the operation of the surcharge on undistributed income of service companies and whether the “principal part” of the Appellants taxable income in the years 2012 and 2013 was derived from “non-professional” services.

109TACD2020

VAT

Section 59 VATCA 2010

Unknown

This appeal centres on whether the Appellant is entitled to claim a refund of VAT in respect of a number of transactions carried out in 2013 relating to the purchase of entitlements to EU-related farm support payments.

Section 66 VATCA 2010

Regulation 20 Value-Added Tax Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 639 of 2010)

110TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of a charge to VRT; the value being measured as the open market selling price of the vehicle in respect of the calculation of a tax repayment which arose on the disposal of a vehicle which had qualified for relief from VRT under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions).
Regulations, 1994.

S.I No.353/1994 - Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concession) Regulations 1994

111TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

112TACD2020

Income tax - Artists' exemption

Section 195 TCA 1997

Unknown

The entitlement of the Appellant to the artists' exemption was determined to be disallowed on the basis that Appellant did not satisfy the requisite technical legal test, in particular paragraph 7(2) (b) of the relevant guidelines.

113TACD2020

VRT

Section 145 Finance Act 2001

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 146 Finance Act 2001

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

114TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

115TACD2020

Income tax

Section 126 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal of liability in relation to the tax treatment of taxable Social Welfare Benefits (State pension income)

Section 997 TCA 1997

116TACD2020

PAYE

Section 126 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal of liability in relation to the tax treatment of taxable Social Welfare Benefits (Illness benefit)

Section 997 TCA 1997

117TACD2020

Income tax

Section 465 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal against a decision to refuse a claim for Incapacitated Child Tax Credit

118TACD2020

Income tax - Artists' exemption

Section 195 TCA 1997

Unknown

This appeal concerned the Revenue Commissioner's failure to make a decision concerning artists' exemption in GENRE K non-fiction. It was determined that the subject matter of the appeal were non-fiction works within paragraph 7(2)(c) of the Guidelines and as such the exemption afforded by section 195(3) TCA 1997 applied.

Guidelines drawn up under Section 195(2) TCA 1997

Section 6 Heritage Act 1995

119TACD2020

VAT

Section 3 VATCA 2010

Yes

This appeal concerns the question of whether certain church candles produced by the Appellant company are zero rated for VAT purposes.

Paragraph 13(4) Schedule 2 VATCA 2010

120TACD2020

PAYE, PRSI & USC

Part 42 Chapter 4 TCA 1997

Yes

This appeal concerns whether an employer who had paid emoluments to the employees of a nursing home was the principle employer and therefore required to accountable for PAYE, PRSI and USC.

Section 983 TCA 1997

Section 984 TCA 1997

Section 985 TCA 1997

Section 986 TCA 1997

Income Tax (Employments) (Consolidated) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 559 of 2001)

121TACD2020

VAT

Section 2 VATCA 2010

Unknown

This is an appeal in relation to the refusal by the Respondent of a refund of VAT in relation to the importation of a cruiser stern sail away craft.

Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax (No. 12) Order) 1980 (SI No. 262 of 1980)

122TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

123TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

124TACD2020

Income tax

Section 886 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal against assessments to income tax and VAT concerning the adequacy of records in relation to sales.

Section 84 VATCA 2010

Regulations 27 VATCA 2010

125TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

Section 132(3) Finance Act 1992, as amended

126TACD2020

VAT (Medical professionals)

Paragraph 2(3) Schedule 1 VATCA 2010

Yes

This appeal concerns whether the supply of a locum doctor to a GP clinic should be regarded as a taxable supply of staffing services or an exempt supply of professional medical care services. A summary of this determination is included on TaxSource Total.

Section 46 VATCA 2010

Article 132(c) Council Directive 2006/112.EC

127TACD2020

Income tax - Professional partnerships - trading deduction

Section 18(1) TCA 1997

Yes

This appeal concerns whether a deduction can be claimed in respect of the "Voluntary Partner Retirement" payments made to certain retired partners in computing Schedule D Case II profits from the partnership’s trade/profession.

