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Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 (Number 39 of 1997)

829Treatment for double taxation relief purposes of foreign tax incentive reliefs.

[FA70 s57(2) to (4); CTA76 s166(1) and Sch4 PtI]

(1) This section shall apply to any relief given with a view to promoting industrial, commercial, scientific, educational or other development in a territory outside the State.

(2) For the purposes of section 826 and Schedule 24, any amount of tax under the law of a territory outside the State which would have been payable but for a relief to which this section applies given under that law (being a relief with respect to which provision is made in arrangements for double taxation relief which are the subject of an order under [1]>section 826(1)<[1][2]>[1]>section 826(1)(a)<[1]<[2][2]>section 826(1)<[2]) shall be treated as having been payable, and references in section 826 and in Schedule 24 to double taxation, tax payable or chargeable or tax not chargeable directly or by deduction shall be construed accordingly.

(3) The Revenue Commissioners may make regulations generally for carrying out the provisions of this section or any arrangements having the force of law under section 826 and may in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, provide in the regulations—

(a) for the purposes of this section or of the regulations, for the application (with or without modifications) of any provision of the Tax Acts or any regulations made under those Acts, [3]>including the provisions relating to the rehearing of an appeal and to the statement of a case for the opinion of the High Court on a point of law,<[3] and

(b) that the whole or any part of a dividend paid out of profits or gains which consist of or include profits or gains in relation to which double taxation relief is given by virtue of this section is not to be regarded as income or profits for any purpose of the Tax Acts.

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Substituted by FA04 sched3(1)(w). This section shall have effect as on and from 25 March 2004

[2]

[-] [+]

Substituted by FA07 sched2(1)(ac). Has effect as on and from 2 April 2007

[3]

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Deleted by F(TA)A15 s39(2)(a). With effect from 21 March 2016 per S. I. No 110 of 2016.