Finance Act, 1987

Identification of, and issue of documents to, specified persons.

16.—(1) The specified person shall furnish to the accountable person concerned—

(a) in the case of a specified person resident in the State or a person having a permanent establishment or fixed base in the State—

(i) details of his income tax or corporation tax number, as may be appropriate, and

(ii) if the relevant payment includes an amount in respect of value-added tax, his value-added tax registration number, and

(b) in the case of a specified person, other than a person mentioned in paragraph (a), details of his country of residence and his tax reference in that country.

(2) Where the specified person has complied with subsection (1), the accountable person, on making a relevant payment, shall give to such person, in a form prescribed by the Revenue Commissioners, particulars of—

(a) the name and address of the specified person,

(b) the person's tax reference as furnished in accordance with paragraph (a) (i) or (b) of subsection (1),

(c) the amount of the relevant payment,

(d) the amount of the appropriate tax deducted from that payment, and

(e) the date on which the payment is made.