Section 65(1) TCA 1997

Section 81(2)(a) TCA 1997

Section 81(2)(I) TCA 1997

128TACD2020

Income tax

Section 477C TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal against a refusal of a claim for Help to Buy relief.

129TACD2020

Corporation tax

Section 440 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal against an amended assessment to corporation tax relating to the levying of a close company surcharge in respect of the undistributed portion of a dividend paid by a subsidiary.

Section 434 TCA 1997

Section 130 TCA 1997

Section 156 TCA 1997

Section 884 TCA 1997

Section 951 TCA 1997

130TACD2020

Income tax

Part 10, Chapter 11 TCA 1997 (sections 372AK - 372AV TCA 1997)

Unknown

Appeal against an amended assessment relating to a claim for section 23 relief and also involves a claim for travel expenses claimed as a rental income deduction.

Section 384 TCA 1997

Section 81 TCA 1997

Section 97 TCA 1997

Section 372AP(7) TCA 1997

131TACD2020

Income tax - Artists' exemption

Section 195 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appellant found to have satisfied the requisite legal tests, in particular paragraph 7(2)(c) of the guidelines, to entitle them to avail of the artists' exemption.

Guidelines drawn up under Section 195(2) TCA 1997

Section 6 Heritage Act 1995

132TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

133TACD2020

VRT

Section 14 Finance Act 2001

Unknown

The Appellant was successful in appealing the application of a late registration VRT charge.

Section 132 Finance Act 1992, as amended

S.I No. 318/1992 – Vehicle Registration and Taxation Regulation, 1992, Regulation 8

134TACD2020

Capital gains tax - Anti-avoidance - section 811

Section 811(9)(a) TCA 1997

Yes

Appeal against a Notice of Opinion stating that the transaction carried out by the Appellant was "a tax avoidance transaction within the meaning of TCA, section 811 Taxes Consolidation Act 1997” and specifying the tax advantage arising from the transaction.

Section 811(1) TCA 1997

Section 10(7) TCA 1997

Section 432(2) TCA 1997

Section 31 TCA 1997

Section 545 TCA 1997

Section 546 TCA 1997

Section 547 TCA 1997

Section 549 TCA 1997

135TACD2020

VAT, PAYE, PRSI & USC

Section 990 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal concerning whether sales were under declared for VAT purposes and whether certain payments of motor expenses, certain asset purchases for and/or on behalf of the directors and motor expenses paid to an employee should be treated as emoluments.

136TACD2020

PRSI

Section 917EA TCA 1997 (as amended)

Unknown

Appeal in relation to the denial of an application for exclusion from the Mandatory Electronic Filing requirements to file returns and make payments electronically.

SI No. 223 of 2011 - Tax Returns and Payments (Mandatory electronic filing and payment of tax) Regulations 2011

137TACD2020

Customs

Article 29 of Council Regulation (EC) 2913/92 (Customs Code)

Unknown

The appeal relates to the customs value of imported goods and whether the payment of a royalty or licence fee should be included in the value. It was determined that the payment of royalties by the Appellant to relevant Licensors did not constitute a condition of sale of the goods being valued and the royalties should not be added to the price actually paid or payable in determining the customs value of imported goods.

Article 32 of Council Regulation (EC) 2913/92 (Customs Code)

Article 143 of Commission Regulation (EC) 2454/93 (Implementing Provisions)

Article 157 of Commission Regulation (EC) 2454/93 (Implementing Provisions)

Article 159 of Commission Regulation (EC) 2454/93 (Implementing Provisions)

Article 160 of Commission Regulation (EC) 2454/93 (Implementing Provisions)

Annex 23 – Interpretative Notes on Customs Value of Commission Regulation (EC) 2454/93 (Implementing Provisions)

Commentary No 11 of the Customs Code Committee (Customs Valuation Section) on the application of Article 32(1)(c) CC in relation to royalties and licence fees paid to a third party according to Article 160 of Reg. (EEC) No 2454/93

138TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

139TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

140TACD2020

Capital gains tax

Section 598 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal relating to retirement relief on disposals within a family of a farm or business, which was subsequently disposed of to an unconnected third party.

