Taxpayers too afraid to claim a refund over fears they owe the Revenue money

There is a range of tax reliefs that many members of the public are unaware that they can claim for

Along with a fear of owing back taxes, 29% of respondents said the biggest reason for not submitting a claim was the fact that people simply didn’t think they’d be entitled to anything..

Almost half of all taxpayers are too afraid to claim for a refund they might be owed for fear they could face a tax liability from the Revenue.

This was one of the primary findings of a new survey which found that two-thirds of taxpayers in Ireland do not claim the tax reliefs and refunds they are owed on a yearly basis.