In certain cases double taxation agreement allow non Irish owners of Irish companies to receive the after tax profits without any further tax payable by them in their home country or allows them to defer further taxation. Where a double taxation agreement applies any dividends, interest or royalties paid to an Irish company is subject to little or no withholding tax.
Ireland has comprehensive double taxation agreements with: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thre United Kingdom, The United States of America, and Zambia.