As 450,000 overpay tax in 2021, it's time to claw some of it back

Many of are missing out each year on windfalls by failing to claim reliefs and refunds to which we are fully entitled

'It’s nonsensical how much money Ireland’s taxpayers leave behind every year'

In answer to a Dáil question last year, the minister for finance revealed that in 2019, 300,000 people overpaid tax to the tune of €170m.

Some 270,000 people overpaid a total of €150m in 2020 and no fewer than 450,000 overpaid a total of €300m in 2021.