Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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77. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps the Revenue Commissioners are taking to monitor car park washing companies to ensure full compliance with taxation legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42015/15]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that a key feature of our tax system is self-assessment. Businesses or individuals operating in the State who have an obligation to taxation are required to self assess and make the necessary returns and payments to the Revenue Commissioners on a timely basis. 

I am advised by Revenue that they adopt a risk focused approach to monitoring and assuring tax compliance by businesses and individuals. Revenue's  compliance programmes operate across all business sectors including those businesses providing car wash services. Revenue undertakes a wide range of interventions and assurance checks to tackle serious cases of risk and evasion and provide an appropriate level of support for compliant businesses who meet their obligations in a full and timely manner. 

If the Deputy has specific information relating to individuals or businesses providing car wash services that are suspected of being involved in tax evasion, the information may be passed directly Revenue who have provided a specific template on their website which enables a person to submit a report of suspected tax evasion:

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