Revealed: Tipperary person named on Revenue Tax Defaulters' List

A Tipperary person has been named on the new Tax Defaulters' List published by the Revenue Commissioners this week. 

The new Revenue's published List of Tax Defaulters covers the period from July 1 to September 30, 2022.

The Tipperary case is published under "Part 1: Court Determinations."

This relates to persons in whose case the court has determined a penalty relating to a settlement, or has imposed a fine, imprisonment or other penalty in respect of a tax or duty offence.

Details are published when a fine or other court penalty is imposed in respect of tax or duty offences.

Court penalties may include imprisonment, partly suspended or suspended sentences, community service in lieu of imprisonment and closure orders. 

61 such cases are published and €168,000 is the total of court fines imposed. 

In relation to Tipperary, the case relates to:

MISUSE OF MARKED MINERAL OIL:

SERGOT, LECH, 1 SPRINGFIELD CRESCENT, DUNDRUM ROAD, TIPPERARY, COUNTY TIPPERARY.

The person's occupation is described as "PENSIONER" and the fine amount was €2,500. 

A total of 61 revenue tax defaulters have had a total of €168,000 court fines imposed, Revenue has confirmed. 

Of these, 29 cases were for failure to file a tax return and delivering an incorrect tax return, in respect of which court fines totalling €94,250 were imposed. 

There were 13 cases of misuse of marked mineral oil and 2 cases of failure to hold a current oil licence, in respect of which court fines totaling €39,000 were imposed.

In total, there 13 cases of excise offences for tobacco smuggling, illegal selling of tobacco and possession of untaxed tobacco for sale.

Court fines totaling €25,750, one 8-month sentence (with 4 months suspended) and one two-month sentence were imposed.

Two cases were for failing to keep a vehicle stationary, in respect of which court fines totaling €5,000 were imposed.

Two cases were for obstruction of a Revenue Officer, in respect of which court fines totaling €4,000 and one 6-month sentence (suspended for 2 years) were imposed. 

During the same three months nearly 3,500 audits and investigations resulted in more than €81.8 million in tax, interest, and penalties levied on people in Ireland.

A now liquidated company made a settlement of €1,075,404, the latest list shows.

Loghouse Living Limited, with an address at Office 4, 200 Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole, county Dublin is now in liquidation.

A Revenue audit case for under-declaration of VAT revealed an unpaid sum of €390,429. Interest amounted to €294,546. Penalties were calculated at €390,429. The total owed is €1,075,404.

A disc jockey, Thomas Coloe of 10 Sandford Wood, Swords was the subject of a Revenue Audit Case for Non-declaration of Capital Gains Tax and under-declaration of Income Tax and VAT which revealed a sum owed of €74,484.

Interest ran to €18,745 while the penalties amounted to €55,863. This revealed a total of €149,092 owed to the State of which €2,500 had been paid by September 30, 2022.

Kevin Judge, of Lowtown, Robertstown, Naas, county Kildare is also on the List 2.

Part 2 relates to persons in whose case Revenue has accepted a settlement offer instead of initiating court proceedings, or a settlement has been paid in full.

This list reflects the amount of a settlement that remained unpaid at the end of the period September 30, 2022. Unpaid amounts are subject to Revenue’s normal debt collection and enforcement procedures.

Described as a haulage contractor, a Revenue Audit Case for under-declaration VAT revealed a sum owed of €150,017. Interest ran to €29,573 while the penalties amounted to €45,005.

This revealed a total of €224,595 owed to the State.