The Department of Finance and Revenue are refusing to release details of the examination of a €2 million tax loophole, claiming they are part of ongoing deliberations around this year’s finance bill.
A new tax appeal judgment gives an insight into the latest of many attempts by Revenue to claw back hundreds of millions of euro wrongfully claimed under pandemic support schemes.
Two years ago, officials warned about pension proposals allowing company owners "to avoid income tax" but the rule changes passed in the next budget. Now Revenue has sent PRSA concerns for "further examination" by the Department of Finance.
Ireland’s tax chief Niall Cody talks lessons from the pandemic, the 15 per cent corporation tax, drugs trends and taxing the influencers.
Briefing documents released to The Currency show the tactics employed by Revenue officials to seize drugs. They also reveal new trends in where drugs are coming from and how they are being distributed.
Hot on the heels of filing proceedings against Fofo Investments, Revenue has struck against another firm in the developer's stable.
Documents released under freedom of information show Revenue claimed back over €200 million in Covid-19 wage subsidy payments in over 5,000 cases, including cases of alleged fraud.
With payment rates higher at this stage than last year, authorities will issue letters next week in a bid to reach the so-far elusive target of 100 per cent compliance.
Two new tax appeal decisions give an insight into post-pandemic complications for businesses ordered to pay back Covid-19 subsidy supports. Do they have a right to feel aggrieved?
A new tax case reveals how poor accounting of travel expenses can land firms in hot water with Revenue. With new reporting requirements on the way, do managers need to get their files in order?
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