Course Details

One of the key challenges facing business is raising finance, in particular at the start-up and expansion phases; without it, even the best business ideas will struggle to come to fruition. Tax plays a key role; there are tax implications to consider at all stages of the process, from raising to servicing to ultimately repaying the finance. 


There are also a number of tax-based schemes that can be used to raise finance as well as some new reliefs introduced in the most recent Finance Act that may be of relevance. Clients will expect their accountants to assist and advise on these matters and it will be important for all practitioners, in particular those working in the areas of corporate finance and taxation but also more generally, to have an awareness and understanding of the role that tax can play in raising finance. This course sets out the key tax issues, including an overview of the main tax-based schemes, and practitioners should leave with a good understanding of the tax issues to be aware of when advising clients in this area.


In this course Michael O’Scathaill covers the following topics;

  • Debt v Equity – a tax analysis
  • Obtaining tax relief on interest payments – including an overview of Section 247, TCA1997
  • Withholding Tax obligations on dividend and interest payments to investors
  • Tax-based finance schemes - EIIS, SCI and SURE
  • The new tax relief for Qualifying Financing Companies – an overview
  • The new Angel Investor CGT Relief – an overview

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Michael O'Scathaill

Michael is a director in the firm’s tax department. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the NUI and is a Chartered Accountant (FCA) and an AITI Chartered Tax Advisor.

Michael manages a varied and interesting portfolio of corporate and personal tax clients from a range of sectors including food & beverage, retail, insurance, construction and waste management. He has a strong relationship with his clients and works closely with them to deliver a service that meets their commercial as well as their taxation requirements.