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Extension of Pay & File Deadline for ROS Customers
In recognition of the challenges being experienced by businesses and tax practitioners arising from the COVID-19 crisis, Revenue today (17 September 2020) announced a four week further extension to the Pay & File deadline for self-assessment income tax customers and for customers liable to Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT).
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Failte Ireland COVID-19 Adaptation Fund
Failte Ireland have launched their Covid-19 Adaptation Fund. This is a Fund to support tourism and hospitality businesses who have incurred adaptation costs in order to re-open safely in line with the Fáilte Ireland Guidelines for Re-Opening.
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Enterprise Support Grant
The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty announced that her Department’s Enterprise Support Grant will be made available to assist self-employed recipients who are exiting the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) scheme with a once-off grant of up to €1,000 to re-start their business.
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Covid-19 Business Supports
These range of supports from a variety of sources have been put in place to help businesses of different sizes cope with cashflow issues posed by the Covid-19 restrictions, and to assist them in getting opened up again during their appropriate phase.
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Covid-19 Restart Grant
The Government has announced a new €250m Restart Grant, which will give direct grant aid to micro and small businesses to help them with the costs associated with reopening and reemploying workers following COVID-19 closures.
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Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme
Today the Government announced new measures to provide financial support to Irish workers affected by the Covid-19 crisis. As part of these measures, Revenue will operate a Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme. The scheme, enables employees, whose employers are affected by the pandemic, to receive significant supports directly from their employer. The scheme will run for 12 weeks from 26 March 2020. Draft legislation governing the scheme will be published shortly.