According to instructions circulated to Revenue personnel on 22 and 23 November, the internal manual used as reference by staff conducting tax audits was “updated” to reflect the stance adopted on Kerry patronage shares.The section dedicated to share issues by co-ops includes a new section indicating that all co-op shares issued “where the amount of shares issued is dependent on the level of business between the member or the co-operative, and where the shares are issued at less than market value, then Revenue will regard the difference between the subscription amount and the market value of the shares (known as “patronage shares”) at the date of issue as a profit of the business of the member”.