Judge questions whether property developer accepts responsibility for tax offences

A judge has questioned whether a property developer, who owes more than €1m in unpaid taxes and penalties, accepts responsibility for his offences, a court has heard.

James Jordan (aged 51) of Laochfail, Outfarm Lane, Castleknock, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to knowingly and wilfully submitting 16 incorrect VAT returns, six incorrect income tax returns, four incorrect invoices and three false claims of income tax relief.