Revenue ordered to refund a taxpayer over €43,000 in stamp duty

An appeals commissioner found that the correct amount of stamp duty payable by the taxpayer on the deed of transfer of one quarter of the €6m property is €11,777 and that the assessment of €55,723 issued by Revenue in 2008 was incorrect. Picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

The Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) has ordered that Revenue refund a taxpayer €43,496 in stamp duty from a property transfer involving a €6m property.

This follows the appeals commissioner Clare O’Driscoll finding that the correct amount of stamp duty payable by the taxpayer on the deed of transfer of one quarter of the €6m property is €11,777.