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Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: Have we also seen significant increases outside of the large cases division?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: As the economy improves.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: I have a few further questions. I have heard many call for reform of the capital acquisitions tax system. It amounts to less than 1% of our tax yield and yet sometimes business or entities that do not qualify for reliefs etc. find it very difficult to pass on businesses or inheritance to the next generation. While I know Mr. Cody has no role in policy, does he have any views on the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: Is Mr. Cody bringing that view forward to the Department of Finance?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: For improvement?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: I expect it is difficult to ensure compliance in that area.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: That is obviously a major challenge.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: There is potentially an opportunity to increase the yield considering it is small in terms of the total tax take. I am referring to recording gifts and ensuring people are aware that thresholds apply when they receive money as a gift from a third party. The level of the threshold will depend on the relationship to the disponer etc.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: Could Revenue do more to make people aware of their obligations in that regard?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: Outside of that, in terms of broadening public knowledge, as self-assessment and form 11 deadlines approach, we hear advertisements on radio or see them in newspapers. However, individuals' obligations regarding capital acquisitions tax, CAT, appear to be under the radar.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: A number of concerns have been raised with me. On the MyEnquiries facility, the target time for responding to a query is between 20 and 25 days. I often hear that the responses people receive do not answer the questions they asked. This means it will take a further 20 or 25 days to clarify a response. For example, someone applying for a tax clearance certificate will be under pressure....

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: I am talking about all other tax queries, not exclusively tax clearance certificates. I understand a strong online system is in place for tax clearance but the issue is when points of clarification or other issues arise. My experience with the Athlone tax office is that it is quick to respond and could be the flagship for the country in terms of the speed with which it resolves queries....

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: Maybe Revenue could speed up the timeline for issuing clarifications. Perhaps it could speed up the process of dealing with requests from taxpayers for further clarification after they receive a response to a query. That is where the backlog may be.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: I am conscious of time. The electronic relevant contract tax, eRCT, system, is obviously exceptional in ensuring compliance but has caused concerns among small businesses. I will cite the example of person who does manual labour and office administration and, for argument's stake, it transpires when he is doing a VAT return for the period from January to April that he missed a payment...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: That is correct.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: Principal contractors can be very small. From working in a small practice, I know that some of them can operate on a very small scale and would come under the RCT system, even if only for short periods sometimes. I believe in probity and ensuring everything is right. A self-correcting period could be helpful. It would give people a little window of opportunity when making returns to say...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: Is there a mandatory fine?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: That is fair enough.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriations Account
Chapter 13 - Revenue's Review of Medical Consultants' Tax Affairs
Chapter 14 - Research and Development Tax Credit
Chapter 16 - Deferral of Tobacco Stamp Liability (1 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: I thank Mr. Cody for his reply.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: CLÁR Programme (20 Jun 2017)

Peter Burke: 99. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the 2017 CLÁR programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27443/17]