Indirect tax ebook - Ireland

The main indirect tax is value added tax (VAT). Although VAT has generally been harmonised within the European Union by various European commission directives, there are still a lot of different practices and treatments in individual countries. The VAT Act in Ireland closely follows the structure of the European VAT Directive.

The highly specialised indirect tax team can help domestic and international clients with all compliance and advisory work in indirect taxes. We are committed to providing innovative solutions on a local and an international basis. In particular, we provide the following services:

VAT compliance

• VAT registration
• preparation of all necessary VAT returns and notices
• foreign country VAT refund claims
• VAT due diligence and VAT review
• assistance with tax inspections and appeal procedures.

VAT advisory

• Advisory services
• discussions with official bodies concerning the interpretation of tax rules
• assistance in applying for an interpretation of VAT issues from a tax office
• assistance in applying for official opinions
• VAT on property advice.

VAT planning

• Establishing VAT effective business structures throughout Europe.
• advice on mergers and acquisitions including VAT effective acquisitions structures.

The international indirect tax team consists of specialised qualified tax advisors, serving all business sectors, for example:

• Building and construction sector
• Health sector
• Manufacturing and contract manufacturing
• Motor Industry
• Services industries
• Retailers
• State and local authorities.
  
  

The indirect taxes are headed by/please contact:

Finbarr O’Connell
Grant Thornton
24-26 City Quay
Dublin 2
Ireland
Telephone: +353-1-680 5771
Fax: +353-1-680 5806
Mail: finbarr.oconnell@ie.gt.com

Information about Ireland

• Introduction
• Scope
• Registration
• Tax rates
• Reporting & Filing
• General tax application/Time of supply
• Other local requirements