Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Public Accounts Committee
Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (Resumed)
9:00 am
Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
Finally, the last topic is the knowledge box and intellectual property, which we have mentioned a few times. The sector only started off last year and Revenue has said there was possibly only €5 million of taxable income or tax liability involved. In terms of companies that are entitled to half the corporation tax rate - 12.5% rate - such companies are entitled to the 6.25% tax rate. Those companies can also take a deduction worth 12.5% for revenue-type research and development expenditure. Also, they can get a credit that equates to 25% of the qualifying research and development expenditure, which is 37.5%. The top rate of tax for a company that earns income in that situation is 6.25%. Is that correct?
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