{"id":14094,"date":"2019-02-11T16:12:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T14:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seoblog.taxback.com\/?p=14094"},"modified":"2019-02-11T16:12:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T14:12:25","slug":"irelands-artist-exemption-scheme-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/irelands-artist-exemption-scheme-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland&#8217;s Artist Exemption Scheme &#8211; What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p  style=\"text-align:  left;\" align=\"center\">You  might  have  gotten  wind  of  a  rumour,  that  artists  in  Ireland  are  exempt  from  paying  tax\u2026  and  while  that  is  true  to  an  extent,  it  doesn\u2019t  apply  to  everyone  and  certainly  doesn\u2019t  apply  to  every  piece  of  art.<\/p>\n<p  style=\"text-align:  left;\" align=\"center\">\n<h2 id=\"lets-look-at-the-facts\"><b>Let\u2019s  look  at  the  facts<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\nIncome  earned  by  creatives  (that&#8217;s  writers,  visual  artists,  sculptors  and  composers)  is  exempt  from  Income  Tax  (IT)  in  Ireland  so  long  as  it  meets  certain  criteria.  Tax  in  this  scenario  only  relates  to  IT  and  not  PRSI  or  USC.  From  the  tax  year  2011,  the  artist\u2019s  exempt  income  is  subject  to  USC  at  the  appropriate  annual  rates.<\/p>\n<p>In  some  instances,  artists\u2019  exempt  income  may  be  subject  to  PRSI,  VAT  and  the  Higher  Earners  Restriction.<\/p>\n<p>If  you\u2019re  an  artist,  you  might  be  wondering  if  your  work  falls  under  the  Artists  Exemption  Scheme.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-privacy-container is-disabled embed-youtube\" data-embed-id=\"oembed_8ec4276cc976b294b64bbd438ca3d5b1\" data-embed-provider=\"youtube\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1200\/350;\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"embed-privacy-enable screen-reader-text\">Display &#8220;YouTube  video  player&#8221; from YouTube<\/button>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-privacy-sr-message screen-reader-text\" role=\"status\" data-message=\"Content from YouTube has been loaded.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-privacy-overlay\">\n<div class=\"embed-privacy-inner\">\n<div class=\"embed-privacy-logo\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-privacy\/assets\/images\/embed-youtube.png?ver=1.14.0);\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\tClick here to display content from YouTube.\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more in <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube\u2019s privacy policy<span class=\"embed-privacy__new-tab-notice\"> (opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a>.\t\t\t<noscript>\t\t\t\t<br \/>\t\t\t\tPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to load this content.\t\t\t<\/noscript>\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"embed-privacy-input-wrapper\">\t\t\t<input id=\"embed-privacy-store-youtube-8ec4276cc976b294b64bbd438ca3d5b1\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"1\" class=\"embed-privacy-input\" data-embed-provider=\"youtube\">\t\t\t<label for=\"embed-privacy-store-youtube-8ec4276cc976b294b64bbd438ca3d5b1\" class=\"embed-privacy-label\" data-embed-provider=\"youtube\">\t\t\t\tAlways display content from YouTube\t\t\t<\/label>\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-privacy-footer\"><span class=\"embed-privacy-url\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YcdgNVGKQ90?si=dvVSzVRL8kKeGmdy\">Open &#8220;YouTube  video  player&#8221; directly<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-privacy-content\">\t\t\t\t<script>var _oembed_8ec4276cc976b294b64bbd438ca3d5b1 = '{\\\"embed\\\":\\\"&lt;iframe  title=&quot;YouTube  video  player&quot; src=&quot;https:\\\\\/\\\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\\\/embed\\\\\/YcdgNVGKQ90?si=dvVSzVRL8kKeGmdy&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;350&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;allowfullscreen&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\\\/iframe&gt;\\\"}';<\/script>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-are-the-criteria-for-paying-no-tax-on-a-piece-of-art\"><b>What  are  the  criteria  for  paying  no  tax  on  a  piece  of  art?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/tax-professionals\/tdm\/income-tax-capital-gains-tax-corporation-tax\/part-07\/07-01-10.pdf\">Section  195  of  the  Taxes  Consolidation  Act,  1997<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0allows  the  Revenue  Commissioners  to  decide  what  creative  works  will  be  exempt  from  tax.<\/p>\n<p>If  a  piece  of  creative  work  is  deemed  eligible  for  Artists  Exemption  by  Revenue,  it  will  be  exempt  from  the  year  in  which  the  claim  is  made.