Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 30 May 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion

Photo of Gerry HorkanGerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept that but I am not asking for names or even the kind of business. I am asking for the numerical amount of the highest claim, that is all. It is just to give to people who may be looking in at these proceedings an idea. Obviously, people appealing their property tax assessment or those who are appealing an ordinary tax assessment, either as an individual or as a couple in their personal circumstances, will not be appealing a €1 billion assessment, but it is just to give a flavour of what is here. Many people would not be familiar with the Tax Appeals Commission.

While the main thrust of this legislation is to appoint a chairman and to give the chairman a role, the Tax Appeals Commission has already been set up and has inherited legacy cases. With throughput there are legacy cases, and new cases every year and the commission is also clearing cases. Is there an in and out schedule of what is happening around that? Will Mr. O'Mahony give us a slightly better picture of that?

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