Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Proposed Changes to Pay and File Tax Date: Discussion with Irish Tax Institute

3:20 pm

Mr. Mark Redmond:

As many as 70% of our members have said they could not cope with that proposal, because September is the filing season for companies. The funnel is simply too narrow to operate pay and file for personal tax returns at the same time. Plus, there is the cashflow cost for small businesses.