Revenue admits it got it wrong over property tax

The Revenue Commissioners have admitted the tax authorities were mistaken to assume householders were familiar with the details of payment methods used to pay the local property tax.

Revenue chairwoman Josephine Feehily yesterday conceded that it had not provided enough information in letters sent to 988,000 homes in recent weeks to file property tax returns for 2014.

Ms Feehily made the admission during an appearance before the Oireachtas Finance Committee to explain the controversy whereby people opting to pay next year’s property tax by debit or credit card will have the money deducted this month.