Cork company director convicted for failure to pay €60k in Vat over three years

Director pleaded guilty to 10 counts of creating incorrect tax returns and failing to remit the correct Vat 19 times

Judge imposed a suspended sentence on company director and fine of €5,000 on the company. Picture: Larry Cummins 

Failure to pay €60,000 of Value Added Tax returns by an engineering company in 2013 to 2016 resulted in the company being convicted and fined €5,000, and a director getting an 18-month suspended sentence at Cork Circuit Criminal Court on Friday.

Jonathan Cummins, director JPAC Engineering Ltd, of Cork Road, Fermoy, Co Cork, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of creating incorrect tax returns and failing to remit the correct Vat 19 times as well.