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Corporate Tax Compliance

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 January 2013

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Questions (179)

Richard Boyd Barrett

Question:

179. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the most up to date figures on corporate profits declared and corporate taxes paid for 2011 and 2012 including tables CTSI for these years and other tables in the possession of the Revenue Commissioners showing a more detailed breakdown in the application of allowances, deductions and write downs applied to declared profits, reducing the total corporation tax liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1739/13]

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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the relevant information is contained in Tables CTS 1,CTS 2 and CTS 3 of the Statistical Reports published annually by the Commissioners and which can be found on the Revenue website at www.revenue.ie. The latest year for which information is published from that source is for 2009 which is contained in the 2010 report. The corresponding information for 2010 is set out in the following tables. This will be published in the 2011 report on the website. Data for the year 2011 and 2012 is not yet available. Included with these tables is a new explanatory table which outlines the process by which the final liability to corporation tax is arrived at for 2010.

Explanatory Note Regarding the Calculation of Total Taxable Income Figure Shown in Table CTS3.

The following is a brief explanation of how the total taxable income figure of €41,215m shown in table CTS3 is calculated. In table CTS3 certain allowances, deductions and reliefs are allowed at various points in the table and in some cases in a different panel. For example figures of trading charges are shown in the trading results panel of table CTS3 but they do not affect the calculations shown in CTS3 until after the “deductions” panel preceding the total taxable income figure.

The calculation details all of the deductions and allowances that were actually allowed on the 2010 CT returns against total gross profits before arriving at total taxable income . It should be noted that the amounts shown for certain allowances such as capital allowances or losses in the table below differ from the amounts shown in table CTS3 as this calculation shows the amounts actually used and absorbed against trading income. Table CTS3 presents the figures as claimed in their entirety. Various credits are also applied after the calculation of gross tax at the various rates but these are not shown but are listed on table CTS3.

Calculation of Total Taxable Income Figure Shown in Table CTS 3

-

€m

€m

Gross Trade Profits

70,804

[The trade profits and balancing charges included in section A of CTS 3]

Less deductible amounts as follows:

Capital Allowances

12,296

[The portion of capital allowance claims included in section A of CTS3 that are used in the year against trading income]

Plus

Trade Loss Forward

3,870

[The portion of loss forward claims included in section A of CTS3 that are used in the year against trading income. These are called trading losses on table CTS3.]

Plus

Current Year Trading Losses

131

[The portion of current year trading losses claims included in section A of CTS3 that are used in the year against trading income. These are called losses appropriate to this trade on table CTS3.]

Plus

Trade Charges

11,695

[The portion of trade charges claims included in section A of CTS3 that are used in the year against trading income]

Plus

Group Relief

2,747

[The portion of group relief claims included in section A of CTS3 that are used in the year against trading income. This does not include group relief that is used against non-trading income]

Equals

Total amounts deducted

(30,739)

Net trading Income after losses, charges and group relief but before non-trade charges and other deductions

40,065

[This is net trading income from section A on table CTS3 after charges, losses and group relief but before and non-trade charges and other deductions]

Gross Rental Income

699

[From section B of CTS 3]

Less Rental Allowances Used

Rental Losses Forward and rental capital

Allowances

(152)

[The portion of these allowances from section B of CTS3 that are used in the year]

Plus Net Rental Income

547

Plus Other Profits / Capital Gains

5,849

[From Section C of CTS 3]

Less Deductions

Management Expenses

415

[From Section E of CTS 3]

Plus

Excess Capital Allowances

15

[From Section E of CTS 3]

Plus

Other Deductions

4,804

[From Section E of CTS 3 – such as non-trade charges including non-trade charges from other group companies]

Plus

Excepted Trade Losses

12

[From Section E of CTS 3]

Equals

(5,246)

Net Taxable Income/profits

41,215

CORPORATION TAX STATISTICS, 2010

Table CTS1 – Distribution Of Incomes and Tax

Range Of Net Trading Income and Gains (before deductions and charges)

-

Manufacturing Trading Profits 

Other Trading Profits (Including Shipping)

Net Trading Income (before deductions and charges)

Net Case V     (Rent)

Regrossed Capital Gains

Total Income and Gains( before deductions and charges)

Total Taxable Income

Tax Due Including Refunds

Negative

No.

