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<p>In a paper analysing options, IT staff said the continued provision of laptops to all staff — at a cost of just over €1,600 per person — would cost up to €2.25 million annually. File picture: iStock</p>

economy

Revenue could save €1.7m a year moving workers off laptops

Revenue’s IT team also said the use of so-called ‘thin client’ computers in the homes of staff would avoid any potential embarrassment from 'lost or stolen laptops'

<p>The dispute concerned the valuation of a 5.38 acre site at the edge of a village that the man’s own company purchased from him for €750,000 in 2017. File picture: Laura Hutton</p>

companies

Early retiree and company owner wins €300,000 tax battle with Revenue

<p>Meanwhile, as part of its quarterly tax defaulters list, there were 79 court-imposed fines by Revenue during this period. File photo: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie</p>

companies

Mexico-based landlord tops the latest Revenue tax defaulters list

Farmer and Dollar

farming

Thousands of agricultural businesses still warehousing their tax debts

Domino's Pizza new CEO

news

Revenue: Supreme Court ruling on bogus self-employment 'doesn't change the law'

File Photo PEOPLE ARE BEING warned to be alert against a phishing scam involving fraudulent emails and texts

companies

Businesses need 'realistic plans' to pay warehoused tax debt

File Photo PEOPLE ARE BEING warned to be alert against a phishing scam involving fraudulent emails and texts

Revenue issues warning to anyone who has been paid for withdrawing planning appeals

It follows the revelation of planning appeals made by brothers John and Micheal Callaghan being withdrawn in exchange for cash payments from developers

Sat, 09 Dec, 2023

File Photo PEOPLE ARE BEING warned to be alert against a phishing scam involving fraudulent emails and texts

Postal packages 'routinely' examined by X-rays and detector dogs, says Revenue

More than 92,000 smuggled cigarettes were intercepted last year, along with over 216kg of narcotics.

Sun, 03 Dec, 2023

Take Five To Stop Fraud campaign

Revenue and DPD warn Black Friday shoppers about scammers targeting sales

This weekend will be one of the busiest shopping weekends of the entire year

Tue, 21 Nov, 2023

Kieran Coughlan: Talk to Revenue early about cashflow issues due to flooding

Kieran Coughlan: Talk to Revenue early about cashflow issues due to flooding

Arrangements Revenue can put in place include temporary stops in collection, informal instalment arrangements and formal phased payment arrangements

Mon, 30 Oct, 2023

Domino's Pizza financials

Supreme Court ruling means Domino's Pizza delivery drivers must be treated as employees

Today's ruling has important implications for the gig economy

Fri, 20 Oct, 2023

Man Reading Debt Collection Letter

€85m in tax debt from more than 950 businesses written off

The Debt Warehousing Scheme was brought in during the pandemic to support businesses through lockdown measures

Fri, 29 Sep, 2023

Gardaí to probe source of funds for far-right National Party's gold

Gardaí to probe source of funds for far-right National Party's gold

The matter could be of interest to the Revenue Commissioners which may want to establish whether the wealth was declared

Tue, 25 Jul, 2023

Household smoking study

17% of all cigarettes held by smokers in Ireland are illegal

Illicit cigarettes trade cost the Exchequer an estimated €384m in 2022

Fri, 19 May, 2023

Privacy And Information Technology

The State is limited in riding roughshod over individual rights

In recent rulings, European courts have shown they are willing and able to keep individual human beings’ personal rights and dignity as the benchmark which all legislation must meet, writes Simon McGarr

Mon, 17 Apr, 2023

Revenue sees 90% property tax compliance as warning letters sent to those yet to pay

Revenue sees 90% property tax compliance as warning letters sent to those yet to pay

Revenue said 150,000 letters have been issued to property owners who have yet to pay or set up a payment method

Thu, 06 Apr, 2023

Majority of taxpayers fail to claim refund for medical expenses

Majority of taxpayers fail to claim refund for medical expenses

When asked why people fail to claim tax refunds, 43% of respondents said it was down to a lack of awareness while 27% said they feared ending up owing money

Tue, 21 Mar, 2023

Girl sit on armchair putting feet on windowsill work on laptop at home cat nearby wants attention

Q&A: I work from home. Do I get tax relief for household utilities?

