START YOUR OWN BUSINESS RELIEF

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Budget 2016 has extended the Start Your Own Business relief to 31st December 2018.

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This scheme provides an exemption from Income Tax up to a maximum of €40,000 per annum for a period of two years.

To qualify for this scheme you must have been unemployed for at least 12 months prior to starting the business.

The restrictions are:

  • The business must be set up before 31st December 2018.
  • It must be a new business and not one that was bought, inherited or otherwise acquired.
  • It must be unincorporated.

The relief is claimed on the annual income tax form.