<\/p>\n<p>They  will  make  these  determinations  based  on  artwork  from  any  of  the  following  categories;\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Books  or  other  forms  of  writing<\/li>\n<li>Plays<\/li>\n<li>Musical  compositions<\/li>\n<li>Paintings  or  other  similar  pictures<\/li>\n<li>Sculptures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"what-are-the-rules\"><b>What  are  the  rules?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\nTo  apply  for  Artists  Exemption,  you  must  be  a  resident  or  ordinarily  a  resident  who  treats  an  EU  Member  State  or  an  EEA  State  as  your  permanent  home.<\/p>\n<p>Your  work  must  be  both\u00a0<b>creative<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>original<\/b>.  The  work  must  be  considered  to  hold  cultural  or  artistic  merit.  It  doesn\u2019t  have  to  have  both  cultural  and  artistic  merit,  either  one  is  fine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>What  counts  as  cultural  or  artistic  merit?<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well,  a  work\u00a0of  art  is  thought  to  have  cultural  merit  if;  it  enhances  one  or  more  aspects  of  national  or  international  culture  through  its  form  and\/or  content.<\/p>\n<p>It  has  artistic  merit  if;  it  enhances  to  a  significant  degree  the  canon  of  work  in  the  relevant  category  in  its  quality  of  form  and\/or  content.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We take the hassle out of filing your Irish tax return<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"orange-cta-btn\"><a style=\"padding: 15px; text-align: center; border-radius: 30px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #e74632; color: #fff; margin: 25px 0px 25px 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/user\/#\/application\/ireland\/essentials\"; target =\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\";>GET STARTED<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"but-wait-how-does-revenue-decide-if-a-piece-of-art-is-exempt-from-tax\"><b>But  wait,  how  does  Revenue  decide  if  a  piece  of  art  is  exempt  from  tax?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\nWe  know  what  you&#8217;re  thinking&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Aren&#8217;t  Revenue  a  government  agency  that  deals  with  customs,  taxes  and  the  like?  How  the  hell  does  Revenue  decide  what  has  cultural  or  artistic  merit?&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To  answer  this  common  question;  The  Arts  Council  put  together\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/personal-tax-credits-reliefs-and-exemptions\/documents\/artist-exemption-guidelines.pdf\">a  comprehensive  document  with  rigorous  guidelines<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0<i>must<\/i>\u00a0be  used  when  determining  whether  a  piece  of  work  meets  the  criteria.<\/p>\n<p>These  guidelines  were  drawn  up  under  the  provisions  of  the  Taxes  Consolidation  Act  we  mentioned  earlier  \u2013  they  were  intended  to  help  the  Revenue  Commissioners  decide  on  what  has  a  recognisable  artist  or  cultural  merit.  Revenue  may  sometimes  consult  with  The  Arts  Council  to  help  reach  a  fair  decision.  The  guide  goes  into  detail  about  what  is  and  is  not  the  type  of  work  that  will  be  considered  for  IT  exemption.<\/p>\n<p>There  is  however  a  lengthy  description  included  in  the  guidelines  of  what  exactly  will  be  considered  so  that\u2019s  worth  checking  out  if  you  believe  your  work  might  qualify.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone  size-full  wp-image-14095\" src=\"https:\/\/taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/What-happens-if-your-art-is-approved-for-the-artist-exemption-scheme.jpg\" alt=\"What  happens  if  your  art  is  approved  for  the  artist  exemption  scheme\" width=\"825\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/What-happens-if-your-art-is-approved-for-the-artist-exemption-scheme.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/What-happens-if-your-art-is-approved-for-the-artist-exemption-scheme-264x180.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/What-happens-if-your-art-is-approved-for-the-artist-exemption-scheme-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/What-happens-if-your-art-is-approved-for-the-artist-exemption-scheme-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/What-happens-if-your-art-is-approved-for-the-artist-exemption-scheme-380x259.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/What-happens-if-your-art-is-approved-for-the-artist-exemption-scheme-800x546.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-happens-if-your-art-is-approved-for-the-artist-exemption-scheme\"><b>What  happens  if  your  art  is  approved  for  the  artist  exemption  scheme?