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EVERY QUARTER THE Revenue Commissioners publishes its tax defaulters list. It often throws out some interesting cases such as the recent case of musician Sinead O’Connor and others such as the tax lecturer who paid up for not declaring his taxes.
However, it’s been revealed the list of tax defaulters and the amount of settlements published by Revenue does not mean that the taxpayers concerned have actually paid their outstanding taxes in full.
Of the €41.1 million in settlements published to date in 2016, only €20.3 million has been paid in full.
Of the 189 cases published in the first two quarters of this year, just 71 cases have been paid in full.
The Revenue Commissioners publish a list of tax defaulters every quarter with details of those taxpayers with whom they have reached a settlement. The publication of this list contains the original amount of taxation owed plus interest and penalties.
No way of knowing who has paid in full
“However when these settlements are published there is no way of knowing whether or not the published amount has been paid in full or whether a reduced sum has been paid, or in many cases nothing at all,” said Fianna Fáil TD for Laois Sean Fleming.
“People will be surprised by this as it is generally assumed that those whose tax settlements are published are paying the full amount due to the Revenue Commissioners,” he said.
Fleming said he has raised the matter with Finance Minister Michael Noonan.
It’s understood the issue will be dealt with in the Finance Bill which is currently going through the Dáil.
The minister has indicated that publication notices in future will indicate the payment status in relation to published tax settlements.
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One dirty little secret out at last although an interestingly quiet time to release it. This is what you get when ladder climbing speakers of fluent public relations spin are rewarded. Lies, damn lies and statistics.
Are Apple and their outstanding €19 billion on the list I wonder?
@Billy Mooney: No one whose appeal is still pending is on the list. So, no. It’s not outstanding until it’s final and conclusive, like everyone’s tax bill.
By the way, how are the AAA/PBP getting on with convincing the Irish public to abolish all borders and that Islam has nothing to do with terrorism?
@Billy Mooney:
As already highlighted to you the Apple case is still pending. However, if Apple go on to lose who do you think the tax will be owed to? Maybe you should ask someone in the AAA to do a little research on the Apple case before making more posts on the subject. It does help to have an idea about the facts.
Wonder what’s happening about the apple tax all gone very quiet..are they hoping it will all disappear
Apple are appealing. The appeal will take approximately two years.
And our finance minister Noonan is helping Apple fight their case.
There probably as much chance of winning the lotto as there is being caught as a tax defaulter. Maybe it’s the area I live in but most people I know default the tax system one way or the other. When I see the list coming out every quarter I think these are the unfortunate 0.1% that got caught.
Still waiting for Mick Wallace to pay his VAT.
Have to say I wouldnt give a rats a$$ being published in their gangsters magazine or by the social parasites the revenue….. It would border on pride for me…….
the gombeen nation likes talking about paying their taxes and how they feel they deserve to voice their concerns on how its spent or whos paying it. Like most taxes in this country its TAKEN directly from the wage packets . Giving a choice their would be many more defaulters and less gombeens acting like savages all over social media feeling like they have the right to complain about apparently paying their taxes. Social validation is leading the social animals up the garden path. My point is paying and taken is two differant words and mean differant things to differant people depending on the benifits. We dont suffer depression in this country it oppression. Taxes in this country is funding cr8minality on a daily basis and if people open their eyes the country is slowly but surely implodeing, and our future generations are going to suffer the most. When the rat race slows to a holt embrace the fruits of your tax paying/ taken. The social norm is more scaryer than climate change.
What?
@keith mahon: And the prize for the most incoherent post goes to ….Keith.
@keith mahon:
Are you trying to impress Billy and the AAA with that post? If you include a few of Billy’s buzz words then you are just about there.
Pretty sure Keith’s comment just caused a brain aneurysm….
No surprises there so!
Really
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