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Revenue E-Brief Issue 54/2015, 28 May 2015

Relevant Contracts Tax – Clarification on the application of RCT to relevant operations carried out on designated areas of the Continental Shelf

Relevant Contracts Tax (RCT) applies to payments made in certain industries by a principal contractor to a subcontractor for relevant operations carried out in the State. Section 530 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 refers.

Following a review, Revenue wishes to clarify that RCT does not apply where relevant operations are carried on outside of the State’s 12 mile territorial waters. This clarification has particular relevance to relevant operations carried out in designated areas of the Continental Shelf. These relevant operations are not carried on within the State and are therefore not subject to RCT.

The Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Corporation Tax manual, Part 18-02-01, has been updated to take account of this clarification.

28 May 2015