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In August 2016, Revenue became central to the proposed application of what would have been the largest recorded tax fine in history. [8] Following an investigation of Apple's transfer pricing arrangements with Ireland, [9] the EU Commission initially found that Revenue had given rulings to Apple that amounted to €13 billion in State Aid.
Irish employee tax rate (single and married) versus the OECD in 2017. [11] The OECD's 2018 Taxing Wages shows Ireland's employee tax on wages, which is the total tax (PAYE and EE–PRSI less SS Benefits) paid by Irish employees, as a % of their gross wages, is also one of the lowest in the OECD. Of the 35 OECD members in 2017, the average Irish ...
A revenue service, revenue agency or taxation authority is a government agency responsible for the intake of government revenue, including taxes and sometimes non-tax revenue. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Depending on the jurisdiction , revenue services may be charged with tax collection , investigation of tax evasion , or carrying out audits .
In economics, a duty is a target-specific form of tax levied by a state or other political entity. It is often associated with customs, in which context they are also known as tariffs or dues. The term is often used to describe a tax on certain items purchased abroad. [1]
When Tim Cook stated in 2016 that Apple was the largest tax-payer in Ireland, the Irish Revenue Commissioners quoted Section 815A of the 1997 Tax Acts that prevents them disclosing such information, even to members of Dáil Éireann, or the Irish Department of Finance (despite the fact that Apple is circa one-fifth of Ireland's GDP). [186]
In Ireland, tax credits reduce the amount of Irish income tax that a taxpayer pays in a given year. A few tax credits are granted automatically, while others can be claimed, either by simple notification to Revenue, or by completing a form. All tax credits are expressed as an annual amount. All are non-refundable.
In November 2017, Irish economist David McWilliams writing in The Irish Times quoted that the U.S. BEA statistics implied U.S. multinationals in Ireland paid an effective tax rate of 3.27% on Irish registered pre-tax income of $106,789 million in 2013, and 3.38% on Irish registered pre-tax income of $108,971 million in 2014, due to "a myriad of ...
The Department of Finance (Irish: An Roinn Airgeadais) is a department of the Government of Ireland.It is led by the Minister for Finance.. The Department of Finance is responsible for the administration of the public finances of the Republic of Ireland and all powers, duties and functions connected with the same, including in particular, the collection and expenditure of the revenues of ...