The good news is that flat-rate expenses can be claimed retrospectively for up to four years. A Fine Gael Senator has sought to remind taxpayers working in many different sectors to be aware of flat-rate expenses they are entitled to. For those unaware, a flat-rate expense is a type of tax relief or tax credit […]

3 years ago

17% of workers have only claimed tax refunds once in their life. You could be due a sizable sum of cash and you might not even know it. More than 50% of people do not claim tax reliefs and refunds every year, even though they could earn around €1,250 by doing so. The statistic was […]

4 years ago

The parcels were destined for a Dublin address. Revenue has seized nearly €100,000 worth of ecstasy that was hidden in parcels labelled as “children’s toys”. On Thursday (3 March), as a result of routine profiling, Revenue officers examined parcels at a premises in Athlone. The officers subsequently seized almost 2.8kgs of ecstasy with an estimated […]

4 years ago

The cigarettes have an estimated retail value of €6.9 million. 9.2 million cigarettes were seized at Dublin Port in a raid on Friday morning, 22 October. The contraband was discovered via routine profiling and with the assistance of a mobile x-ray scanner and a detector dog by the name of Kelly. It is estimated that […]

4 years ago

Gardaí and Revenue have issued a warning regarding a scam text message to taxpayers. Following a recent wave of fake texts being sent, Revenue has reminded taxpayers that it never sends text messages (SMS) requiring the provision of personal information via links, pop-up windows, or emails. Anyone who receives such a text message claiming to […]

6 years ago

Revenue has issued a statement on the matter. Revenue has said it is aware that its online Revenue Online System (ROS) is experiencing more technical issues this morning (13 November). Revenue said that it is working to resolve the issues as quickly as possible and that a further update will be issued as soon as possible. […]

6 years ago