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Published date: 25 March 2004

Finance Act 2004 (No. 8)

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Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part 1 Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax (ss. 1-42)
Chapter 1 Interpretation (s. 1)
In force
1. Interpretation (Part 1).
Chapter 2 Income Tax (ss. 2-16)
In force
2. Age exemption.
In force
3. Employee tax credit.
In force
4. Amendment of section 472C (relief for trade union subscriptions) of Principal Act.
In force
5. Amendment of Schedule 13 (accountable persons for purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 18) to Principal Act.
In force
6. Amendment of section 189 (payment in respect of personal injuries) of Principal Act.
In force
7. Exemption in respect of certain payments under employment law.
In force
8. Exemption in respect of certain benefits-in-kind.
In force
9. Amendment of Chapter 4 (collection and recovery of income tax on certain emoluments (PAYE system)) of Part 42 of Principal Act.
In force
10. Amendment of section 122 (preferential loan arrangements) of Principal Act.
In force
11. Amendment of section 470 (relief for insurance against expenses of illness) of Principal Act.
In force
12. Payments under Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge.
In force
13. Amendment of Chapter 2 (farming: relief for increase in stock values) of Part 23 of Principal Act.
In force
14. Amendment of section 664 (relief for certain income from leasing of farm land) of Principal Act.
In force
15. Amendment of Schedule 12 (employee share ownership trusts) to Principal Act.
In force
16. Occupational pension schemes.
Chapter 3 Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax (ss. 17-32)
In force
17. Exemption from tax on certain income and gains.
In force
18. Amendment of Part 16 (income tax relief for investment in corporate trades business expansion scheme and seed capital scheme) of Principal Act.
In force
19. Transitional arrangements in relation to section 18(1)(a)(ii).
In force
20. Amendment of section 531 (payments to subcontractors in certain industries) of Principal Act.
In force
21. Amendment of section 659 (farming: allowances for capital expenditure on the construction of farm buildings, etc., for control of pollution) of Principal Act.
In force
22. Restriction of relief to individuals in respect of loans applied in acquiring interest in companies.
In force
23. Qualifying residential units.
In force
24. Qualifying hospitals and qualifying sports injuries clinics.
In force
25. Capital allowances for hotels, holiday camps and holiday cottages.
In force
26. Amendment of Part 10 (income tax and corporation tax: reliefs for renewal and improvement of certain urban areas, certain resort areas and certain islands) of Principal Act.
In force
27. Amendment of section 843 (capital allowances for buildings used for third level education purposes) of Principal Act.
In force
28. Amendment of section 481 (relief for investment in films) of Principal Act.
In force
29. Amendment of Chapter 1A (investment undertakings) of Part 27 of Principal Act.
In force
30. Amendment of Chapter 4 (certain offshore funds taxation and returns) of Part 27 of Principal Act.
In force
31. Amendment of Schedule 24 (relief from income tax and corporation tax by means of credit in respect of foreign tax) to Principal Act.
In force
32. Amendment of section 817C (restriction on deductibility of certain interest) of Principal Act.
Chapter 4 Corporation Tax (ss. 33-42)
In force
33. Tax credit for research and development expenditure, etc.
In force
34. Amendment of section 831 (implementation of Council Directive No. 90/435/EEC concerning the common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States) of Principal Act.
In force
35. Taxation of certain short-term leases plant and machinery.
In force
36. Amendment of section 434 (distributions to be taken into account and meaning of "distributable income", "investment income", "estate income", etc.) of Principal Act.
In force
37. Amendment of section 396B (relief for certain trading losses on a value basis) of Principal Act.
In force
38. Amendment of section 420B (group relief: relief for certain losses on a value basis) of Principal Act.
In force
39. Amendment of section 486B (relief for investment in renewable energy generation) of Principal Act.
In force
40. Amendment of Schedule 4 (exemption of specified non-commercial State sponsored bodies from certain tax provisions) to Principal Act.
In force
41. Exemption from tax for certain interest and royalties payments.
In force
42. Exemption from tax in the case of gains on certain disposals of shares.
Part 2 Excise (ss. 43-53)
In force
43. Amendment of Chapter 1 (alcohol products tax) of Part 2 of Finance Act 2003, etc.
In force
44. Amendment of section 93 (offences in relation to keeping, selling or delivering of unexcised spirits) of Finance Act 2003.
