The final payslip came on January 31, 2016. In addition to the employee’s basic pay of €10,769.22 and €8,749.91 in lieu of accrued annual leave, it included the following lines:  “Success fees of €516,111;Payment in lieu of pension entitlements of €113,453.75; and,Ex-gratia payment of €75,000 (of which €13,985 was treated as tax-exempt by his employer).” The details are included in a new determination by Tax Appeals Commissioner Mark O’Mahony in the case of a man who worked as head of corporate finance for a firm between 2010 and early 2016. Their names are redacted from the published document. The sums…

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