Tax dodgers’ cash written off

TAX dodgers had large amounts of cash written off by the Revenue, despite systematically evaded paying any money to the Government for years.

Dodgy businessmen have been running rings around the taxman by starting up multiple companies to avoid paying their dues, the taxpayers’ watchdog revealed yesterday.

Substantial amounts of tax have been inappropriately written off by the Revenue because of shortcomings in the review systems, the Comptroller and Auditor General said. In his annual report, C&AG John Purcell said individuals who had large liabilities written off had systematically evaded tax over the years without detection.