Section 599 TCA 1997

141TACD2020

VRT

Section 135D Finance act 1992, as amended

Yes

This was an appeal against the refusal of a claim by the Appellant, a motor dealership, for a repayment of VRT in accordance with the export repayment scheme.

142TACD2020

VRT

Section 135D Finance act 1992, as amended

Yes

This was an appeal against the refusal of a claim by the Appellant, a motor dealership, for a repayment of VRT in accordance with the export repayment scheme.

143TACD2020

Income tax - Artists' exemption

Section 195 TCA 1997

Unknown

The entitlement of the Appellant to the artists' exemption was determined to be disallowed on the basis that Appellant did not satisfy the requisite legal test, in particular paragraph 7(2) (b) of the relevant guidelines.

Guidelines drawn up under Section 195(2) TCA 1997

144TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

Valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of a charge to VRT; the value being measured as the open market selling price of the vehicle at the time of the charging of the tax.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

145TACD2020

Income tax

Section 81 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal against a Notice of Determination on the payment of €200,000 by a company to a spouse of a director of the company, on the death of the director. The case considered if the €200,000 payment was deductable as a trading expense under S.81

146TACD2020

CAT

Section 9 CATCA 2003

Unknown

Appeal against a capital acquisitions tax amended assessment which describes the date of inheritance as the date of death and the valuation date as the valuation date.

Section 10 CATCA 2003

Section 30 CATCA 2003

Section 86 CATCA 2003

Section 10 Succession Act 1965

147TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

148TACD2020

Income tax and VAT

Section 959AA TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal against additional assessments for income tax and VAT of a florist, who also published a book and had other ad hoc income. The Appellant failed to maintain proper books and records to support his tax return.

Section 886 TCA 1997

Section 84 VATCA 2010

Regulation 27 VATCA 2010

149TACD2020

VAT

Section 94 VATCA 2010

Unknown

This appeal relates to a bank forced sale of properties. It was determined that as there was no appointment of a receiver or mortgagee in possession by the Bank of the properties, over which it held some form of lien or guarantee, the Appellant could not rely on section 22(3) VATCA to transfer the liability for the VAT liability for the sale of the properties to the Bank.

Section 22 VATCA 2010

150TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

151TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

152TACD2020

VRT

Section 134(1)(a) Finance Act 1992, as amended

Unknown

This appeal relates to the importation of a vehicle into the State by the Appellant and to the imposition of VRT and in particular, the availability of transfer of residence relief.

S.I No. 59/1993, Vehicle Registration Tax (Permanent Reliefs) Regulations 1993

153TACD2020

Income tax

Section 192A TCA 1997

Yes

Appeal against a refusal to repay PAYE, PRSI and USC deducted by an individual's former employer from a payment of €180,000 made pursuant to the terms of a ‘Compromise Agreement’ which resulted in the cessation of the employment.

Section 123 TCA 1997

Section 201 TCA 1997

154TACD2020

VRT

Regulation 8, Vehicle Registration and Taxation Regulations 1992

Unknown

The appeal concerns an amount of VRT charged on the basis that the vehicle was not registered within 30 days of the date of arrival of the vehicle in the State.

132(3A) Finance Act 1992, as amended

155TACD2020

RCT

Section 865 TCA 1997

No

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

156TACD2020

Capital gains tax

Section 547 TCA 1997

Unknown

Appeal against an assessment to capital gains tax concerning the correct base price and property disposed and the entitlement to Retirement Relief in respect of the property disposed.

Section 549 TCA 1997

Section 573 TCA 1997

Section 576(1) TCA 1997

Section 577(3) TCA 1997

Section 577A TCA 1997

Section 598 TCA 1997

157TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

158TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period..

159TACD2020

VRT

Section 132 Finance Act 1992, as amended

Unknown

This appeal relates to the importation of a vehicle into the State by the Appellant and to the imposition of VRT and in particular, the availability of transfer of residence relief.

