Finance Act 2018

Amendment of Part 41A of Principal Act (assessing rules including rules for self assessment)

59. Section 959AA of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following after subsection (2)—

“(2A) Notwithstanding subsection (1) and section 959AB(1), a Revenue officer may, at any time, make or amend an assessment for a chargeable period to give effect to a mutual agreement reached, under an arrangement having the force of law by virtue of section 826(1), between the competent authority of the State and a competent authority of another jurisdiction and tax shall be paid or repaid (notwithstanding any limitation in section 865(4) on the time within which a claim for repayment of tax is required to be made) where appropriate in accordance with any such assessment or amended assessment.”.