Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

VAT Refunds to Unregistered Farmers: Revenue Commissioners

Ms Davena Lyons:

We might have a situation in which invoices are coming in on a claim that have been in a previous claim. We could have invoices coming in from a supplier where we have concerns about that transaction. We could have invoices coming in for equipment, such as robotic scrapers, something that we are saying we have a concern about its alignment with the order. There is a variety of things. There could be invoices coming in for claims that are outside the four-year period. There is a range of things that come in. On the partial payment, if we can get the majority of it out the door to the farmer as soon as we can, we will do that. If we have to reject that, it is might be because of something like the invoice not having the right name on it or it could be a partnership trading.