Revenue eBrief No. 83/2016 Capital Gains Tax – Revised Entrepreneur Relief
Section 597AA (inserted by the Finance Act 2015) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 introduced a revised relief for entrepreneurs disposing of certain business assets. It provides that a 20% rate of CGT applies in respect of a chargeable gain or chargeable gains on a disposal or disposals of qualifying business assets on or after 1 January 2016 up to a lifetime limit of €1m.
Details of the revised relief are set out in the “Capital Gains Tax revised entrepreneur relief” Tax and Duty Manual Part 19-06-02b
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