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Ireland has a comprehensive double taxation treaty / agreement (DTA) in force with 48 countries. These DTAs allow your company avail of Foreign Direct Investment opportunities in Ireland including the establishment of Special Purpose Companies (SPC).

 

The current list of tax agreements, which allow for the elimination or mitigation of double taxation, is as follows:

 

Double Tax Treaties
Australia Finland Lithuania Romania
Austria France Luxembourg Russia
Belgium Germany Macedonia Slovak Republic
Bulgaria Greece Malaysia Slovenia
Canada Hungary Malta South Africa
Chile Iceland Mexico Spain
China India the Netherlands Sweden
Croatia Israel New Zealand Switzerland
Cyprus Italy Norway the UK
Czech Republic Japan Pakistan USA
Denmark Republic of Korea Poland Vietnam
Estonia Latvia Portugal Zambia

 

Source - Office of the Revenue Commissioners, 2010

 

Ireland’s double tax treaty network continues to be expanded and updated. Agreements are currently under negotiation, or awaiting ratification, with the following countries: Argentina, Bahrain, Belarus, Bosnia Herzegovina, Egypt, Georgia, Kuwait, Moldova, Morocco, Serbia, Singapore, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine. Further tax agreements are planned and will be added to this listing.