Revenue will target 100k unregistered homes

The Revenue Commissioners have warned that it will shortly begin targeting the owners of 100,000 properties who had not registered for the property tax by last night’s deadline.

The tax authorities have estimated that enforcement measures will only be required on less than 5% of all individuals liable for the tax over their failure to file an obligatory return.

Anyone who fails to register their property for the new tax will have money deducted automatically from their salary, pension, or social welfare payment based on Revenue’s own estimate of the value of their home.