Five things you need to know about tax, Friday 11 October 2024

In Irish news, Finance Bill 2024, which implements the tax changes announced on Budget day, was published yesterday. We will provide our analysis in Tax News on Monday. In the UK, HMRC has changed the services it provides to agents calling the Agent Dedicated Line and further draft guidance on the Pillar Two multinational top-up and domestic top-up taxes has been published for comment. In International news, the EU and Norway have signed an agreement to strengthen administrative cooperation, combating fraud and recovery of claims for VAT purposes. 

Ireland 

1. The Department of Finance have published Finance Bill 2024. 
2. The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced that the pension auto-enrolment scheme will begin on 30 September 2025. 

UK 

3. Read about the changes which took effect from Monday 7 October for the services that HMRC provides to agents via the Agent Dedicated Line. 
4. Further draft guidance on the Pillar Two multinational top-up and domestic top-up taxes has been published. 

International 

5. The EU and Norway have signed an agreement to strengthen administrative cooperation, combating fraud and recovery of claims for VAT purposes. 

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