{"id":11114,"date":"2022-04-19T17:40:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T17:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalblog.ie\/?p=11114"},"modified":"2023-08-03T22:44:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T22:44:21","slug":"non-domiciled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/non-domiciled\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-Domiciled"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/non-domiciled\/#Domicile\" title=\"Domicile\">Domicile<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/non-domiciled\/#Domicile_Levy\" title=\"Domicile Levy\">Domicile Levy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/non-domiciled\/#Computation_Collection\" title=\"Computation &amp; Collection\">Computation &amp; Collection<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/non-domiciled\/#Scope_of_Levy\" title=\"Scope of Levy\">Scope of Levy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/non-domiciled\/#Remittance_basis\" title=\"Remittance basis\">Remittance basis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/non-domiciled\/#Income_Covered\" title=\"Income Covered\">Income Covered<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/non-domiciled\/#Indirect_Enjoyment\" title=\"Indirect Enjoyment\">Indirect Enjoyment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/non-domiciled\/#Spouse_Enjoys\" title=\"Spouse Enjoys\">Spouse Enjoys<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Domicile\"><\/span>Domicile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A person who is Irish resident and domiciled is liable to income tax on all of his \u00a0income worldwide. Therefore, he must include all foreign income in his Irish tax return, even if the income has no connection with Ireland and it is never transmitted to Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Generally they will either be a Double Tax Agreement with the country in which the income foreign income arises, or Ireland will get a unilateral credit for tax paid in the \u00a0other country.<\/p>\n<p>Domicile is a less precise concept than residence. Generally, a person is domiciled where he or she intends to make his permanent home. A person can only have one domicile at a time.<\/p>\n<p>A person will usually acquire the domicile of his father on birth. Where his parents are not married, the persons normally assumed the domicile of his mother. Generally, the domicile of a person under 18 years old, will change with that of his or her parents. This is referred to as the person\u2019s domicile of origin,<\/p>\n<p>Once a person reaches the age of 18 years, he or she can acquire a new domicile. A new domicile may be acquired, if the person can be shown to have broken his link with his or her existing domicile or his origin of domicile. The existing domicile is presumed to continue until a new one has been acquired.<\/p>\n<p>It must be shown that the pre-existing domicile has been abandoned in order to obtain a new domicile. A new domicile can be acquired by residing in a new state with the intention to residing there indefinitely, as his permanent home.\u00a0 A person will retain domicile if leaves a state but retains an intention to return. Domicile may be retained, even where the person resides for substantial periods elsewhere.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Domicile_Levy\"><\/span>Domicile Levy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The domicile levy applies to all relevant individuals.\u00a0 These are individuals who are domiciled in the state, whose worldwide income exceeds \u20ac1 million for the year and his Irish tax liability is less than \u20ac200,000 and who own Irish property with a market value of at least \u20ac5 million on 31 December in that year.<\/p>\n<p>Although the focus of the levy is on non-residents, it is applicable to the residents<\/p>\n<p>The domicile levy came into effect in 2010.\u00a0 It applies to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>persons who are domiciled in and citizens of, Ireland,<\/li>\n<li>who have worldwide income of more than \u20ac1,000,000 for the tax,<\/li>\n<li>whose Irish tax Irish tax liability is less than \u20ac200,000, and<\/li>\n<li>who have Irish situated property worth more than \u20ac5,000,000 at the end of the tax year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The levy does not depend on residence but on the above factors only.<\/p>\n<p>The effect of levy is to ensure the persons in the above category at least \u20ac200,000.\u00a0 The levy is available as a credit against Irish income tax liability.<\/p>\n<p>The domicile levy provisions exempt persons whose only source of employment is employment income to which PAYE applies.\u00a0 This exception extends to other sources of income that are collected through PAYE.\u00a0 The 2014 Act provides for the income subject to deposit interest retention tax.<\/p>\n<p>The other interest exceptions only applies where the amount of the non-employment, deposit and other income does not exceed \u20ac3174.\u00a0 This does not apply to foreign deposit income.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Computation_Collection\"><\/span>Computation &amp; Collection<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Persons in the above category must file a return by 31<sup>st<\/sup> October in the year following the relevant year of assessment.\u00a0 The valuation date is the year end.<\/p>\n<p>The Revenue may make an assessment. The domicile levy is subject to penalty provisions.<\/p>\n<p>Revenue may\u00a0 send a notice to any person it believes to be a relevant individual, requesting within 30 days that they deliver full and true return of all particulars in relation to the determination of the domicile levy to gather with the payment of the levy.