512

17,893

95,278

4,477

547

17,385

16,297

16,920

or Nil

Amnt.(€m)

885.6

7,401.6

0.0

446.9

503.2

4,913.5

3,632.3

245.8

€1  -

No.

206

13,622

13,883

270

40

13,871

13,308

12,699

€25,000 

Amnt.(€m)

103.1

1,363.5

108.5

8.3

17.5

249.2

173.5

25.8

€25,001  -

No.

105

3,519

3,598

119

14

3,596

3,428

3,292

€50,000 

Amnt.(€m)

9.4

198.2

128.9

3.5

1.2

151.3

140.4

18.8

€50,001  -

No.

74

1,945

2,009

111

11

2,008

1,922

1,869

€75,000 

Amnt.(€m)

9.3

170.1

123.2

4.7

8.4

144.7

133.1

19.3

€75,001  -

No.

51

1,318

1,356

78

10

1,354

1,288

1,252

€100,000 

Amnt.(€m)

7.6

156.6

117.5

3.1

0.5

126.9

116.2

16.6

€100,001  -

No.

153

2,663

2,758

182

24

2,757

2,653

2,601

€200,000 

Amnt.(€m)

32.8

511.3

392.0

6.4

12.3

434.2

396.6

50.1

€200,001  -

No.

65

1,272

1,319

110

16

1,318

1,264

1,238

€300,000 

Amnt.(€m)

26.1

387.6

322.7

5.5

1.5

342.2

307.1

37.0

€300,001  -

No.

64

694

725

64

11

724

697

687

€500,000 

Amnt.(€m)

31.9

224.4

199.6

5.9

1.8

212.2

181.5

21.7

€500,001  -

No.

29

295

308

34

4

308

285

285

€600,000 

Amnt.(€m)

31.5

183.9

169.4

2.2

0.4

179.7

149.1

17.7

€600,001  -

No.

36

246

269

20

5

269

247

243

€700,000 

Amnt.(€m)

28.8

199.7

173.4

14.0

2.4

210.2

174.2

20.8

€700,001  -

No.

29

187

206

15

3

206

190

186

€800,001  -

No.

24

135

149

11

6

149

139

140

€900,000 

Amnt.(€m)

53.5

137.6

125.9

0.6

24.7

156.4

138.2

17.7

€900,001  -

No.

20

122

134

8

3

134

123

127

€1,000,000 

Amnt.(€m)

21.2

141.2

127.5

0.5

0.4

132.2

114.8

13.5

€1,000,001  -

No.

233

1,138

1,255

117

23

1,255

1,148

1,143

€5,000,000 

Amnt.(€m)

653.9

3,086.4

2,807.4

11.0

29.4

3,259.6

2,671.1

267.5

€5,000,001  -

No.

41.0

227.0

247.0

18.0

4.0

247.0

230.0

228.0

€10,000,000 

Amnt.(€m)

305.8

1,752.7

1,741.2

4.9

6.3

1,829.8

1,444.0

172.9

Over

No.

120

429

463

48

13

463

433

431

€10,000,000 

Amnt.(€m)

26,504.8

24,847.7

47,695.2

27.2

29.6

48,264.7

31,073.7

3,256.7

All Cases

No.

                   1,810

         46,120

       124,404

         5,722

                738

          46,491

            44,069

         43,756

-

Amnt.(€m)

28,762.0

41,195.9

54,637.7

547.5

645.4

61,033.9

41,215.6

4,245.7

CORPORATION TAX STATISTICS, 2010
Table CTS2 - Distribution of selected allowances, reliefs and deductions

Range Of Net Trading Income (before deductions and charges)

Manufacturing  Capital Allowances

Non-Manufacturing  Capital Allowances

Plant and Machinery

Industrial Buildings

Plant and Machinery

Industrial Buildings

Trading Losses Carried Forward

Current Losses

R & D Credit

Total Deductions

Manufacturing Relief

Double Taxation

Other Tax Relief

Negative

No.

