Tax Consultant
A Tax Consultant is listed by the European Commission as a regulated profession in Ireland for the purposes of Directive 2005/36/EC (on the recognition of professional qualifications) and the Irish Tax Institute is listed as the corresponding competent authority. Please find link to the Irish Tax Institute website below.
Relevant national legislation
The relevant domestic legislation is contained in S.I. No. 1/1991 — European Communities (General System for the Recognition of Higher Education Diplomas) Regulations, 1991. Under Regulation 9 of this legislation, an applicant who has been authorised under these Regulations to take up or pursue a regulated profession (including that of a Tax Consultant) may, and shall be permitted by the Irish Tax Institute (i.e. the appropriate designated authority) to use—
(a) The professional title and any abbreviatory letters relating to the profession in Ireland, and
(b) The lawful academic or professional title and, where appropriate, the abbreviation thereof relating to the profession deriving from his/her Member State of origin or the Member State from which he/she came.
Regulation 9 further provides that the applicant shall not use the professional title aforesaid or any abbreviatory letters other than in accordance with the provisions of Part II of the First Schedule and if those provisions require membership of the Irish Tax Institute (i.e. the corresponding competent authority listed in Part II) and such membership is subject to any qualification requirements, those requirements may be applied by the Irish Tax Institute to the applicant in so far as they are consistent with these Regulations.
If you are a tax consultant looking to provide services in Ireland, and wish to register with the Irish Tax Institute in Ireland, you may find more information in the links below.
Please find contact details below for the Irish Tax Institute in Ireland below.
Irish Tax Institute, South Block, Longboat Quay, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland
• Tel: +353 1 6631700
• Fax: +353 1 6688387
E-mail: info@taxinstitute.ie
