HIA-10 Response Accepted

Compensation Payments Tax-Free

Recommendation

We recommend that payments of compensation should not be taxable, and that the Northern Ireland Executive make representations to the Treasury and to HMRC to achieve this.

Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Response
Accepted
Accepted Northern Ireland Executive
05 Nov 2019

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Official Report
05 Nov 2019

The Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019 provided that compensation payments are exempt from taxation. Representations were made to the Treasury and HMRC to achieve this.

Source
Report Report of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry 20 Jan 2017
Responsible Bodies
Northern Ireland Executive Primary
Recommendation age 9.2 yrs
Last formal update 2331 days ago