Finance Act 2008

Amendment of section 986 (regulations) of Principal Act.

17.— Section 986 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (j) by substituting “regulations;” for “regulations.”,

(b) by inserting the following after paragraph (j):

“(k) for the collection and recovery, to the extent that the Revenue Commissioners deem appropriate and the employee does not object, of tax in respect of income other than emoluments to which this Chapter applies, which has not otherwise been recovered during the year;

(l) for the collection and recovery, from the employee rather than from the employer of any amount of tax that the Revenue Commissioners consider should have been deducted by the employer from the emoluments of the employee;

(m) for requiring any employer making any payment of emoluments to which this Chapter applies to provide, within a prescribed time, and on such form as the Revenue Commissioners may approve or prescribe, information in relation to payments of emoluments (including emoluments in the form of notional payments) and tax deducted from such emoluments, and such other information or documents as the Revenue Commissioners deem appropriate.”,

and

(c) by inserting the following after subsection (6)—

“(6A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, where the Revenue Commissioners are satisfied that it is unnecessary or is not appropriate for an employer to comply with any of the regulations made under subsection (1) they may notify the employer accordingly.”.