S.I No. 318/1992 – Vehicle Registration and Taxation Regulation, 1992, Regulation 8

Section 134(1)(a) Finance Act 1992, as amended

S.I No. 59/1993, Vehicle Registration Tax (Permanent Reliefs) Regulations 1993

160TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the refusal to make a repayment of vehicle registration tax (VRT) connected with a deletion of an entry in the register of all vehicles maintained by the Revenue Commissioners

Section 134(6) Finance Act 1992, as amended

161TACD2020

VRT

S.I. No. 353/1994 - Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994, as amended.

Unknown

This appeal concerns the entitlement to register a vehicle as exempt from the payment of VRT pursuant to S.I.No 353/1994 - Disabled Drivers and Passengers (Tax Concession) Regulations, 1994

162TACD2020

VRT

Section 135 Finance Act 1992

Unknown

The Appellant was determined not to have satisfied the conditions necessary to qualify for a refund of residual VRT.

163TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

164TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

165TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001, as amended

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 131 Finance Act 1992, as amended

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

166TACD2020

Income tax

Section 1017 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appellant succeeded in discharging the burden of proof in relation to the cancellation of his election to joint assessment for the years 2014 to 2017.

Section 1018 TCA 1997

167TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

Section 132 Finance Act 1992, as amended

168TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992, as amended

169TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appellant's argument that the application of the four year rule was an unfair contract term under European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations, 1995 (Irish S.I. No. 27/1995) was said to be outside the scope of the jurisdiction of an Appeal Commissioner.

170TACD2020

Income tax

Section 469 TCA 1997

Unknown

This appeal concerned a claim for medical expense relief whereby the Appellant claimed relief in a year in which he/she had taxable income for offset against medical expenses incurred in years in which he/she did not have taxable income. The appeal was denied on the grounds that the legislation states that a medical expense claim must be made in the year of assessment the expense arose.

171TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001

Unknown

It was determined that the Appellant satisfied the requisite statutory conditions in respect of transfer of residence relief pursuant to section 134(1)(a) of the Finance Act 1992 and S.I. No. 59/1993 and therefore was entitled to a repayment of VRT

Section 132 Finance Act 1992, as amended

S.I No. 318/1992

S.I No. 59/1993

172TACD2020

Income tax

Section 18(2) TCA 1997

Yes

The issue under appeal was whether a grant and/or the exercise of a right to subscribe for shares in a company gave rise to an income tax liability on the part of the Appellant. The receipt was determined to be a capital receipt and outside the charge to income tax.

Section 65(1) TCA 1997

173TACD2020

VRT

Section 134(1)(a) Finance Act 1992

Unknown

It was determined that the Appellant satisfied the requisite statutory conditions in respect of transfer of residence relief pursuant to section 134(1)(a) of the Finance Act 1992 and S.I. No. 59/1993 and therefore was entitled to a refund of VRT.

174TACD2020

VRT

Section 135D Finance Act 1992

Unknown

The Appellant was determined not to have satisfied the necessary condition to qualify for a refund of residual VRT on the export of a vehicle.

175TACD2020

Domicile Levy

Part 18C TCA 1997 (ss.531AA - 531AK)

Yes

The Appellant was determined to have failed to discharge the onus of proof in showing that he was not liable to the domicile levy on his word-wide income in 2011. It was argued that his world-wide income reduced by the Case I losses did not exceed €1 million and that his income tax liability was in excess of €200,000 on the basis that his liability to USC should be regarded as 'liability to income tax' for the purposes of the domicile levy.

Part 18D TCA 1997 (ss.531AL - 531AAF)

Section 3 TCA 1997

Section 12 TCA 1997

Section 381 TCA 1997

176TACD2020

Domicile Levy

Part 18C TCA 1997 (ss.531AA - 531AK)

Yes

The appellant was determined to have failed to discharge the onus of proof in showing that he was not liable to the domicile levy on his world-wide income. He claimed to have world-wide income of nil in relation to the tax years under assessment, and that his income tax liability was greater than €200,000 in one of those years.

