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Version date: 21 December 2015 - onwards

74. Amendment of Part 38 of Principal Act (returns of income and gains, other obligations and returns, and Revenue powers)

Part 38 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) by inserting the following after section 891F:

"891G. Implementation of Council Directive 2014/107/EU of 9 December 2014 amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation

(1) This section provides for the collection and reporting of certain information in respect of financial accounts held by any person who is regarded by virtue of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State as resident in that jurisdiction for the purposes of tax.

(2) In this section -

'Directive' means the Council Directive 2014/107/EU of 9 December 2014 amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation [OJ No. L359, 16.12.2014, p.1];

'account holder', 'financial account', 'high value account', 'lower value account', 'reportable account', 'reporting financial institution', and 'TIN' have the meanings respectively given to them by Section VIII of Annex I to the Directive;

'change in circumstances' shall be construed in accordance with Annex II to the Directive.

(3) The Revenue Commissioners, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may make regulations under this section with respect to the return by a reporting financial institution of information on reportable accounts held, managed or administered by that reporting financial institution.