Revenue reveals it uses Google Maps to value houses for local property tax

The chairman of the Revenue Commission has revealed that it uses Google Maps to help establish the value of houses for the purposes of calculating the Local Property Tax (LPT).

Niall Cody told the Public Accounts Committee that Revenue can use the software to investigate instances where a property’s reported value is in a different tax band to houses on the same street.

“Our LPT register has effectively been mapped on a map of the country. Properties are geocoded,” Mr Cody explained, adding that Revenue officials can look at Google maps on its system.