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Tax Diary
 
End of month Payment of tax deducted from employees salary (PAYE);

Payment of special contribution for defence withheld from Dividends or Interest;

Payment of social insurance deducted from employee’s emoluments.

30 January Final deadline for the avoidance of penalty of 5% for the payment of Corporation Tax based on the tax return of the penultimate year, if not paid on 1st August of previous year.
31 January Submission of declaration of deemed dividend distribution (IR623) for the year ended 31 December two years ago.
30 April Submission of the previous year personal returns of individuals (IR1) where their gross income arises exclusively from salaried services (1) & (2);

Payment of premium tax for life insurance companies first instalment for the year;

Submission by employer of the total payroll of the previous year (From I.R.7).

30 June Submission of previous year personal returns of individuals not preparing audited financial statements (1) and payment of tax via a self-assessment method;

Payment of special contribution for defence for the first six months of the year.

1 August Submission of provision tax declaration and payment of first instalment of provisional tax for the year;

Payment of previous year’s final corporation tax under the self-assessment method;

Payment of previous year’s income tax based on the assessment raised by the Commissioner of Income Tax;

Payment of previous year’s income tax under the self-assessment method by individuals preparing audited financial statements.

31 August Payment of premium tax for life insurance companies – second instalment for the year.
30 September Payment of provisional tax – second instalment for the year;

Payment of immovable property tax for the year.

31 December Submission of previous year audited financial statements and tax returns (2);

Payment of provisional tax – third and last instalment for the year;

Payment of second instalment of special contribution for defence for the last six months of the year;

Payment of premium tax for life insurance companies – third and last instalment for the year.

Notes

1. Physical persons submit returns only when their gross income exceeds €19.500;
2. An individual is obliged to submit audited financial statements if the annual turnover exceeds €68.344

Interest: The official rate as set by the Ministry of Finance and published in the official Government Gazette is 8% per annum for all amounts due after 1/1/2007. Outstanding amounts before 1/1/2007 will be charged with 9%.
Penalties: Beyond the interest rate above, if the above-mentioned deadlines are not adhered to, there is additional penalty of 1% to 11% is chargeable depending on the circumstances for.

 
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