News Archive
Research Report on Philanthropy
Research Report on Tax and Regulatory Policy to encourage Greater Philanthropy
Commission on Taxation 2009
The Commission on Taxation Report was published on Monday September 7th 2009.
Conference Presentations from "Promoting Philanthropy - Playing Our Part"
Our 17th Annual Conference "Promoting Philanthropy - Playing Our Part" took place on November 6th in the Morrison Hotel, Ormond Quay, Dublin 1.
Charities welcome Cowen’s EU Vat refund comments
17 December 2006 By Susan Mitchell
Charities pay State 'over €25m' a year
09/11/06
9th November 2006 - Irish Times
Liam Reid, Political Reporter
Irish charities pay over €25 million a year in VAT to the State, a body seeking tax reform for charities claimed yesterday.
The Irish Charities Tax Reform Group (ICTRG) told the Oireachtas Committee on Finance that a considerable proportion of the money donated by the general public to charities ended up in Government coffers because charities had no way of reclaiming VAT.
ICTRG presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service
08/11/06
ICTRG attended the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service to discuss VAT and Charities on the 8th November 2006. Richard Dixon (Chairman) made a short presentation followed by questions and answers from committee members.
Download the presentation as a PDF (122KB).
Charities group to make case for VAT exemption
08/11/06
8th November 2006, Irish Times
Mark Hennessy
Political Correspondent
The Government's argument that charities must pay VAT under European Union rules does not stand up to scrutiny, a number of charities will today tell an Oireachtas committee.
Last month, Minister for Finance Brian Cowen said he could not offer charities any concessions because new exemptions were barred under 30-year-old legislation introduced when Ireland joined the EU.
Charity Representative Group Welcomes Publication of Regulation Bill
10/03/06
The Dept. of Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs issued a press release and published the General Scheme for The Charities Regulation Bill 2006 on its website yesterday the 9th March 2005
On an initial reading it seems that most of the issues we raised with the Dept. have been addressed:
1. There will be a stand alone Charity Regulatory Body funded by government
2. Advocacy as an ancillary activity in pursuit of an organisations charitable purposes is permitted cf.Head 3 points 4 & 5
Charity Representative Group Welcomes Publication of Regulation Bill
10/03/06
Press Statement from Irish Charities Tax Reform Group
This long awaited piece of legislation will promote and underpin public confidence in the charity sector…………
The Irish Charities Tax Reform Group (ICTRG), which represents over 150 of Ireland’s leading charities, today welcomed the publication of the Charities Regulation Bill.