Microsoft paid $6.5bn tax in Ireland – more than anywhere else
- Microsoft paid more tax in Ireland than to the US federal government in its latest financial year, its latest annual report has disclosed.
- New fiscal reporting standards adopted by Microsoft have resulted in the company disclosing, for the first time, a breakdown of taxes paid in the US, Ireland and other foreign jurisdictions in its annual report.
- On Wednesday, the company said it paid $21.1 billion (€18.31 billion) in taxes globally in the financial year that ended June 2026.
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- Microsoft paid more tax in Ireland than to the US federal government in its latest financial year, its latest annual report has disclosed.
- New fiscal reporting standards adopted by Microsoft have resulted in the company disclosing, for the first time, a breakdown of taxes paid in the US, Ireland and other foreign jurisdictions in its annual report.
- On Wednesday, the company said it paid $21.1 billion (€18.31 billion) in taxes globally in the financial year that ended June 2026.
Sources: Irishtimes