Revenue eBrief No. 044/24 – Employee (PAYE) Tax Credit

Revenue eBrief No. 044/24 20 February 2024 Tax and Duty Manual Part 15-01-07  – Employee (PAYE) Tax Credit  Tax and Duty Manual Part 15-01-07 – Employee (PAYE) Tax Credit – has been updated to reflect the increase to the credit as provided for in Finance Act 2023, together with a new table inserted at paragraph 1 to show […]

Revenue seize over 14 million cigarettes in Dublin

Revenue seize over 14 million cigarettes in Dublin Yesterday, 19/02/2024, as part of an intelligence-led operation, Revenue officers seized 14.6 million cigarettes in Dublin. The illicit cigarettes, of various brands including ‘Richmond’ and ‘Marlboro’, have a retail value of €12 million, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €9.6 million. Investigations are ongoing. […]

Revenue eBrief No. 042/24 – Remote Working Relief

Revenue eBrief No. 042/24 20 February 2024 Remote Working Relief Tax and Duty Manual Part 05-02-13 Remote Working Relief has been updated. The main changes are as follows: in paragraph 4 to confirm that the remote working daily allowance applies in the case of directors, (including proprietary directors), where the director has incurred and defrayed relevant […]

Revenue eBrief No. 043/24 – Repair and Leasing Scheme

Revenue eBrief No. 043/24 20 February 2024 Repair and Leasing Scheme Tax and Duty Manual Part 04-08-18 – Repair and Leasing Scheme – has been updated to clarify that the scheme includes both a direct lease agreement and a rental availability agreement and, while both a local authority and an approved housing body can enter into a direct lease […]

Revenue seize drugs worth over €6,443,000 at Rosslare Europort

Revenue seize drugs worth over €6,443,000 at Rosslare Europort Yesterday (16/02/2024), as a result of risk profiling and with the assistance of Revenue’s mobile x-ray scanner and detector dog, Jasper, Revenue officers seized approximately 288.6kg of herbal cannabis, 72.8kg of cannabis resin and 3.3kg of cocaine, with an estimated value of €6,443,640, at Rosslare Europort. The […]

Update: Drugs seizure – Joint operation between Gardaí and Revenue in Cork and Kerry

Update: Drugs seizure – Joint operation between Gardaí and Revenue in Cork and Kerry Yesterday (16/02/2024), as a result of an intelligence-led operation, Revenue officers seized 546kg of synthetic drugs with an estimated value of €32.8 million at Cork Port. This seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by Revenue’s Customs […]