Contractors to meet Revenue in bid to stamp out tax-evading operators

The Association of Farm Contractors in Ireland (FCI) hopes to move a step closer to stamping out tax-evading operators when it meets with the Revenue Commissioners shortly.

Revenue contacted FCI yesterday following its protest outside Dáil Éireann on Wednesday. The tax authority wants to discuss in detail the FCI’s proposals to have the Finance Act 2013 revised to require invoices issued for farm contracting services to carry a Vat or PPS number to discourage undeclared payments.

The FCI estimates that black market agri contractors are endangering a sector which supports up to 40,000 jobs. The group’s protest outside the Dáil was well attended, and has reinforced the group’s determination to resolve the issues facing the sector.