Limerick landlords and Mayo dentist amongst list of tax defaulters

Largest case saw a €10m settlement that remains unpaid

Nine cases were for amounts exceeding €100,000, of which one exceeded €500,000.

Two Limerick landlords, a Mayo dentist and a Louth fuel wholesaler are amongst those appearing on the latest tax defaulters list published by the Revenue.

Glendalough Stores Ltd, which is now in liquidation, of 66A Newtown Business Park, Boyne Business Park, Drogheda, Co Louth topped the list in the Revenue investigation case for under declaration of VAT. The settlement was made up of €3.3m in taxes, €3.4m in interest and €3.3m in penalties. Revenue said that the entire settlement amount of just under €10m remained unpaid as of March 31.

The company is amongst nine cases published today by the Revenue with €11.6m in total settlements.

Stephen Murphy, a former company director, landlord and PAYE employee of Garryhill, Bagelnalstown, Co. Carlow had the second-largest settlement in a Revenue investigation case under declaration of income tax. The settlement was made up of €222,133 in taxes, €67,574 in interest and €357,568 in penalties. Revenue said the €267,461 remained unpaid as of March 31.

Donagh Callanan, a Chartered Quantity Surveyor trading as Callanan Surveyors of 1701 Euro Business Park, Little Island, Co. Cork had the third-largest settlement of €313,389 in a Revenue enquiry case for the under-declaration of VAT. The Revenue said €213,389 remains unpaid.

A partnership of Rita O'Dowd and Audrey Hickey of 8 The Carlton, Shannon Street, Limerick with a listed occupation of landlord had a settlement of €101,411 in a Revenue enquiry case for the under-declaration of VAT. The Revenue said none of the settlement remains unpaid.

Mayo dentist Paul Murphy of Annapurna, Manulla, Castlebar had a €120,758 settlement in a Revenue audit case for under-declaration of income tax. The Revenue said none of the settlement remains unpaid.

Galway orthodontic surgeon, Hugh Gordon of Steamship House, Dock Street had a €250,218 settlement in a Revenue audit case for under-declaration of income tax. The Revenue said none of the settlement remains unpaid.

In a statement, Revenue said the published settlements reflect only a portion of all their audits and investigations. In the three months to the end of March, a total of 331 audit and investigations were settled, resulting in a yield of €2.2bn in tax, interest, and penalties.

Revenue also published details of 44 prosecutions they pursued in court that included 19 cases of failure to file a tax return and failure to produce books and records, 13 cases of misuse of marked mineral oil and 12 cases of excise offences for tobacco smuggling, illegal selling of tobacco and possession of untaxed tobacco for sale.