Motor dealer tops latest tax defaulters list as €13.8m in settlements remain unpaid

Three cases included three settlements of more than €1m

The 30 cases amounted to settlements of more than €21m.

A motor vehicle dealer has had a settlement with the Revenue of €11.7m recorded in the latest list of tax defaulters.

James Joseph Daly, a motor vehicle dealer trading as Any Gear with an address at 13 Grays Meadow, Cloghan, Co. Offaly was the subject of a Revenue Investigation Case for the non-declaration of income tax and VAT and ordered to pay €4.75m in taxes, €2.5m in interest and €4.75m in penalties.  Revenue said that the entire settlement amount remained unpaid as of March 31.

The case is one of 30 published today where €21.37m in total settlements have been made by the Revenue.

The second-largest case was a precision metal component manufacturer Oshima Ireland Ltd of 9 Woodford Court, Woodford Business Park, Santry, Dublin 9 that was the subject of a Revenue Audit Case for the under-declaration of Corporation Tax, PAYE/PRSI/USC and VAT. They were ordered to pay €2.5m in taxes, €737k in interest and €745k in penalties. As of March 31, none of the settlement remained unpaid.

The cases cover settlements between January 1 this year up until the end of March. According to the Revenue, up to €13.8m remains unpaid as of the end of March and said that in some cases, collection or recovery of the full unpaid amount will not be possible due to company liquidations and other reasons.

Of the 30 cases, 16 cases were for amounts exceeding €100,000, five cases for more than €500,000 and three cases that exceeded €1m.

Separately, the Revenue published details of when a fine or other court penalty is imposed in respect of tax or duty offences.

These include 11 cases relating to failing to lodge tax returns or producing an incorrect invoice and claiming tax relief to which the taxpayer was not entitled. Court fines totalling €26,250 and two 18-month sentences, both with six months fully suspended, were imposed.

There were 23 cases of misuse of marked mineral oil and one case of oil laundering in respect of which Court fines totalling €67,501 and one 12-month sentence, suspended for two years were imposed.

Six cases of excise offences for tobacco smuggling, illegal selling of tobacco and failure to hold a current liquor licence in respect of which court fines of between €632 and €2,500 were imposed.

There were three cases of obstruction of a Revenue officer, in respect of which Court fines totalling €2,800 were imposed.

If you cannot see a data set highlighting a full list of defaulters as of March 31 this year below then follow this link