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Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Photo of John LahartJohn Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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128. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of prosecutions and prison sentences that have been handed out for tax offences relating to persons since 2010, in tabular form. [48046/17]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Details of the numbers of convictions, and of prison sentences imposed, in the period in question are set out in the following tables. The Deputy may wish to note that in some of the cases in which a prison sentence was imposed, the sentence may have suspended in full or in part by the courts. There was no case of a prosecution in respect of the non-filing of tax returns in which a prison sentence was imposed.

Serious Tax and Duty Convictions

YearNo of convictionsNo. of prison sentences imposed
2017 (end October)2120
20161814
20152825
20142717
20133523
20125040
20113022
2010138

Summary Tax and Duty Convictions

YearNo of convictionsNo. of prison sentences imposed
2017 (end October)3246
201643315
201559018
201450414
201344927
201253825
201151332
201051919

Prosecutions for Non-Filing of Tax Returns

YearNo. of convictions
2017 (end September)351
2016573
2015713
2014664
2013746
2012929
20111083
20101217

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