Repealed
45. Tobacco products.
In force
46. Amendment of section 104 (reliefs) of Finance Act 2001.
In force
47. Amendment of section 124A (administrative penalties) of Finance Act 2001.
In force
48. Rates of mineral oil tax.
In force
49. Amendment of section 94 (interpretation) of Finance Act 1999.
In force
50. Biofuel pilot projects.
In force
51. Amendment of section 100 (reliefs from mineral oil tax for certain mineral oils) of Finance Act 1999.
In force
52. Amendment of section 6 of Roads Act 1920.
In force
53. Amendment of section 141 (regulations) of Finance Act 1992.
Part 3 Value-Added Tax (ss. 54-65)
Repealed
54. Interpretation (Part 3).
Repealed
55. Amendment of section 1 (interpretation) of Principal Act.
Repealed
56. Amendment of section 3 (supply of goods) of Principal Act.
Repealed
57. Amendment of section 4 (special provisions in relation to the supply of immovable goods) of Principal Act.
Repealed
58. Amendment of section 8 (taxable persons) of Principal Act.
Repealed
59. Amendment of section 11 (rates of tax) of Principal Act.
Repealed
60. Amendment of section 12 (deduction for tax borne or paid) of Principal Act.
Repealed
61. Amendment of section 12A (special provisions for tax invoiced by flat-rate farmers) of Principal Act.
Repealed
62. Amendment of section 15B (goods in transit (additional provisions)) of Principal Act.
Repealed
63. Amendment of section 17 (invoices) of Principal Act.
Repealed
64. Amendment of First Schedule to Principal Act.
Repealed
65. Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Principal Act.
Part 4 Stamp Duties (ss. 66-75)
In force
66. Interpretation (Part 4).
In force
67. Amendment of section 73 (exemptions) of Principal Act.
In force
68. Amendment of section 80 (reconstructions or amalgamations of companies) of Principal Act.
In force
69. Amendment of section 81 (young trained farmers) of Principal Act.
In force
70. Further relief from stamp duty in respect of transfers to young trained farmers.
In force
71. Amendment of section 91 (new dwellinghouses and apartments with floor area certificate) of Principal Act.
In force
72. New dwellinghouses and apartments with floor area compliance certificate.
In force
73. Amendment of section 92 (new dwellinghouses and apartments with no floor area certificate) of Principal Act.
In force
74. Intellectual property.
In force
75. Amendment of section 125 (certain premiums of insurance) of Principal Act.
Part 5 Capital Acquisitions Tax (ss. 76-79)
In force
76. Interpretation (Part 5).
In force
77. Amendment of section 2 (general interpretation) of Principal Act.
In force
78. Amendment of section 93 (relevant business property) of Principal Act.
In force
79. Amendment of section 106 (arrangements for relief from double taxation) of Principal Act.
Part 6 Miscellaneous (ss. 80-94)
In force
80. Interpretation (Part 6).
In force
81. Sale of certain objects to Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland.
In force
82. Amendment of section 912A (information for tax authorities in other territories) of Principal Act.
In force
83. Amendment of Part 22 (provisions relating to dealing in or developing land and disposals of development land) of Principal Act.
In force
84. Amendment of section 962 (recovery by sheriff or county registrar) of Principal Act.
In force
85. Amendment of section 1003 (payment of tax by means of donation of heritage items) of Principal Act.
In force
86. Information in respect of certain tax expenditures.
In force
87. Amendment of Chapter 4 (revenue powers) of Part 38 of Principal Act.
In force
88. Amendment of section 908A (revenue offence: power to obtain information from financial institutions) of Principal Act.
In force
89. Miscellaneous technical amendments in relation to tax.
In force
90. Taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments.
In force
91. Deferred surrender to Central Fund.
Repealed
92. Capital Services Redemption Account.
In force
93. Care and management of taxes and duties.
In force
94. Short title, construction and commencement.
In force
Schedule 1 Exemption from Tax for certain Interest and Royalties Payments
In force
Schedule 2 Rates of Excise Duty on Tobacco Products
In force
Schedule 3 Miscellaneous Technical Amendments in Relation to Tax
In force
Schedule 4 Taxation of Savings Income in the form of Interest Payments