High Court rules against retired farmer in €364k tax battle with Revenue

Peadar Hamill gave three different explanations for the discrepancies between the income declared by him and the lodgements that appeared in his various bank accounts

Revenue stated that it miscalculated his assessment and reduced the income tax bill to €237,551 and €126,963 for VAT for a combined €364,514. File photo: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

A retired farmer has lost his long-running tax battle with the Revenue Commissioners concerning a disputed income tax and VAT bill for €364,514.

This follows Mr Justice Oisín Quinn at the High Court rejecting a claim made by Peadar Hamill that he was treated unfairly in the process where he claimed that taxation assessments were initially made because he was not provided with documents obtained by Revenue from various third parties.