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Tax credits

Employment Investment Incentive Scheme (EIIS)

Status

Status not published

This funder does not publish a call calendar. Check their page before planning around it.

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Amount
€16,500,000

A qualifying company can raise up to EUR 5.5 million a year and EUR 16.5 million in its lifetime. Investors get income tax relief on their investment, making the round easier to raise.

Funder

Revenue Commissioners

public · national

Deadline: Open all year

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Self-assessed by the company - there is no advance approval, so professional advice is essential. Shares must be held for at least four years by the investor.

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Source. https://www.revenue.ie/en/companies-and-charities/businesses-and-charities/employment-investment-incentive-scheme/index.aspx · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.revenue.ie

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