Part 18D TCA 1997 (ss.531AL - 531AAF)

Section 3 TCA 1997

Section 12 TCA 1997

Section 381 TCA 1997

177TACD2020

Income tax

Section 18(1) TCA 1997

Unknown

The Respondent in this case was the Criminal Assets Bureau. The Appellant, who is Irish domiciled, but leading a "nomadic" lifestyle, travelling the world to acquire and sell rare coins and metals, was determined not to have been resident in Ireland during the years 2002 to 2006 inclusive and not to have carried on a trade in Ireland during any of those years.

Section 818 TCA 1997

Section 819 TCA 1997

178TACD2020

Customs and excise

Section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972

Unknown

The Appellant was determined to be entitled, pursuant to Article 220(2)(b) of Council Regulation 2913/92, to relief from entry in the accounts of liability for the customs duty under appeal.

Council Regulation No. 2658/87

Articles 20, 48, 59.1, 220 of the Customs Code

179TACD2020

Income tax - Artists' exemption

Section 195 TCA 1997

Unknown

The entitlement of the Appellant to the artists' exemption was disallowed on the basis that Appellant's work was not original material as required by legislation and the addition of calligraphy and quotes did not come within the category of "a painting or other like picture".

180TACD2020

Income tax

Section 997A TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appellant sought to amend tax returns to change payments originally returned as salary to a refund of a director's loan. It was determined that the Appellant received taxable renumeration in the relevant period and a credit under section 997A was not available, as tax deducted from the emoluments had not fully been remitted to Revenue.

Section 959V TCA 1997

181TACD2020

Income tax - Rent a room relief

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

182TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001 (as amended)

Unknown

The appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of a charge to VRT, the value being measured as the open market selling price of the vehicle at the time of the charging of the tax.

183TACD2020

Income tax - Artists' exemption

Section 195 TCA 1997

Unknown

The entitlement of the Appellant to the artists' exemption was disallowed on the basis that Appellant did not satisfy the requisite legal test, in particular paragraph 7(2)(a) or (b) of the relevant guidelines.

184TACD2020

VRT

Section 133 Finance Act 1992

Unknown

Valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of a charge to VRT; the value being measured as the open market selling price of the vehicle at the time of the charging of the tax. Determination in favour of the Appellant.

Section 132 Finance Act 1992

185TACD2020

Capital Gains Tax

Section 956 TCA 1997

Yes

A payment received by the Appellant from a non-resident discretionary trust, in April 1999 was determined to fall within the provisions of sections 590 and 597A TCA 1997 and was therefore chargeable to capital gains tax for the tax year of assessment ending 4 April 2000.

Section 955 TCA 1997

Section 17(1)(h) Finance Act 2003

Section 129 Finance Act 2012

Schedule 4 Finance Act 2012

Section 590 TCA 1997 (as enacted by section 89 Finance Act 1999)

Section 597A TCA 1997 (as enacted by section 88 Finance Act 1999)

186TACD2020

VRT

Section 146 Finance Act 2001

Unknown

This appeal concerns the valuation of a vehicle for the purposes of ascertaining the open market selling price in respect of the calculation of VRT. An average price of comparator vehicles was used in this determination.

Section 133 Finance Act 1992

Section 141 Finance Act 1992 (as amended)

187TACD2020

Mandatory E-filing Exemption

Section 917EA TAC 1997

Unknown

Where the Appellant sought exclusion from mandatory e-filing requirements, it was required to show that it could not reasonably be expected to have capacity for the exclusion to apply. The appeal failed.

Section 889 TCA 1997

Section 894 TCA 1997

S.I No. 223/2011 - Tax Returns and Payments (Mandatory electronic filing and payment of tax) Regulations 2011

188TACD2020

Income tax

Unknown

The Appellant had not succeeded in discharging the burden of proof and was not successful in showing that the assessment was incorrect.

189TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.

190TACD2020

Corporation tax

Section 884 TCA 1997

Unknown

The application of a surcharge on the late filing of iXBRL financial statements was considered to be valid where Revenue had failed to notify the Appellant that its submission was unsuccessful.

Section 959I TCA 1997

Section 1084(2)(a)(ii) TCA 1997

191TACD2020

Income tax

Section 865 TCA 1997

Unknown

The Appeal Commissioner noted that he/she did not have any discretion under the terms of the legislation to allow claims outside the four-year period.