Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2004
292 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in issuing a refund of tax paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will arrange for same to issue without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12147/04]
View answerI am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the person's tax affairs are being dealt with in the Kildare-Meath-Wicklow customer services district in Grattan House, Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2 — phone number 01-6474000 — and her tax details are held there.
A return of income for 2002 was received from the taxpayer on 27 August 2003. On 12 September 2003 a notice of assessment was issued. The taxpayer immediately made contact with the office advising that the figure for her foreign pension on the return of income had been understated. An amended assessment was issued on the 25 September 2003 and this should have led to the automatic issuing of the appropriate refund of €500 to the taxpayer. Regrettably, this did not happen. I am further advised that the Revenue Commissioners have now dealt with the refund manually and a repayment of €500 together with interest due will issue within the next ten days.
