- The Irish Revenue Commissioners released Revenue eBrief No. 298/24 on December 5
- The guidance addresses VAT treatment of share transactions and trading platforms
- It refers to Paragraphs 6(1)(a) and 7 of Schedule 1 of the VAT Consolidation Act 2010
- Key topics include the definition of a share transaction
- Sales, transfers, or trading of shares in business and new share issues for raising capital are exempt from VAT
- Costs related to sales, transfers, or trading of EU shares are not deductible, but costs for non-EU shares are deductible
- Agency or negotiation services for share transactions, like trading platform matching services, are VAT exempt with some exceptions
- Trading platform connection fees are taxable unless they are considered ancillary
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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