Revenue eBrief No. 103/24

28 March 2024

Payment and receipt of interest and royalties without deduction of income tax

Tax and Duty Manual 08-03-06 ‘Payment and receipt of interest and royalties without deduction of income tax’ has been updated:

  • to reflect the introduction of the outbound payments defensive measures contained in Chapter 5 of Part 33 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, refer to section 1.3,
  • to provide additional guidance in respect of the application of interest withholding tax to interest paid to Irish partnerships and foreign tax transparent entities, refer to section 5.3, and
  • to provide additional guidance on payments of interest to tax transparent entities where members of those entities may avail of the rate of withholding tax provided for under the terms of a double taxation agreement, refer to section 9.1.1.