Explanatory Note for Section 17
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not proport to be a legal interpretation)
This order appoints the days on which section 17 Finance Act 2003 is to come into effect. The section provides for a new scheme of interest on repayment of tax, time limits on claims to repayment of tax and on raising of assessments to tax by the Revenue Commissioners, in so far as Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax are concerned.
The new scheme changes provides that
- there will be a general time limit of four years for claims for repayment of tax
- Revenue's right to assessments will be limited to 4 years (except in the case of fraud or neglect where no time limit applies)
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