Written answers

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Department of Finance

Property Taxation Collection

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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216. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding local property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29830/14]

Photo of Michael NoonanMichael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by Revenue that it has made eight separate payment options available to assist property owners meet their Local Property Tax (LPT) and Household Charge (HHC) obligations in a manner that best suits individual circumstances.

Included among the options are a number of phased payment methods that allow property owners spread their liabilities over the course of the year. For example, property owners can pay their LPT/HHC by way of voluntary deduction at source from salary or pension. This option, which is arranged by Revenue, is evenly divided over the amount of pay dates available in the person's annual payment cycle and carries no additional costs or transaction charges.

Alternatively, property owners can avail of monthly direct debits through their financial institutions or certain credit union accounts, or they can make regular weekly or monthly payments to one of the four approved payment service providers, which are An Post, Payzone, PayPoint and Omnivend. Details in regard to the four payment service providers, including information on their transaction fees are available on the Revenue website at . The transaction fees applied by the financial institutions and credit unions vary depending on the type of account held by the property owner.

In regard to the specific case to which the Deputy refers, Revenue has confirmed to me that a member of the LPT team has already made telephone contact with the person in question to discuss the issues. The LPT team member outlined the different payment options to the person and also explained the qualifying criteria in respect of deferral and partial deferral of outstanding LPT/HHC liabilities. The person clearly indicated that he was not interested in deferring any part of his liabilities and opted to pay on a phased basis through one of the service providers. The LPT team member activated the person's preferred payment option for him and the issue is now resolved.

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