Taxi firm loses €112,509 Vat battle with Revenue at Tax Appeals Commission

Revenue issued the assessment in December 2022 after concluding the company was not, as it maintained, providing services constituting the provision of passenger transport, which is exempt from the charging of Vat

Over the 2018/19 period, the company did not charge Vat in respect of its supplies and the persons to whom the appellant provided its taxis were self-employed.

A transport firm that owns a 100-strong fleet of taxis has lost a €112,509 Vat battle with the Revenue Commissioners.

This follows the Tax Appeals Commission upholding a combined €112,509 Vat assessment issued to the firm by the Revenue Commissioners for the years 2018 and 2019.