Revenue Commissioners

Some 6,600 employees were identified as having misclassified as self-employed with €26.7m identified as due in taxes

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More than 280 employers come forward after Supreme Court ruling that pizza delivery drivers are employees for tax purposes

Government collects €2.9bn in income tax in February, 10% up on last year

Thomas Gould goes viral; Revenue sniffs out new detector dogs, ‘basic laws of physics’ show Dublin 15 getting a raw deal, Netflix ‘on board’ for Keegan adaptation

Inheritance tax rules are very different in the UK and the Republic which can leave people very confused about any liability they may have

Most people require a nursing-home loan to cover the financial contribution towards the cost of their care, assessed against the family home

Trade body says self-assessment of vape tax liability ‘clearly not robust enough if returns are at such a shockingly low level’

Report by Irish Fiscal Advisory Council highlights ‘exceptionally concentrated’ nature of Ireland’s corporate tax base

Two BMWs and an Audi, which were in Nathan Kinsella’s possession, were described as assets ‘in depreciation’

Passenger arrested after 23.8kg of drugs were discovered

Bulk purchase of houses down to 293 last year from high of 675 in 2023, says Tánaiste

Package labelled as ‘linen bedding’ contained 100kg of the drug and was destined for Northern Ireland, says Revenue

Car dealer (48) denies being part of organised crime group and that money found in envelopes represented proceeds of crime

If two or more people are playing the lottery together, it’s essential that they formalise the arrangement

Consumers’ inability to get estimate on likely VRT costs before buying a car abroad is a significant issue

Will the beneficiary and the person with right of residence both face a tax bill?

Family carers have ‘huge anxiety’ over new data sharing with Revenue about carers who receive benefit payments

New mandatory workplace pension inevitably creates confusion for people who already have some personal pension provision

American producers take biggest share in cannabis supply as Trump warns other countries flooding US with drugs

Tax owing on public-sector pension can be repaid over 20 years through reduction in payments

But managers at some State-funded bodies worry as ‘funding not increased but obligations have’

Single person with substantial assets can avail of various exemptions to inheritance tax with careful planning

After January 30th, companies playing fast and loose with employment status can expect to feel the full weight of Revenue powers

Agency also settled 189 tax avoidance cases last year, yielding €41.7 million, and secured 204 criminal convictions for tax evasion offences

Special Assignee Relief Programme aims to entice ‘high-calibre’ executives to Ireland

With few savings on offer from October’s budget, you will have to rely on your own financial nous this year

Auto-enrolment is designed to provide better retirement income for around 760,000 workers who are not members of occupational schemes

Ireland among first wave of countries to collect digital currency transaction records and share information

Seizure of some 1,100kg of chewing tobacco followed routine profiling, Revenue says

Intention of lower 9% VAT rate was to encourage more apartment and was never expected to lead to reduced prices for the consumer

Some figures in Irish business rode the waves of tariffs, but some crashed beneath the tide

Irish Tax Institute expresses ‘profound concerns’ about fairness and privacy of proposed changes under planned legislation

The latest guidance from Revenue makes it clear that all social media income-generating activity is taxable

Gardaí say searches carried out under Operation Tara aim to combat organised crime groups

Revenues at Dublin restaurant rose by 7% last year, latest accounts show, with owners saying the business is now ‘self-sustaining’

Pension auto-enrolment and minimum wage increases will heighten ‘financial distress’ early next year, says Azets Ireland

MV Matthew was seized along with Ireland’s largest drugs haul in 2023

Revenue to tell Dáil committee that almost €13m has been spent berthing and maintaining MV Matthew after record cocaine haul

Revenue notes audits and other actions to boost compliance yield almost €177m during three-month period