It’s that time of year when many of us are eyeing our remote-working bills. Here's what you need to know

Tue, 24 Jan, 2023

Revenue to challenge legality of €500,000 loan to Cork-based AI firm Altada

Revenue to challenge legality of €500,000 loan to Cork-based AI firm Altada

If Revenue is correct in its contention that the €500,000 loan is unlawful, the appointment of a receiver over the Co Cork company in November 2022, on foot of a petition from four lenders, would also be invalid, court heard

Mon, 16 Jan, 2023

File Photo PEOPLE ARE BEING warned to be alert against a phishing scam involving fraudulent emails and texts

Unpublished tax settlements with Revenue reach €1.36bn

Tax haul related to 62,418 separate disclosures, Revenue said

Fri, 26 Aug, 2022

Gardaí carry out 126 searches in two days for EU-wide operation targeting human trafficking

Gardaí carry out 126 searches in two days for EU-wide operation targeting human trafficking

Almost 490 possible victims of different types of exploitation were identified across 29 states.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2022

Multimedia video concept on TV set in dark room

Department of Finance blocked plans for Revenue to collect TV licence

The proposal to replace the licence fee with direct Exchequer funding is also “off the table”

Wed, 29 Jun, 2022

A young delivery rider in a bike.

Richard Grogan: Sad reality is some workers have no employment rights

A recent court ruling has shone the light on gig working once again. The time for legislative change is now, writes employment solicitor Richard Grogan

Wed, 08 Jun, 2022

File Photo PEOPLE ARE BEING warned to be alert against a phishing scam involving fraudulent emails and texts

Brian Keegan: Revenue will have to woo firms over IT plans

Business community will need to be convinced that simplifying tax compliance duties will justify the cost and effort involved

Sun, 15 May, 2022

File Photo PEOPLE ARE BEING warned to be alert against a phishing scam involving fraudulent emails and texts

Director faces jail for breaking condition of his suspension over Cork firm's unpaid Vat of €340k

A member of the Revenue Commissioners said: “If he kept away from Revenue that would be the most helpful thing he could do.”

Sat, 07 May, 2022

CC CAB ANNIVERSARY

Department denies responsibility for checking if people are self-employed

Under questioning from Sinn Féin’s Imelda Munster, Mr McKeon said that neither Social Protection nor Revenue had classed couriers as being self-employed using a single test case in the late 1990s

Thu, 09 Dec, 2021

CC COVID-19 BRIEFING

Revenue Commissioners 'has no responsibility' for bogus self-employment

Also, a report has said that the JobPath model of jobseekers assistance has “not delivered value for money”.

Thu, 02 Dec, 2021

Housing stock

Local Property Tax: Why do I need to revalue my property and how do I do it?

With a week to go, homeowners will have to fill out their Local Property Tax Returns in order to set a new Local Property Tax rate until 2025

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Coronavirus

Revenue claws back €50m in wage-subsidy payments to employers under compliance programme

Minister Donohoe said compliance checks had been completed for 64,710 employers, representing almost all of the TWSS recipients.

Thu, 23 Sep, 2021

Revenue spends €1.1m facilitating home working

Revenue spends €1.1m facilitating home working

Spend includes €447k on mobile phones and €565k on laptops

Wed, 15 Sep, 2021

Beer In Amsterdam

Letters to the Editor: Alcohol consumption has dropped in Ireland

There continues to be misleading commentary that alcohol consumption is increasing in Ireland and that it grew worse as a result of the Covid-19 lockdowns, which is simply not true.

Tue, 15 Jun, 2021

Coronavirus

Gardaí pay €270k tax bill for restaurant and shop at the training college

Revenue said an issue over the controversial lease of Office of Public Works land in Templemore by gardaí had also been resolved

Wed, 09 Jun, 2021

CC LEINSTER HOUSE

PAC to seek pay clarity over RTÉ's use of bogus self-employed contracts

'The way this payment was made had to be dragged out of them, TDs told, after broadcaster said previously that the 'details are not made publicly available'

Tue, 25 May, 2021

File Photo PEOPLE ARE BEING warned to be alert against a phishing scam involving fraudulent emails and texts

Revenue and Central Bank pay €59m to legal and accountancy providers in three years

Last year, the Revenue Commissioners spent €11.8m on legal and accountancy service providers

Thu, 25 Mar, 2021

Finance minister defends changes to taxes on pandemic payments scheme

Finance minister defends changes to taxes on pandemic payments scheme

Income tax accrued on the PUP this year is payable in 2021, a change from the system in place last year

Thu, 11 Feb, 2021

File Photo PEOPLE ARE BEING warned to be alert against a phishing scam involving fraudulent emails and texts

Help-to-buy applicants won't be penalised for taxes owed on Covid support payments

Thousands of workers are to be hit with tax bills having received payments on Covid support schemes – but Revenue says this will not be a factor in assessing help-to-buy applications

Tue, 12 Jan, 2021

CC COVID-19 BRIEFING

Employers who tapped €2.5bn wage subsidy scheme to be named in coming days

Revenue had long said it was not obliged to publish the names of the companies until the TWSS expired.

