The release of Microsoft’s global annual results for the year ended on June 30, 2026, allows comparisons with previous filings made in Ireland and in the US, offering unprecedented transparency into the level of profit and tax booked by the software multinational in this country. The $6.5 billion (€5.7 billion) reported by the group in Irish corporation tax – more than in any other jurisdiction – is the net amount actually paid in the past year, accounting for over one third of Microsoft’s $21.2 billion global tax payments in the same period. This is lower than the $32.2 billion total…

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