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\nIf  they  determine  your  work  qualifies,  you  are  deemed  to  have  Artist\u2019s  Exemption  for  the  year  in  which  the  claim  is  made.  There  is  a  maximum  amount  of  income  that  is  exempt:  \u20ac50,000  per  annum.  This  amount  was  previously  \u20ac40,000  per  annum  from  2011-2014.\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-do-i-get-a-determination\"><b>How  do  I  get  a  determination?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\nYou  should  submit  an\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/personal-tax-credits-reliefs-and-exemptions\/documents\/form-artist2.pdf\">Artist  2  claim  form<\/a>,  samples  of  your  work  and  supporting  documentation  in  the  form  of  testimonials.<\/p>\n<p><i>Income  that  you\u2019ve  earned  from  a  sale  of  your  work  in  previous  years  is  not  exempt.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>If  they  fall  within  the  same  category,  all  future  works  will  be  deemed  to  qualify  for  the  exemption.<\/p>\n<p>Again,  you  must  also  be  an  EU  or  EEA  resident.<\/p>\n<p>Depending  on  the  category,  you  must  send  the  following;\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A  book  or  other  writing<\/b>\u00a0\u2013  3  published  copies  of  the  book  or  relevant  information  and  links  in  the  case  of  ebooks.<\/li>\n<li><b>A  play  \u00ad<\/b>\u2013  a  copy  of  the  script  +  a  signed  production  contract.<\/li>\n<li><b>A  painting  or  other  like  picture\u00a0<\/b>\u2013  six  good  quality  photographs  of  the  work  together  with  an  up-to-date  brief  CV  of  your  artistic  career.<\/li>\n<li><b>A  sculpture\u00a0<\/b>\u2013  same  as  with  a  painting  or  other  picture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nNote:  You  can  appeal  if  Revenue  has  not  made  a  decision  within  6  months  of  your  claim  being  made.  It  should  be  made  in  writing  to  the  Tax  Appeals  Commission  and  must  be  made  within  30  days  following  the  end  of  the  6  months.<\/p>\n<p>Some  Irish  creatives  who  have  qualified  for  the  relief  include  co.  authors  of  the  immensely  popular\u00a0<i>Oh  My  God  What  a  Complete  Aisling<\/i>,  The  Rubberbandit\u2019s  Blindboy  Boatclub  for  his  book\u00a0<i>The  Gospel  According  to  Blindboy\u00a0<\/i>and  screenwriter  Stefanie  Preissner  who  wrote  the  hit  RTE  TV  show\u00a0<i>Can\u2019t  Cope,  Won\u2019t  Cope.\u00a0<\/i>Drag  queen  and  activist  Rory  O\u2019Neill  aka  Panti  Bliss  also  qualified  for  his  stand-up  show\u00a0<i>High  Heels  in  Low  Places<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>There  is  a  full  list  available  online\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.revenue.ie\/en\/corporate\/information-about-revenue\/statistics\/other-datasets\/artist-exemption.aspx\">of  individuals  who  successfully  received  a  favourable  determination<\/a>\u00a0from  1997  to  2017  if  you  want  to  check  that  out.\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"grants-awards-and-prizes\"><b>Grants,  awards  and  prizes<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\nAs  an  artist,  you  may  receive  grants,  awards  or  prizes  to  aid  your  creative  work  \u2013  which  are  generally  taxable  as  income.  However,  if  the  money  you  receive  relates  to  work  that  has  qualified  for  the  Artists  Exemption,  it  may  also  be  tax-exempt.  Of  course,  it  is  still  subject  to  the  maximum  amount  of  \u20ac50,000  per  year.<\/p>\n<p>The  following  grants,  awards  and  prizes  are  exempt;\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arts  Council  bursaries  &#8211;  paid  directly  to  you  by  the\u00a0<a  title=\"http:\/\/www.artscouncil.ie\/home\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artscouncil.ie\/home\/\">Arts  Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cnuas  payments  that  have  been  made  under  the\u00a0<a  href=\"http:\/\/aosdana.artscouncil.ie\/\">Aosd\u00e1na  Scheme<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Payment  from  the  sale  of  qualifying  works  abroad  which  meet  the  guidelines<\/li>\n<li>Residencies  if  they  are  paid  directly  to  you  by  the  Arts  Council  to  produce  a  qualifying  work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Residencies  that  relate  to  teaching  art  or  similar  practices  are  not  exempt.<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignnone  size-full  wp-image-14096\" src=\"https:\/\/taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/What-if-Im-on-a-PAYE-income-and-selling-art.jpg\" alt=\"What  if  I\u2019m  on  a  PAYE  income  and  selling  art\" width=\"825\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/What-if-Im-on-a-PAYE-income-and-selling-art.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/What-if-Im-on-a-PAYE-income-and-selling-art-264x180.