The existence of a Revenue audit was not disclosed when an interim examinership was first pursued in court last November. A company director maintained this was “inadvertent” and not down to bad faith.
Revenue’s GAA tax probe may extend to team holidays and a range of match-related expenses. Winning, and playing more games, could mean a higher tax bill and an administrative headache for loyal volunteers.
In the second part of our series, The Currency looks at the opaque nature of GAA county board finances and the key expense lines where boards could potentially take a big tax hit.
Three county boards are being audited and officials at Croke Park are close to finalising a deal with the tax authority over nationwide voluntary assessment of expenses. But how deep could the tax dive go?
With Revenue knocking on the door, the Fennell family behind the Green Barn restaurant went through the Scarp process to save their company. Rescue plan in hand, James Fennell talks about the “labour of love” business and a bright future ahead.
Newly released records point to abuse by a small cohort of companies of an unintended pension loophole introduced by the finance department despite warnings from tax authority insiders.
Eight data sets reveal Revenue’s approach to pursuing debts, agreeing deals, and targeting tax-avoidance schemes.
The Fennell family has put its heart and soul into the Burtown House restaurant and gardens near Athy over the last decade. A shift toward events brings confidence it will come out the other side of the Scarp restructuring process.
From the RTÉ Guide to food packaging for Musgraves, Drogheda-based Boylan Printing has an enviable client list. But Covid-era debt and soaring energy costs have left it millions in the red.
The finance department examined potential changes in the run-up to Budget 2025 to close the loophole. Revenue officials warned it allowed a director to employ a family member on an artificially low wage and still fund a pension fund for them of up to €2 million tax free.
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