Ireland: Irish Tax Authorities (Revenue) publish updated Claim for Refund of Dividend Withholding Tax (DWT) form

23.01.2025

Clearstream Banking1 informs clients that effective

immediately

the updated August 2024 Claim for Refund of Dividend Withholding Tax (DWT) forms published by the Irish Tax Authorities (Revenue) must be used when applying for a DWT refund on behalf of qualified non-resident investors.

The updated forms are available under the relevant "Tax forms to use" section of the website.

The applicable updated forms are:

Impact on clients

Clients must ensure they submit the updated August 2024 forms when applying for DWT refund on behalf of qualified non-resident investors.

Important Note: The updates to the Claim for Refund of Dividend Withholding Tax (DWT) forms do not require renewal of previously submitted documentation. The changes are limited to the addition of an EEA state in the definition of “relevant territory” in the Notes section..

Further information

For more information, clients may contact Clearstream Banking Tax Help Desk, Client Services or their Relationship Officer.

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1. Clearstream Banking refers collectively to Clearstream Banking S.A., registered office at 42, avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B-9248, and Clearstream Banking AG, registered office at Mergenthalerallee 61, 65760 Eschborn, Germany, and registered in Register B of the Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main, Germany, under number HRB 7500.