Thu, 29 Oct, 2020

Michael McGrath: Wage subsidy scheme will not end abruptly

Michael McGrath: Wage subsidy scheme will not end abruptly

Support could not and would not be withdrawn over night, he told RTÉ radio’s Today with Sarah McInerny . The scheme had played “a hugely important role” during the crisis, support would be withdrawn in a phased and gradual manner.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

Provisional liquidator appointed to Irish arm of Monsoon Accessorize chain

Provisional liquidator appointed to Irish arm of Monsoon Accessorize chain

The High Court has appointed a provisional liquidator to the Irish arm of the woman's fashion retailer Monsoon Accessorize.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

State-contracted emergency comms company reports 8% rise in profits

State-contracted emergency comms company reports 8% rise in profits

Pre-tax profits at the company which operates the State contract to provide secure communications amongst emergency services and other State agencies last year increased by 8% to €16.3m.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2020

€1.64bn tax assessment raised against Perrigo came as a 'surprise', High Court told

€1.64bn tax assessment raised against Perrigo came as a 'surprise', High Court told

US drug company Perrigo has told the High Court that a €1.64bn tax assessment raised on it by the Revenue Commissioners involved a “very high level of unfairness”.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

UPDATE: Perrigo challenge to €1.64bn tax assessment to open on Thursday

UPDATE: Perrigo challenge to €1.64bn tax assessment to open on Thursday

The hearing of a dispute over a €1.64bn tax assessment raised by the Revenue Commissioners on US drug company Perrigo has come before the High Court.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

€855,000 underpayment of REPS participants revealed

€855,000 underpayment of REPS participants revealed

The Ombudsman, Peter Tyndall, welcomed the favourable conclusion to this complaint, saying it will benefit all applicants similarly affected.

Thu, 21 May, 2020

Normal People goes global as multiple international sales confirmed for hit drama

Normal People goes global as multiple international sales confirmed for hit drama

The TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s love story of Marianne and Connell is going global with Endeavor Content landing multiple international sales for the smash hit Normal People.

Tue, 19 May, 2020

Exchequer deficit soars to €7.5bn in April as Covid-19 pandemic costs mount

Exchequer deficit soars to €7.5bn in April as Covid-19 pandemic costs mount

The huge costs of the 1.1 million people who are in receipt of some sort of Government welfare payment in April -- the first full month of the Covid-19 emergency -- has sent the exchequer deficit soaring to almost €7.5bn.

Tue, 05 May, 2020

People working from home encouraged not to discuss work matters near smart speaker

People working from home encouraged not to discuss work matters near smart speaker

The Revenue Commissioners issued guidance to its own staff working remotely warning them about having a smart speaker nearby.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2020

Google won't have to provide liquidator with email account access, court rules

Google won't have to provide liquidator with email account access, court rules

Myles Kirby was appointed liquidator at a February 2019 creditors’ meeting of Dublin-registered vehicle importer, SJK Wholesale Ltd, which was insolvent with debts of €630,000.

Wed, 29 Apr, 2020

Contact tracing Q&A – why it’s important and what to expect if you get a call

Contact tracing Q&A – why it’s important and what to expect if you get a call

Contact tracing played a crucial role in flattening the Covid-19 curve in China and South Korea.

Thu, 09 Apr, 2020

Covid-19 impacts new car registrations-CSO

Covid-19 impacts new car registrations-CSO

4,000 fewer cars were licensed in March 2020 compared to 2019.

Wed, 08 Apr, 2020

Revenue Commissioners: ‘Mark of honour’ for businesses to get wage subsidy

Revenue Commissioners: ‘Mark of honour’ for businesses to get wage subsidy

The Revenue Commissioners says that any business utilising the State’s Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme should regard being named publicly for doing so as a “mark of honour”.

Tue, 07 Apr, 2020