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Benefits of investing in The 2019 Davy EIIS Fund:
1. Opportunity for Qualifying Investors to avail of one of the few remaining - all income tax reliefs currently offering up to 40%** income tax relief*** (subject to certain qualifying conditions).
2. Opportunity for Qualifying Investors to invest in indigenous Irish companies with future growth potential; and
3. Avail of a professional, experienced and knowledgeable investment team.
**Being the current higher rate of income tax and assuming continuation thereof.
***Terms and conditions apply. Please refer to the section headed “Income Tax Relief” on page 26 for detailed information relating to claiming the income tax relief. Investors may avail of the tax relief by deducting the Investment amount (subject to a maximum of €150,000 invested in all EIIS Funds and schemes in any one year) subscribed to the Fund in 2019, from their total income for income tax purposes for the tax year of subscription ending on 31 December 2019 or, if so desired for the tax year of Investment by the Fund ending 31 December 2020, subject to the Investee Companies complying with the EII Scheme Legislation and certain conditions being fulfilled by the Investee Companies further detailed in the section headed “The Relief” on page 27. You should consult your tax advisor about the tax relief rules which may apply in your circumstances. This Investment may not be suitable for all Investors. For more information on the tax relief, please refer to section headed “The Relief” on page 27. -
Risks of investing in The 2019 Davy EIIS Fund
- This is a medium to long-term Investment (for a period of at least four years from the date of Investment in each Investee Company) and there is no early exit mechanism
- If you invest in Investee Companies by subscribing to this Fund you may lose some or all of the money you invest.
- There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its Investment objectives or primary objective.
- Investors are exposed to the performance of the small and medium sized companies invested in via the Fund which by their nature are high risk.
- The availability of the income tax relief on the Investment amount is based on our understanding of current tax legislation and the current Revenue Commissioners’ interpretation thereof. Legislation and Revenue Commissioners interpretation is subject to change including retrospectively without notice.
- Income tax relief which is available, within limits, against income earned in the tax year of subscription to the Fund (2019) or if so desired, the tax year of investment by the Fund (2020), may not be granted, or granted in full, or may be withdrawn where already claimed, in part or in full, if the conditions of the legislation are not satisfied by the Fund and/or Investee Companies, including:
- The Manager may not succeed in finding suitable companies and/or fully investing the monies subscribed to the Fund which may result in a return of uninvested funds and a consequent reduction or recovery of the income tax relief already claimed or potentially available to Investors.
- Statements of Qualification for the tax relief may not be issued by Investee Companies if the conditions as set out in the section “Income Tax Relief” on page 27 are not fulfilled. In such circumstances the Manager cannot issue a Managers Certificate and income tax relief will not be available to the Investors, or if already claimed may be required to be refunded to Revenue by the Investor.
- If a company in which the Fund is invested fails to spend 30% of the amount raised on a Qualifying Purpose within two years from the issue of Eligible Shares, that Investee Company cannot issue a Statement of Qualification; in such circumstances, the Manager cannot issue a Managers Certificate and the income tax relief on that Investment will not be available to the Investor.
- Income tax relief which is available, within limits, against income earned in the tax year of subscription to the Fund (2019) or if so desired, the tax year of investment by the Fund (2020), may not be granted or may be withdrawn where already claimed, in certain circumstance, including
- You may not have sufficient income taxable at the higher rate so that part or all of the income tax relief on the Investment amount, if obtained, may be obtained at a lower rate than 40%, the current higher rate of income tax.
- ii. You may lose part or all of the income tax relief you obtain on the Investment amount if you receive value from any of the Investee Companies in which you invest through the Fund within a period of two years before and ending four years after the investment in the company (as detailed in the section “Withdrawal of Relief – Investor” on page 31).
- The proposed EII Scheme will operate on a self-certification basis which will require Qualifying Companies to self-certify and issue Statements of Qualification. The Investee Company will bear the risk of the Relief not being granted or withdrawn as a result of incorrect self-certification and circumstances detailed in the section “Withdrawal of Relief – Investee Company” on page 31. However, in these circumstances, the Investor may bear the risk of the commercial impact of a withdrawal of Relief from the Investee Company and hence may impact the value of the Investment.
