Finance Act 2024

Amendment of section 112B of Principal Act (granting of vouchers)

8. (1) Section 112B of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “qualifying incentive”:

“ ‘qualifying incentive’ means a relevant incentive that is the first, second, third, fourth or fifth relevant incentive given to an employee in a year of assessment where—

(a) in the case of a first relevant incentive, the value does not exceed €1,500,

(b) in the case of a second relevant incentive, the cumulative value of the first and second relevant incentives does not exceed €1,500,

(c) in the case of a third relevant incentive, the cumulative value of the first, second and third relevant incentives does not exceed €1,500,

(d) in the case of a fourth relevant incentive, the cumulative value of the first, second, third and fourth relevant incentives does not exceed €1,500, and

(e) in the case of a fifth relevant incentive, the cumulative value of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth relevant incentives does not exceed €1,500;”,

and

(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):

“(3) This section shall cease to have effect for the year of assessment 2030 and subsequent years of assessment.”.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) (inserted by subsection (1)(b)) of section 112B of the Principal Act, subsection (1)(a) applies for the year of assessment 2025 and each subsequent year of assessment.