Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 25 January 2024
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Account of the Receipt of the Revenue of the State collected by the Revenue Commissioners 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 20 - Assessment and Collection of Local Property Tax
Chapter 21 - Revenues Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme
Chapter 22 - Corporation Tax Losses
9:30 am
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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All the information is available. It is really only a question of double-checking that what is on the screen is right and clicking a box. Uploading medical receipts is really user-friendly and easy. It is encouraging people. Very often, people are a little concerned because they might end up with a tax bill rather than a refund, but the system really works and should be complimented.
High-wealth individuals are defined as those with more than €20 million, including people who are non-resident. How many investigations does the Office of the Revenue Commissioners typically initiate in a year? I realise we are talking about relatively small numbers of people but are investigations ongoing? Is there rotation? In what way does it work? How do the Revenue Commissioners monitor individuals to ensure compliance with the domicile levy?