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Budget - 2016West Wicklow Business Network – Wednesday
21 October 2015
MARTIN CRAUL & CO/ACAS CONSULTANCYASSURED EXPERTISE LOCALLY
Incorporated Public Accountants and Registered Auditors2 Millbank, Blessington, County Wicklow. W91 W965
• CT Start Up Extension• Film Relief• CGT Business Sale Relief• CAT Category A change• Relief for Micobreweries• Cigarette Tax• ATM Charge Changes• Young Trained Farmer
Extension• Commercial Motor Tax• PRSI Tapered credit
Social Justice Ireland
• 375k people in constant poverty
• 2015 – 1,400,000 experiencing deprivation
• 2008 – 614,000 experiencing deprivation
• One in six children/ one in ten aged over 65 at risk
• Budget 2016 widens rich-gap by €506 per year
• Minimum Wage 25% below living wage €11.50
• While OAP increased by €5 per week no Social Protection increases for those below poverty line of €204.25 (Brian Harvey)
Income Tax Credits 2016
Credit Type• Single Person Credit • Married/Civil Partnership• Employee Tax Credit• Widowed Person/Civil P’ner• Earned Income Tax Credit
• Earned Income Credit 2017?• Earned Income Credit 2018?
Amount of Credit• €1,650• €3,300• €1,650• €2,190• €550• €1,100• €1,650
Other Personal Tax Credits
Credit Type• Incapacitated Child Credit• Blind Person Individual• Home Carer Credit 2015• Home Carer Credit 2016• H/C Income Threshold 2015• H/C Income Threshold 2016• Age Tax Credit • Health Expenses
• COMPUTED AT 20% OF EARNED INCOME• MAXIMUM TAX CREDIT €550• INDIVIDUAL – PART TIME FIREMAN €7,000• SELF EMPLOYED MECHANIC €25,000• TAX CREDIT OF €1,400 ON THE JOB• TAX CREDIT OF €250 FROM SELF EMPLOYED• EITC + EMPLOYEE CREDIT NO MORE €1,650
UNIVERSAL SOCIAL CHARGE
2015• Income to €12,012 – 1.50%• Next €5,564 – 3.50%• Next €52,468 – 7.00%• Above €70,044 – 8.00%• Non-Paye Earner – 3% extra
over €100,000 income
2016• Income to €12,012 – 1.00%• Next €6,656 – 3.00%• Next €51,376 – 5.50%• Above €70,044 – 8.00%• Non-Paye Earner – 3% extra
over €100,000 income
Exempt/Reduced USC
2016Individual not earning more
than €13,000All Department of Social
Protection PaymentsIncome Already Subject to
Deposit Retention Tax
2015Individual not earning more
than €12,012Ditto
Ditto
THE TAX BANDSSingle/Widowed/Civil Partner Surviving (No Child)
• SELF EMPLOYED INCOME €125,000• Married, spouse works at home• Engages carer for mother-in-law, cost €55,000• Will be relieved at higher rate 40%• Worth €22,000 off tax
LOW INCOME EXEMPTION
Applies to Income Tax Only Related to Age, being 65 or over – Tax
Exemption @ 65/Bus Pass @ 66Single Person – Exempt on €18,000 of incomeMarried/Civil Partners – Exempt on €36,000Child 1 - €575 extra/Child 2 - €575 extraChild 3 - €380 extra/Child 4 - €380 and so on….No Change in Budget 2016
Earned Income T/C €550.00Home Carer €1,000.00Take Home
€75,118.04Effective Deduction 39.91%
Supporting Entrepreneurs
• CGT Relief• CT –Three Year Start-Up• R & D Tax Credit• Micro Brewery Excise• Frg Earnings Deduction• EII (BES)• SURE (Seed Capital)• Home Renovations HRI• Restricted Shares
• Share Based Pay PRSI• Low Rate ER PRSI IRL• Listed Shares transfer• Vat cash receipts• 9% Vat tourist related
Knowledge Development Box
A company which has engaged in Research and Development in Ireland and which earns profits from patents or copyrighted software resulting from that R & D can avail of tax relief under the K.D.B to be taxed effectively at 6.25%.
• Basic Medicine; Clinical Medicine; Health Sciences
• Agri, Fishery, Forestry, Horticulture; Vet Medicine
Non Qualifying R & D
Exclusions• Social Science Research• Routine Testing Analysis• Cosmetic Alterations Existing• Corrective Breakdown Remedy• Legal and Administrative• Other activities• Market Research• Prospecting• Commercial and Financial • Admin and General Support
Specifically• Economic , Business Mng, Arts• Analysis Quality/Quantity Co• Even where some improvement• During Commercial Production• Application; Records; Litigation• Not Wholly & Exclusively• Markets tests; Surveys• Looking for Minerals or Gas• Marketing Commercial • Transportation, Storage, Cleaning
Research and Development
The Entity• Must be a company• Within charge to CT• Qualifying R & D activities• Deduction only in Ireland
Qualifying Activities• Be systematic, investigative or
experimental• In a field of science or
technology• Involve either basic research;
applied research; or experimental development
• Seek achieve scientific or tech advancement
• Resolution of scientific or tech uncertainty
CT START UP RELIEF
The Relief• Companies Incorporated
ager 14 October 2008• Applies to CT and CGT in
first three years trading• Exempting Tax Payable up to
€40,000 per year• Linked to Employment
Creation• Applies to New Trades Only
Applies to most activities but:• Professional Services
Companies• Land Dealing• Petroleum, coal or minerals• Acqaculture or agriculture• Road Freight or Export
Activities
TAX RELIEF START UP COMPANIES
Section 486C TCA 1997 Rules• Company Incorporated on or
after 14 October 2008• Set-up and commence a
qualifying trade between 1 September 2009 and (now) 31 December 2016, and
• Have Corporation Tax Liabilities which do not exceed the specified levels
• Since FA 2013 no longer on “use it or lose it” basis
The Details• Not an succession to trade
already set up• Activities not previously
carried on• Not available
dealing/developing/oils• Professional Service
Companies not eligible• Watch associated operations
Minimum Relief Start Up
Profits 31/12/16 €160,000• Employee 1 €18,605/ER
PRSI €2,000• Employee 2 €18,605/ER
PRSI €2,000• Employee 3 €102,500/ER
PRSI €6,000
PRSI Restriction and Caps• Normal CT Bill €20,000• Employer PRSI, €2,000 +
€2,000 + €6,000 = €11,000• Qualifying PRSI paid in the
accounting period €2,000 + €2,000 + €5,000 (capped) = €9,000
• Relief Available €9,000• CT Payable €11,000
CT START UP – PRSI AHEAD OF CT
The Payroll Analysis• Worker 1 €37,209/PRSI €4,000• Worker 2 €37,209/PRSI €4,000• Worker 3 €46,500/PRSI €5,000• Worker 4 €37,209/PRSI €4,000• Worker 5 €37,209/PRSI €4,000• Worker 6 – On Jobs Incentive• Worker 7 €18,605/PRSI €2,000• Worker 8 €18,605/PRSI €2,000• Qualifying PRSI €25,000
Profits 31/12/16 €160,000• Normal CT Bill €20,000• Qualifying PRSI (ER) €25,000• Relief S486C €20,000• CT Payable €Nil• Maximum Relief Granted
Statement from Brendan Howlin T.D.From now on children will be eligible for free childcare from three years of age up until they are five and a half, or until they start primary school. According to James Reilly, Minister for Children “from now on” means 1 September 2016.