1,377

402

39,202

1,003

29,896

22,521

139

1,616

0

316

276

or Nil

Amnt.(€m)

856.6

76.7

10,810.9

180.7

64,920.9

48,936.0

1.2

1,257.2

0.0

333.3

22.6

€1  -

No.

186

48

9,046

124

3,185

529

64

131

176

33

148

€25,000

Amnt.(€m)

68.0

1.4

1,022.0

2.7

441.1

42.8

0.3

68.6

0.0

3.5

0.9

€25,001  -

No.

91

31

2,623

57

432

151

26

59

97

18

49

€50,000

Amnt.(€m)

3.8

0.6

55.0

1.2

37.6

8.0

0.1

1.9

0.1

1.4

0.7

€50,001  -

No.

69

19

1,509

39

220

77

19

34

71

19

20

€75,000

Amnt.(€m)

3.9

0.3

38.0

1.1

13.1

7.3

0.2

2.3

0.1

0.1

0.5

€75,001  -

No.

48

15

994

35

132

36

23

23

48

16

10

€100,000

Amnt.(€m)

2.9

0.2

31.0

0.8

11.8

4.9

0.2

1.4

0.1

0.1

0.7

€100,001  -

No.

136

46

2,075

84

239

73

58

65

141

34

20

€200,000

Amnt.(€m)

10.0

1.4

110.5

3.0

25.3

41.1

0.8

5.2

0.4

1.4

0.9

€200,001  -

No.

60

23

996

35

86

31

32

42

61

17

9

€300,000

Amnt.(€m)

10.1

1.6

66.2

1.2

13.6

3.9

0.8

6.5

0.3

0.2

0.2

€300,001  -

No.

59

27

560

32

50

11

32

31

57

13

13

€400,000

Amnt.(€m)

7.7

0.9

36.4

1.2

8.3

7.6

1.1

4.1

0.4

0.3

1.4

€400,001  -

No.

46

20

321

15

29

8

16

25

43

9

3

€500,000

Amnt.(€m)

9.5

1.1

44.5

0.6

9.7

1.8

0.5

12.5

0.4

0.2

0.0

CORPORATION TAX STATISTICS, 2010
Table CTS2 - Distribution of selected allowances, reliefs and deductions

Range Of Net Trading Income (before deductions and charges)

Manufacturing  Capital Allowances

Non-Manufacturing  Capital Allowances

Plant and Machinery

Industrial Buildings

Plant and Machinery

Industrial Buildings

Trading Losses Carried Forward

Current Losses

R & D Credit

Total Deductions

Manufacturing Relief

Double Taxation

Other Tax Relief

€500,001  -

No.

28

14

232

18

22

7

12

23

23

8

4

€600,000

Amnt.(€m)

17.6

0.8

24.0

0.5

28.4

21.9

0.5

8.7

0.2

0.4

0.0

€600,001  -

No.

35

17

193

13

18

7

19

34

32

6

3

€700,000

Amnt.(€m)

7.4

1.2

40.5

0.5

15.9

8.2

1.2

12.2

0.4

0.2

1.2

€700,001  -

No.

28

16

140

11

17

11

10

14

25

12

1

€800,000

Amnt.(€m)

9.6

1.1

18.9

0.4

3.8

9.1

0.5

4.5

0.4

0.7

0.1

€800,001  -

No.

23

15

116

12

10

2

13

10

21

3

3

€900,000

Amnt.(€m)

21.3

1.8

27.5

0.7

15.1

2.4

1.0

2.0

0.4

0.1

1.2

€900,001  -

No.

18

11

97

13

9

3

7

16

19

3

2

€1,000,000

Amnt.(€m)

4.0

0.5

22.1

0.5

11.5

9.2

0.3

5.9

0.4

0.1

0.1

€1,000,001  -

No.

223

136

840

109

72

20

115

165

217

98

6

€5,000,000

Amnt.(€m)

133.2

15.6

644.8

7.1

2,766.5

3,308.7

14.2

181.3

10.3

62.1

5.1

€5,000,001  -

No.

