Northern Ireland Corporate Tax Office (NIrCTO)

Welcome to the Northern Ireland Corporate Tax Office (NIrCTO)

David Stewart Head of NI Corporate Tax office David Stewart

David Stewart Head of NI Corporate Tax Office

What is NIrCTO?

NIrCTO is part of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), established in July 2007 to help promote corporate inward investment and local business expansion in Northern Ireland. They aim to achieve this by working closely with:

companies and their financial advisors
local government
regional economic development bodies

NIrCTO has produced a leaflet to summarise their role and how they can help you.

Download the NIrCTO leaflet 'Investing in Northern Ireland' (PDF 139K)

What can NIrCTO do for you?

NIrCTO can advise you, and your professional advisors, on the full range of HMRC taxes and duties affecting your proposed investment by:

giving you early certainty on the tax consequences of commercial transactions that affect your proposed investment or expansion plans in Northern Ireland
facilitating direct access to HMRC's tax specialists
helping to secure Clearances and Advance Agreements in respect of your plans
providing a local point of contact for advice and, in conjunction with the specialist Research & Development (R&D) units, help with claiming Research & Development Relief
fast tracking the service they provide where time is important

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