Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion

2:00 pm

Mr. Brian Duffy:

The practice has developed that the burden of proof, in a majority of cases, lies with the taxpayer. That is out of kilter with the general legal concept that he who asserts should prove.