40

29

158

22

10

8

16

48

36

40

3

€10,000,000

Amnt.(€m)

51.2

7.5

189.1

1.0

85.9

11.4

3.6

141.4

5.1

6.8

0.1

Over

No.

117

94

321

76

31

12

86

82

113

113

7

€10,000,000

Amnt.(€m)

916.2

167.1

2,040.9

56.8

445.3

50.4

115.7

3,530.4

384.3

207.6

13.4

All Cases

No.

2,584

963

59,423

1,698

34,458

23,507

687

2,418

1,180

758

577

-

Amnt.(€m)

2,132.9

279.8

15,222.2

260.1

68,853.7

52,474.6

142.4

5,246.0

403.2

618.6

49.2

Trading Results

All Companies

     €m

Manufacturing Trading Results

Trade Profits

28,762.0

Plus

Balancing Charges

23.8

Minus

Plant and Machinery Capital Allowances

2,132.9

Minus

Industrial Buildings Capital Allowances

279.8

Minus

Other Capital Allowances

43.8

Minus

Trading Losses

2,963.2

Minus

Losses appropriate to this trade

322.0

Minus

Charges

9,274.8

Minus

Group Relief

56.7

Non-Manufacturing Trade Profits - ( Including Shipping )

Trade Profits

41,195.9

Plus

Balancing Charges

823.1

Minus

Plant and Machinery Capital Allowances

15,222.2

Minus

Industrial Buildings Capital Allowances

260.1

Minus

Other Capital Allowances

318.5

Minus

Trading Losses

65,890.5

Minus

Losses appropriate to this trade

52,151.7

Minus

Charges

3,118.0

Minus

Group Relief

3,225.2

A.   Net Trading  Income (before deductions and charges)

54,637.7

Rental Income

Rental Income

698.5

Plus

Balancing Charges

0.8

Minus

Losses Carried Forward from Preceeding Acc. Periods

249.6

Minus

Rental Capital Allowances

308.4

B.   Net Rental Income 

547.5

Interest Arising In The State

Gross Interest Received or Credited

            1,165.7

Plus

Taxed Interest

               232.2

Foreign Income including Dividends Taxable at 12.5%

3,414.2

Other Income

Other Income Received Under Deduction of Irish Tax

                   5.9

Other Income Received without Deduction of Irish Tax

               382.4

Plus

Other(Foreign Life Policy/Offshore Fund/Income Investment Undertakings)

                   2.9

Capital Gains (regrossed)

645.4

C.   Other Income / Capital Gains

            5,848.7

D.   TOTAL INCOME AND GAINS (before deductions and charges)

          61,033.9

Deductions

Management Expenses

               414.8

Plus

Excess Capital Allowances

                 14.9

Plus

Other Deductions (Including Excepted Trade Losses)

            4,816.3

E.   Total  Deductions

            5,246.0

Total Taxable Income

          41,215.6

Amount of Income at the 12.5% standard rate

39,053.7

Amount of Income at the 25% non-trading rate

2,159.3

Amount of Income at the other rates

2.5

Gross tax due

            5,422.2

Reliefs

Double Taxation Relief

               618.6

Plus

Relief for Manufacturing Trade Deductions

                   6.0

Plus

Relief for Other Trading Deductions

               137.2

Plus

Other Manufacturing Relief

               403.2

Plus

S 486C TCA

                   4.6

Plus

Other Tax Reliefs

                 10.9

F.   Total Reliefs

1,180.3

G.   Clawback of Tax Relief at Source.

34.8

H.   Tax less Reliefs plus clawback of tax relief at source.

            4,276.7

Surcharges

24.8

Amounts Payable Under Deduction of Income Tax

47.4

I.   Tax less Reliefs plus surcharges

            4,348.9

Research and Development Credit used against Tax this year

142.4

Credits

Income Tax Suffered Credit

                 74.9

Plus

Gross Witholding Tax on Fees

               232.3

J.   Total Credits

307.2

K.  Tax Payable

4,245.7

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