Car importer loses appeal against €1.2m Revenue tax bill 'due to box ticking error' 

The amount owed will total almost €1.3m when interest is added

A large importer of second-hand motor vehicles from Britain has lost its appeal against a customs bill of over €1.2m from Revenue which it claimed was due to a “box-ticking” error. Picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

A large importer of second-hand motor vehicles from Britain has lost its appeal against a customs bill of over €1.2m from Revenue which it claimed was due to a “box-ticking” error.

The Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) dismissed an appeal by the unidentified company against the demand for payment of €1,235,279 from Revenue.