Irish Tax Institute and Revenue Joint Conference 2017
Changing Times for Tax Administration
Friday, 17 February 2017
Time
Topic
10.00 - 10.30
10.30 - 10.45
Registration
Opening Remarks
10.45 - 11:25
Strategic Impact of Data on Tax Compliance
and Administrations
 Reflections on CRS, CBCR, exchange of
opinions and other 3rd party information
developments
 How it is being used - modeling, REAP,
“joining the dots” e.g. construction/RCT etc.
 Practitioner’s perspective on the impact of
data
11.25 – 11.50 The Disclosure Regime for Offshore Matters –
Revenue perspective
 Disclosures pre-1 May: the rules; mechanics
and Revenue guidance
 Code of Practice
 Post 1 May 2017
11.50 - 12.10 Tea/Coffee & Networking
Niall Cody, Revenue Chairman
Mark Barrett, Irish Tax Institute
President
Dan Sinnott, Revenue
&
John Curry, KPMG
Lyndsay Smyth, Revenue
12.10 – 12.30 The Disclosure Regime for Offshore Matters – Julie Burke, Ronan Daly Jermyn
Issues for Tax Advisers and Taxpayers
 Outline of the key risks and potential impact
 Worked examples – practical issues for
companies and individuals
 Post 1 May 2017
12.30 – 12.55 The Future of the Tax Profession
Panel:
 Fireside chat with members from practice and  Colm Kelly, PwC
industry
 Tom Reynolds, Schneider Electric
Moderator:
Cora O’Brien, Irish Tax Institute
12.55 – 13.15 Questions & Answers
13.15 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 14.50
Revenue Website Development
 The Revenue website update of technical
information
14.50 – 15.15 Technical Services
 Revenue Opinions
 Revenue Technical Services
Sinead Ryan, Revenue
15.15 – 15.45 Real-Time Compliance Interventions
 Nature of compliance intervention to
match nature of tax default
 Profile interviews with onsite visit – 2017
nationwide focus
Angela McDonald, Revenue
&
Sandra Clarke, BCC Accountants &
Registered Auditors
Fergal Cahill, Cahill Taxation Services
&
Fay Kearney, Revenue
Irish Tax Institute and Revenue Joint Conference 2017
Changing Times for Tax Administration
15.45 – 16.00 Tea/Coffee & Networking
16.00 – 16.15 Demos in the Main Auditorium
 Revenue Online Service & TaxFind
Leeann O'Kelly, Revenue
&
Evelyn Delehanty, Irish Tax Institute
16.15 – 16.45 Panel Discussion: Reflections on Day 1 of the Panel:
Conference
 Colm Browne, OBI


16.45 – 17.05 Guest Speaker: Henry Shefflin
19.00
Eugene Creighton, Revenue
Bernard Doherty, Grant
Thornton
 Michael Gladney, Collector
General
Chair:
Michael O’Grady, former Revenue
Commissioner
Henry Shefflin
Conference networking drinks and conference
dinner
Saturday, 18 February 2017
Time
Topic
10.00 - 10.15
PAYE Modernisation – Presentation
Ruth Kennedy, Revenue
Split Session
10.15 – 10.55 PAYE Modernisation – Workshop
Breakout sessions facilitated by
Revenue representatives
OR
10.15 – 10.55 Tax Administration & the International
Backdrop, EU & OECD Measures
 Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive
 BEPS implementation e.g. MLI & PE/profit
attributions etc.
10.55 - 11.25 Round-up of Compliance Programmes and
Revenue Service Developments Including:
 Casebase segmentation, Co-operative
Compliance, MyEnquiries
Aidan Walsh, EY
&
Eamonn O’Dea, Revenue
James Twohig, Revenue
&
Jim Kelly, Grant Thornton
11.25 – 11.40 Questions & Answers
11.40 - 11.55
Closing Remarks – Bringing It All Together
Niall Cody, Revenue Chairman
&
Mark Barrett, Irish Tax Institute
President