Revenue targets accounts of 2,000 suspected tax dodgers

REVENUE officials have targeted up to 2,000 suspected tax dodgers hiding money in offshore accounts as part of a major probe using tougher powers.

Investigators are trawling through transactions and lodgements made into banks in five foreign tax havens.

Using powers put into law last year, Revenue is checking for transfers of over €5,000 put into institutions dating back 12 years.