Revenue Office threaten legal action against tax dodgers

The Revenue Commissioners are threatening to take legal action against tens of thousands of people who failed to meet last Thursday’s deadline for claiming amnesty on illegal bank accounts.

Only a small number of the estimated 50,000 holders of illegal off-shore accounts have settled their tax bills before the Thursday deadline and the remaining tax dodgers can now expect to face legal action from the Revenue Commission, which has just been given extra powers.