Couriers treated as self-employed due to precedent set in mid-1990s, Pac hears

Revenue has acknowledged that all couriers are deemed to be self-employed by way of a single precedent first used by the Department of Social Protection dating from the mid-1990s. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Revenue has acknowledged that all couriers are deemed to be self-employed by way of a single precedent first used by the Department of Social Protection dating from the mid-1990s.

The issue is discussed in a briefing paper delivered by Revenue to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).