\u00a0 This supplements the existing requirement which requires the levy to be paid by 31 October in the next year.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scope_of_Levy\"><\/span>Scope of Levy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Finance Act 2017 amends the domicile levy. This applies to Irish domiciled individuals who own assets in excess of \u20ac5 million euro and have worldwide income exceeding \u20ac1 million Euro who have paid less \u20ac200,000\u00a0 Irish income tax in the year. Certain technical amendments are made. The amendment clarifies that capital allowances and losses are not taken into account in determining worldwide income for the purpose of the levy for the year 2018 and later years.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remittance_basis\"><\/span>Remittance basis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>An individual who is resident but not Irish domicilednor ordinarily resident is liable to income tax on income arising in Ireland and foreign income remitted to Ireland. A remittance is income or gains from a foreign source which has been sent into Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to \u00a02008 reforms, UK source income was taxed in full even though, it was not remitted into Ireland . Each of the UK and Ireland has now changed this rule. After 2010, the remittance basis is available only, to persons who are not domiciled in Ireland.Therefore where a person acquires Irish domicile, the remittance basis no longer applies.<\/p>\n<p>An Irish citizen who is \u00a0not ordinarily resident but is resident (e.g. returning from a period abroad) is similarly taxed on foreign income, only to the extent remitted into Ireland. Remission into Ireland means that the income is transferred into Ireland.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Income_Covered\"><\/span>Income Covered<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Under the remittance basis of tax, remittances from income into Ireland are taxable. Where, however a person can show that what is remitted into Ireland is not income, but a capital gain or income earned prior to becoming resident, this will not be taxable. Remitted income may qualify for a tax credit under a double taxation agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Where money is remitted from a mixed fund of capital and income acquired before and after becoming resident, Income is presumed to be remitted first. When income is exhausted, then the balance may be considered capital and not subject to the remittance of income rules.<\/p>\n<p>The income must arise years after the person becomes resident in Ireland. It does not apply to the proceeds of a capital gains. It does not apply to income\u00a0 on\u00a0\u00a0 investments accumulated for example from a rental property or securities acquired, prior to the person becoming resident.<\/p>\n<p>Employment income, where the duties are performed in the state, is not subject to the remittance basis.<\/p>\n<p>Income from offshore funds is subject to the remittance basis.\u00a0Gains from regulated funds in an EU\/EEA\/DTA(OECD only) country do not enjoy the remittance basis.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Indirect_Enjoyment\"><\/span>Indirect Enjoyment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There is extensive anti-avoidance legislation which may deem arrangements which have the effect of indirectly making the foreign income available to be a remittance and thereby taxable .Income is traced into capital assets and accounts, where the proceeds of sales represent income. To that extent, it\u00a0 may be regarded as income remitted.<\/p>\n<p>Where a non-domiciled individual transfers his or her foreign source income, or property bought using that income, to his or her spouse or civil partner, and \u00a0after 13 February 2013, that income or property is remitted to the State, that remittance will be deemed to have been made by the non-domiciled individual. A similar amendment is made to the remittance basis of assessment for Capital Gains Tax.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spouse_Enjoys\"><\/span>Spouse Enjoys<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There is deemed an application of income from a foreign source by the non-domiciled individual, in the making of a loan or transfer of assets \/ money to a spouse \/ civil\u00a0 partner, or in the acquisition of property which is\u00a0 subsequently transferred to the persons&#8217; spouse or civil partner.\u00a0 There is deemed to be a remittance into the State by the individual who has made the application of income where;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>there is remittance payable in the State,<\/li>\n<li>property imported,<\/li>\n<li>money arising from property not imported,<\/li>\n<li>money so received on account of such remittances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>which is derived from a loan, transfer of money or property.<\/p>\n<p>If there is an application of income after a remittance by a spouse or civil partner, it is deemed to be made by the person applying the income.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-avoidance rules apply where the individual applies the income from a foreign security or possession in making a loan or transfer of money to a spouse or civil partner and \u00a0the acquisition of property which is subsequently transferred to that person&#8217;s spouse or civil partner.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-11114\" data-postid=\"11114\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-11114 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Domicile A person who is Irish resident and domiciled is liable to income tax on all of his \u00a0income worldwide. 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