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AI Summary of 774. Certain approved schemes: exemptions and reliefs.

This section delineates the criteria for qualifying as an "exempt approved scheme" under the purview of the Revenue Commissioners, applicable to irrevocable trusts, overseas pension schemes, and other specified schemes. Exemptions from income tax on income derived from these schemes are contingent on meeting requirements set forth by the Revenue Commissioners.

Key provisions include definitions of contributions by employers and employees, stipulations on deductibility as expenses, and specific conditions related to the treatment of contributions that are not ordinary annual contributions. Furthermore, there are detailed age-based limits on the amount allowable for tax deduction, which underscores the necessity for meticulous compliance.

Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 January 2022 - onwards
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774. Certain approved schemes: exemptions and reliefs.

(1) This section shall apply as respects -

(a) any approved scheme shown to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners to be established under irrevocable trusts,

(b) any approved scheme which is an overseas pension scheme, or

(c) any other approved scheme as respects which the Revenue Commissioners, having regard to any special circumstance, direct that this section shall apply,

and any scheme which is for the time being within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) is in this Chapter referred to as an "exempt approved scheme".

(2) This section shall apply only as respects income arising or contributions paid at a time when a scheme is an exempt approved scheme.

(3) Exemption from income tax shall, on a claim being made in that behalf, be allowed in respect of income derived from investments or deposits of a scheme if, or to such extent as the Revenue Commissioners are satisfied that, it is income from investments or deposits held for the purposes of the scheme.

(4)

(a) In this subsection, "financial futures" and "traded options" mean respectively financial futures and traded options for the time being dealt in or quoted on any futures exchange or any stock exchange, whether or not that exchange is situated in the State.