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Ireland × Tax & International Structuring

Tax & International Structuring in Ireland

Tax and structuring for businesses, investments and deals that cross borders. In Ireland, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.

Who handles this workNamed WONE Global lead
  1. What happens next · 1WONE Global acknowledges your requirement and confirms what's involved.
  2. 2Circle Advisory runs its conflict checks.
  3. 3We confirm Kevin McSharry as your named lead.
  4. 4You agree scope and fees directly with the firm before work begins.
Ireland at a glanceUK & Ireland

Dublin · Tuesday 3 November

19:42

Local time

Currency
EUR
Working week
Monday – Friday
Dialling code
+353
Region
UK & Ireland
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What the rules say in Ireland

Tax & International Structuring, the essentials

From the Ireland market guide: the points that matter most for tax & international structuring, each with the source it was checked against.

Essentials guide · Source-checked research98% of statements checked against a source47 checked against an official source0 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-19Not yet professionally reviewed

  • Corporation tax is charged at 12.5% on trading income and at 25% on non-trading income, such as rental and investment income, and on excepted trades.

    Irish resident companies and branches of non-resident companies trading in Ireland; whether income is trading income depends on the facts.Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revenue) · checked 2026-10-19
  • Large multinational and domestic groups within the scope of Pillar Two must pay a minimum of 15% tax on profits in each jurisdiction in which they operate.

    In-scope groups only; the Revenue overview page does not state the EUR 750 million revenue threshold or the commencement dates.Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revenue) · checked 2026-10-19
  • Irish resident companies paying dividends must generally withhold Dividend Withholding Tax (DWT) at 25%.

    Exemptions are available for qualifying residents and non-residents on completion of the relevant declaration.Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revenue) · checked 2026-10-19
  • A company resident in another EU or EEA state or a country with which Ireland has a tax treaty can be exempt from DWT if it is not controlled directly or indirectly by Irish residents and it gives the payer a completed exemption declaration (Form V2B).

    Exemption is not automatic.Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revenue) · checked 2026-10-19
  • From 1 January 2026 the VAT rates are 23% standard, 13.5% reduced, 9% second reduced and 4.8% livestock.

    Rates for particular goods and services are listed in Revenue's VAT rates database.Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revenue) · checked 2026-10-19
  • Revenue's VAT modernisation timetable requires VAT-registered large corporates to use mandatory e-invoicing and real-time reporting for domestic B2B transactions from November 2028, extending to businesses trading within the EU on a zero-rated basis from November 2029.

    EU ViDA requirements for cross-border EU B2B transactions follow from July 2030. All businesses must be able to receive e-invoices from suppliers required to issue them.Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revenue) · checked 2026-10-19
  • The R&D Corporation Tax credit is 30% of qualifying expenditure for accounting periods starting on or after 1 January 2024, and is paid in three annual instalments.

    The company elects whether each instalment is offset or repaid.Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revenue) · checked 2026-10-19

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Scope

What the service covers here

  1. 01Review the proposed cross-border structure
  2. 02Identify direct and indirect tax exposures
  3. 03Consider withholding, treaty and transfer-pricing issues
  4. 04Coordinate implementation across the relevant jurisdictions

Key questions

What we will work through with you

  • What needs to be decided before tax & international structuring work starts?
  • Who is professionally responsible in each country?
  • Which other work, such as tax or employment, must happen at the same time?
  • What information and decisions are needed from the business?

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