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Full coverage: Revenue Commissioners

Revealed: Revenue tackles 70 well-heeled investors over elaborate offshore tax scheme

The Revenue Commissioners have won 39 cases in relation to the scheme before the Tax Appeals Commission. The result is a major victory for the authority, which began raising assessments in relation to the scheme in recent years.

Ian Kehoe
3rd Dec, 2024 - 3 min read

British retail giant Sports Direct in legal clash with Irish tax authority

Sportsdirect.com Retail Limited, a British vehicle at the centre of Mike Ashley’s retail group, has initiated a judicial review case in the High Court against the Revenue Commissioners.

Ian Kehoe
24th Oct, 2024 - 2 min read

Delaware to Dublin: How IFSC trader won – and then lost – its Irish tax battle

Between 2010 and 2012, international trader Susquehanna tried to claim tax relief on group losses. In the face of Revenue opposition, it won its case — and then lost it.

Francesca Comyn
8th Oct, 2024 - 3 min read

A thatched south Dublin pub, a planning kerfuffle, and a Revenue summons

A heritage thatched pub or 1970s pastiche – either way, the company behind the endangered Stillorgan Orchard Pub is being pursued by Revenue in newly filed High Court proceedings. One of its owners is Applegreen magnate Bob Etchingham.

Francesca Comyn
16th Aug, 2024 - 2 min read

CGT losses and “illusory” conversion rights: The tax implications of a failed convertible loan investment

A battle between a businessman and the tax authority has clarified case law on convertible loans and CGT losses.

Ian Kehoe
24th Jul, 2024 - 8 min read

A “clear misuse” of the tax code: Court rules against high-roller avoidance scheme

The scheme involved a web of German bond transactions that produced artificial losses to offset taxes. The Revenue action was a test case against media investor Dermot Hanrahan and the ruling will have implications for other taxpayers.

Francesca Comyn
15th May, 2024 - 2 min read

As the tax debt warehouse is dismantled, there will be a clamour for forgiveness. It should be ignored

When you look at the profile of the remaining debt in the warehouse, the breakdown of the companies that owe it, and the national insolvency trends over a sustained period, it is clear there is no need for write-downs or an amnesty on the €1.65bn in the warehouse.

Ian Kehoe
23rd Apr, 2024 - 5 min read

“I’ll do what I think is the right thing, costly as it may be”: Developer to fight tax battle

Greg Kavanagh says his company Fofo is in a tax dispute with the Revenue Commissioners over expenses claims dating back a decade. After a challenging couple of years, things are going well again, he told The Currency.

Francesca Comyn
14th Mar, 2024 - 2 min read

Covid closures and Revenue debts of over €1.2m push Dublin pubs to the brink

Interim examiners were appointed to pubs owned by businessman Colm Wu. An independent expert report has found a "concerning disregard for both internal control measures and adherence to Company Law" in one of his companies.

Francesca Comyn
28th Nov, 2023 - 5 min read

Turning the screw: Nine graphs that tell the story of Revenue’s post-Covid enforcement strategy

The tax authority stopped its enforcement activity during he pandemic. However, it has been building up its debt cases again over the past 18 months, as evidenced by new data analysing Revenue’s activities over the past five years.

Ian Kehoe
18th Aug, 2023 - 4 min read
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