Revenue Commissioners unable to say how much bogus self-employment costs exchequer

Revenue is “constrained” by an inability to investigate corporate structures in order to see how their employees are being categorised. File picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

The Revenue Commissioners says it is unable to estimate the amount that bogus self-employment costs the  exchequer each year.

"It’s like any non-compliant activity. It’s very difficult to put an estimate on it,” Niall Cody, the Revenue chairman, said.