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Ireland provides one of the most favourable corporate tax environments in the world

 

Trading companies in Ireland enjoy a corporate tax rate of 12.5% on all trading profits from 1 January 2003, regardless of location. These rates allow you to plan the future growth of your business in a competitively priced low-tax environment.

 

A corporate tax rate of 25% applies to passive income such as interest income.

 

Corporate Tax Rates
Country %
Ireland 12.50%
Netherlands 25.50%
United Kingdom 30.00%
China 33.00%
Belgium 33.99%
France 34.43%
Germany 38.60%
USA 39.50%
Japan 39.54%

 

Source - Deloitte & Touche, 2007