Finance Act 2022

Amendment of section 112B of Principal Act (granting of vouchers)

7. (1) Section 112B of the Principal Act is amended, in subsection (1)—

(a) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “qualifying incentive”:

“‘qualifying incentive’ means a relevant incentive that is the first or the second relevant incentive given to an employee in a year of assessment where—

(a) in the case of a first relevant incentive, the value does not exceed €1,000, and

(b) in the case of a second relevant incentive, the cumulative value of the first and second relevant incentives does not exceed €1,000;”,

(b) by the insertion of the following definition:

“‘relevant incentive’ means either a voucher or a benefit that is given to an employee by his or her employer in a year of assessment where the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) the voucher or the benefit does not form part of a salary sacrifice arrangement;

(b) the voucher can only be used to purchase goods or services and cannot be redeemed, in full or in part, for cash;”,

and

(c) in the definition of “salary sacrifice arrangement”, by the substitution of “relevant incentive” for “qualifying incentive”.

(2) Subsection (1) applies for the year of assessment 2022 and each subsequent year of assessment.