A decision on whether to reform the so-called flat-rate expenses regime for a wide range of workers, including bus drivers, bricklayers, cooks, and nurses, has been deferred by Revenue.

On or around December 9 almost all employees can expect to receive a letter from Revenue.

With fears that a no-deal Brexit will bring cross-border trade to a halt, John Hearne examines what it will really mean for buyers here.

A report by the Revenue on surging corporation tax revenues has re-sparked political concerns that Government spending relies too much on once-off revenue bounties.

The Chairman of the Revenue Commissioners Niall Cody has warned that the Minister for Finance will have to be prudent and not rely on Corporation Tax to fund State expenditure.

Brexiteers are ‘not right’ to say cross-border trade will continue as normal should the UK and Europe fail to negotiate a withdrawal agreement, the chair of the Revenue Commissioners has warned.

The lack of resources at the Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) has led to a “Manuel from Fawlty Towers” situation, with thousands of cases backlogged in the system.

Banks and other large corporations have a staggering €218bn in losses to recoup before they have to pay any corporation tax, it has been revealed.

Revenue took in just under €500m from almost 650,000 cases of tax non-compliance last year, its chairman said.

Ireland is losing out on billions of euro every year because eight of the 100 most lucrative Irish-based multinationals pay no corporation tax and five more have a tax bill of less than 1%.

Ireland is losing out on billions of euro every year because eight of the 100 most lucrative Irish-based multinationals pay no corporation tax and five more have a tax bill of less than 1%.

Eight of the 100 highest earning Irish-based multi-nationals are paying no corporation tax whatsoever, five have a tax bill of less than 1% and others are effectively being paid by the taxman because of serious loopholes in the tax system.

A report by Revenue into Ireland’s corporation tax rules is set to be completed by April — weeks after major multinationals like Apple and LinkedIn are brought before TDs over loopholes in the system.

Agreement on an EU blacklist of worldwide tax havens is expected to be finalised in the coming weeks as governments and finance authorities step up the monitoring of offshore account users.

A new, third-generation container X-ray scanner has been unveiled by Revenue as part of its hi-tech battle against smuggling and organised crime.

A medical consultant claimed, as an expense, wages to his child for website design services, the Revenue chairman has revealed.

Online shopping deliveries from the UK will be subject to the same costs as a package from the US or Asia following Brexit, the chairman of the Revenue board, Niall Cody, has said.

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Almost 45 million cigarettes worth €23.5m were seized in 2016 while nearly 400,000 litres of fuel were confiscated, according to the Revenue’s annual report.

Ireland’s appeal on the €13bn Apple case could take four years, according to Finance Minister Michael Noonan and he also believes the firm pays insufficient tax around the globe.

Revenue made a record collection last year of almost €48bn, preliminary figures show.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny made more representations to the chairman of the Revenue Commissioners than any other TD last year — the majority of which were on behalf of other people.

High-profile businessmen, celebrities, and other individuals avoiding tax by keeping more than €100,000 in off-shore accounts will be prosecuted and potentially jailed for the “criminal offence” from next May under strict new laws.

The head of Revenue has thrown Ireland into a fresh Apple legal row, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith of the Irish Examiner.

A crackdown on fuel laundering and smuggling saved the state up to €200m in 2014, Revenue has said.

Sixteen thousand firms across the country which didn’t pay any corporation tax in 2014 paid €470m in corporation tax last year.

Revenue secured €23m from medical consultants in unpaid taxes last year, a jump of 44%.

The chairman of the Revenue Commission has revealed that it uses Google Maps to help establish the value of houses for the purposes of calculating the Local Property Tax (LPT).

Revenue is to take on an additional 400 staff by the end of the year as it scales up its regulatory and compliance capabilities and looks to maintain its strong performance over the past number of years.

None of the money under suspicion of tax evasion in relation to the offshore HSBC accounts that came to light as part of the Swissleaks controversy were transferred from Irish banks, the Public Accounts Committee heard yesterday.

The Revenue Commissioners has lauded the strong compliance culture among taxpayers, noting a 95% rate for Local Property Tax (LPT) payments last year.

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has appointed Mr Niall Cody as the country's new Revenue Commissioner.