Ireland: New tax treatment of certain dividends

Ireland and Sweden signed an amending protocol on 3 June 2026 to revise the 1986 income tax treaty, which had previously been updated by the 1993 protocol. The second protocol amending the treaty introduces several key updates. It replaces the

Irish Revenue issued eBrief No. 097/26 on 21 May 2026, relating to updates to Tax and Duty Manual 41A-05-04 on Full self-assessment. The manual sets out the authority of Revenue officers to conduct enquiries, the time limits within which such

Irish Revenue has released two new eBriefs providing operational guidance for entities subject to the OECD’s Pillar Two global minimum tax framework, including instructions for filing information returns and meeting tax return and payment

Irish Revenue published eBrief 093/26 on 20 May 2026, updating the VAT Tax and Duty Manual on the VAT Treatment of Debt Factoring and Invoice Discounting. The update revises paragraphs 5 and Appendix 1 to reflect the CJEU judgment in Case

The Irish High Court, in a judgment delivered by Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger on 12 May 2026, ruled on a tax dispute involving Accenture Global Solutions Limited, an Irish tax-resident company, concerning the treatment of Foreign Royalty Withholding

The European Commission has approved Ireland’s enhancement of the Section 481 Film Tax Credit, known as the Visual Effects (VFX) Uplift, via a State aid authorisation published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 May 2026. The