Public Consultation on the Tax Treatment of Interest in Ireland

Minister Chambers launches Public Consultation on the Tax Treatment of Interest in Ireland

The consultation period will run to four months, ending on Thursday, 30 January 2025. Any queries or requests for clarification regarding the review can be directed to interestreview@finance.gov.ie in advance of the consultation deadline. Any submissions received after the deadline may not be considered and early engagement is encouraged.

The preferred means of response is by email to interestreview@finance.gov.ie. Receipt of e-mail submissions will be acknowledged within 2 working days. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, please contact the Department of Finance to confirm receipt of your submission.

If it is not possible to respond by email, or if you wish to make a submission both electronically and in hard copy, submissions may also be sent by post to:

Interest Review – Public Consultation

Tax Division

Department of Finance

Government Buildings

Upper Merrion Street

Dublin 2, D02 R583

Please include contact details if you are responding by post.

Please also indicate whether you are contributing to the consultation process as a professional adviser, representative body, business representative or member of the public.

Responses to this consultation are subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts (FOI). Parties should also note that responses to the consultation may be published on the website of the Department of Finance. Parties should clearly indicate where their responses contain personal information, commercially sensitive information or confidential information which they would not wish to be released under FOI or published.

The Department of Finance will carefully consider the responses to this consultation and may invite key stakeholders to meet with them and with Revenue officials, by video conference or in person as appropriate, in advance of formulating policy proposals in this area.