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/What-if-Im-on-a-PAYE-income-and-selling-art-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/What-if-Im-on-a-PAYE-income-and-selling-art-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/What-if-Im-on-a-PAYE-income-and-selling-art-380x259.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/What-if-Im-on-a-PAYE-income-and-selling-art-800x546.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-if-im-on-a-paye-income-and-selling-art\"><b>What  if  I\u2019m  on  a  PAYE  income  and  selling  art?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\nLet\u2019s  face  it:  a  lot  of  artists  work  day  jobs  to  pay  the  rent.  So  what  do  you  do  in  the  case  that  you\u2019re  working  under  a  PAYE  income  but  you\u2019re  also  earning  from  the  sale  of  your  artistic  work?<\/p>\n<p>In  this  case,  your  PAYE  income  is  subject  to  Income  Tax,  USC  and  PRSI,  which  are  all  deducted  automatically  by  your  employer.  As  an  artist,  however,  you  are  self-employed  if  you\u2019re  making  money  from  your  art.  It&#8217;s  your  responsibility  to  declare  any  income  you\u2019ve  earned  from  your  art.<\/p>\n<p>This  means  registering  as  self-assessed  with  Revenue  and  declaring  your  earnings.  If  you  are  working  your  PAYE  job\u00a0<i>but\u00a0<\/i>you\u2019re  working  as  an  artist  in  your  free  time,  you  can  file  your  taxes  under  the  PAYE  tax  assessment  system,  as  long  as  you  earn  less  than  \u20ac5,000  net  (that  is  after  expenses  but  we\u2019ll  get  to  that  in  just  a  sec).  In  this  case,  you  must  submit  a  tax  return  Form  12.<\/p>\n<p>In  the  scenario  that  you\u2019re  earning  over  \u20ac5,000  in  non-PAYE  net  income  a  year,  you  must  file  your  self-assessed  taxes  by  submitting  a  Form  11.<\/p>\n<p>The  deadline  for  filing  your  taxes  is  31  October  the  following  year,  if  you  fail  to  file  on  time,  you  will  face  penalties.  If  you\u2019re  not  up-to-date  with  your  taxes,  you\u2019ll  have  to  pay  what  you  owe  from  previous  years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We take the hassle out of filing your Irish tax return<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"orange-cta-btn\"><a style=\"padding: 15px; text-align: center; border-radius: 30px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #e74632; color: #fff; margin: 25px 0px 25px 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/user\/#\/application\/ireland\/essentials\"; target =\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\";>GET STARTED<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-reliefs-and-expenses-can-i-claim-as-an-artist-or-writer\"><b>What  reliefs  and  expenses  can  I  claim  as  an  artist  or  writer?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\nAs  an  artist,  who  likely  needs  tools  and  equipment  to  produce  your  art,  you&#8217;ll  no  doubt  be  happy  to  hear  that  you  may  be  entitled  to  claim  back  some  expenses  and  reliefs.  This  could  be  anything  from  a  set  of  paintbrushes,  the  computer  you  use  to  compose  music  to  the  business  cards  you  had  printed.  These  kinds  of  expenses  can  be  written  off  against  your  earnings  in  some  cases.  But  let\u2019s  break  it  down\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Revenue  expenses  are  deductible  as  long  as  they\u2019re  incurred  wholly  and  exclusively  for  the  purpose  of  the  trade  aka  if  you  have  fees  like  internet,  electricity,  and  accountancy  (and  yes,  that  includes  using  Taxback  to  file  your  tax  return)  that  are  related  to  the  production  of  your  creative  work,  they  may  be  deductible.<\/p>\n<p>You  may  also  claim  capital  expenses  which  include  things  like  your  computer,  your  canvases,  necessary  software,  artistic  materials  and  so  on.  If  your  work  is  infrequent  it  won\u2019t  be  considered  trading  and  you  won\u2019t  qualify  for  relief  on  capital  allowances.\n<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"taxback-is-here-to-help\"><b>Taxback  is  here  to  help<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>\nIf  you  are  selling  your  creative  products  but  don\u2019t  qualify  for  the  Artist\u2019s  exemption,  you  still  have  to  file  your  self-assessed  taxes  before  31  December.  This  is  all  a  lot  to  take  in  so  if  you\u2019d  rather  leave  it  to  the  experts,  <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.taxback.com\/en\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact  Taxback<\/a>\u00a0today  and  we\u2019ll  make  sure  that  filing  your  self-assessed  taxes  is  a  piece  of  cake!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Are you an artist in Ireland wondering if your work qualifies for tax exemption? 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