Written answers

Tuesday, 4 April 2017

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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60. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the tax repayment in respect of a company (details supplied); his views on the direction of the OECD's centre for tax policy that other OECD countries are entitled to part of the taxes which may be realised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16422/17]

Photo of Michael NoonanMichael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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Notwithstanding the appeal that the Government has lodged in the Apple State Aid case, Ireland is required to comply with the binding articles of the Commission's Final Decision and to recover the alleged aid from Apple. Irish officials are continuing this work to ensure that the State complies with all our recovery obligations.

I note the recent reported comments made by the Director of the OECD's Centre for tax policy in respect of this case and the possibility that other countries may also have a claim to some of the money. The Commission has said publicly that the recovery amount may be reduced if other countries were to require Apple to pay more taxes.

I would say that the Commission's State Aid Decision does not change the taxing rights in other countries. What the Commission and the OECD are referring to here forms part of the regular private tax process for any global company, whereby they are responsible for managing their global tax affairs in the various jurisdictions in which they are located. It is therefore a matter between the company in question and the tax authorities in the various locations where they do business as to whether there are any taxation issues to be addressed and I am not in a position to comment on that engagement.

However, I can say that I have not been given any official indications from any country that they intend to seek further tax for their own country as a result of the Commission's Decision.

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