European Union (Administrative Cooperation in the Field of Taxation) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 240/2020

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 7th July, 2020.

I, PASCHAL DONOHOE, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 20111 , as amended by Council Directive (EU) 2020/876 of 24 June 20202 , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Administrative Cooperation in the Field of Taxation) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

2. The European Union (Administrative Cooperation in the Field of Taxation) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 549 of 2012 ) are amended -

(a) in Regulation 3(1), by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “Council Directive”:

“ ‘Council Directive’ means Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 20111 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Directive 77/799/EEC, as amended by Council Directive 2014/107/EU of 9 December 20143 , Council Directive (EU) 2015/2376 of 8 December 20154 , Council Directive (EU) 2016/881 of 25 May 20165 , Council Directive (EU) 2016/2258 of 6 December 20166 , Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 20187 and Council Directive (EU) 2020/876 of 24 June 20202 ;”,

and

(b) by the insertion of the following Regulation after Regulation 4:

“4A. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 8ab(18) of the Council Directive, the Revenue Commissioners shall communicate the first information to the competent authorities of all other Member States by 30 April 2021.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 8(6)(b) of the Council Directive, the Revenue Commissioners shall communicate to the competent authority of any other Member State the information referred to in Article 8(3a) that relates to the calendar year 2019 by 31 December 2020.”.

3. Part 33 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997) is amended in Chapter 3A -

(a) in section 817RC -

(i) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (1A), an intermediary” for “An intermediary”,

(ii) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(1A) Notwithstanding the time limit specified in subsection (1), the period of 30 days for making a return under that subsection shall begin on 1 January 2021 where -

(a) the reportable cross-border arrangement is made available for implementation,

(b) the reportable cross-border arrangement is ready for implementation, or

(c) the first step in the implementation of the reportable cross-border arrangement was taken,

whichever occurs first, during the period beginning on 1 July 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020.”,

(iii) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (2A), an intermediary” for “An intermediary”,

(iv) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):

“(2A) Notwithstanding the time limit specified in subsection (2), the period of 30 days for making a return under that subsection shall begin on 1 January 2021 where the aid, assistance or advice referred to in that subsection is provided, directly or by means of other persons as referred to in that subsection, during the period beginning on 1 July 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020.”,

and

(v) in subsection (3), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

“(a) when making a return under subsection (1), (1A), (2) or (2A), as the case may be (in this subsection referred to as ‘the return’), state in the return that it is a marketable arrangement, and”,

(b) in section 817RD -

(i) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (1A), where there is no intermediary” for “Where there is no intermediary”, and

(ii) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(1A) Notwithstanding the time limit specified in subsection (1), the period of 30 days for making a return under that subsection shall begin on 1 January 2021 where -

(a) the reportable cross-border arrangement is made available for...