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THE REVENUE COMMISSIONERS has so far collected €310 million in local property tax (LPT) payments and the and household charge (HHC).
The compliance rates for LPT payments for 2013 and 2014 stands at 95% and 94% respectively.
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown was the most compliant last year at 95.8%, while Donegal was the least compliant at 89%.
Figures published today show that the Revenue is €10.5 million or ahead of its target.
Debt collection
For those that have not yet paid, the Revenue said it has moved to debt collection and enforcement action.
The Revenue said they have issued over 250,000 compliance letters in total for 2013 and 2014 in regards to the LPT.
Enforcement action letters are also being issued to property owners taxed under the self-assessment system.
The letter informs the property owner that the outstanding liabilities will be referred to sheriffs or solicitors for collection or will be the subject of attachment orders unless payment is immediately received.
Sheriff
They said that it is important to realise that once a debt is referred to a sheriff or solicitor the property owner must deal with that body rather than Revenue in regard to issues such as phased payments.
The property owner will also be liable to pay the sheriff’s costs which will increase the overall liability in the region of 10% of the amount due, said the Revenue.
For those taxed through the PAYE system, they said they had completed 40,000 mandatory deductions from wages/pensions were implemented for 2013 LPT and 46,000 deductions for 2014 LPT.
Over 61,000 deductions at source were taken in respect of HHC arrears and 7,300 HHC deferrals.
In relation to the self-employed and companies, nearly 9,600 tax clearance certificates were refused and over 12,200 income tax surcharges were applied.
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Heading up to Clare in the first week of June. Hopefully before the tourist influx as the traffic congestion gets out of control during the summer.
People think the Wild Atlantic Way is some new creation, those of us who know are aware that it’s just the same old west coast we’ve always loved.
A video never does justice to a landscape, far too one dimensional.
@Jack Cassady:
You mean the Atlantic ocean was there before the Wild Atlantic Way?
Get out of here!
@Thinck:
I can’t prove it but according to folkloric tradition it was.
Can’t wait to see your beautiful country mid July.
@worldpeace:
You are very welcome. Hope you have as good a time as we had in your country.
Fabulous…but would be really great to see Failte put a bit of effort into extending the route to include South East coast. Waterford and Wexford coastal areas basically eliminated from national tourism promotions now.
@Jacqui Corcoran: the Waterford Greenway cycle path, covering the old rail route from Dungarvan to Waterford City, will bring a huge boost to Co. Waterford this year. Dungarvan has been really busy with people using it for the last few months! It is ideal for families as it is off the roads, so it is safe as well as being really beautiful.
@Pheilum Shannon: True enough, but Waterford is in the Ireland Ancient East tourism region…..
Short and sweet, with the rolling waves they should also include a couple of surfers.
@Chris Kirk: they had a couple of hurlers…apparantly wave hurling is all the rage…..
Was down that way recently. Never stopped p*ssin. Could not see across to Kerry from loop head visibility was so bad. Wind wud blow you away, no wonder there are no trees. Wonder if this type of weather will be in that video?
@Alan Cooke: move to Spain. We’ll wave you off…
@Alan Cooke: Write a letter to the ombudsman
The Conor Pass on a clear day…..
Sigh, can we leave the West alone. They only reason I love it there is the lack of people.
Lets hope the wild atlantic way does not become the wild expensive way ,we had a tourist industry before and we killed it with rip off prices .
It’s based on the Grand Pacific Drive in Australia – just south of Sydney. Similar scenery, but with a rain forest and just over 100 miles long; takes about 2.5 hours nonstop – with the most amazing sea views on that continent.
Let all go.
You can sugar coat it anyway you like Ireland is a terrible place for the elderly and poor.Its high time we look after our own people and stop pretending that we’re a hip all welcoming country who loves everyone. That’s bollix we neglected our own for far too long. You reap what you sew. I will go as far as saying that we’re in for a summer of unrest.
@Blackwalker617: your right it is a beautiful country!
Those 2 lads never held a hurley in their lives.
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