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Property Taxation Administration

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 December 2013

Wednesday, 4 December 2013

Questions (35)

Dan Neville

Question:

35. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding payment of the local property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52062/13]

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Written answers

I am advised by Revenue that it recently wrote to property owners who paid their 2013 Local Property Tax (LPT) by lump sum or regular cash payments through an approved payment service provider to request that they confirm their payment method for 2014. This confirmation is necessary to ensure Revenue has adequate time to set up any alternative phased payment mandates that property owners might wish to avail of for 2014, which is the first full year of the tax. Revenue also advised me that it did not write to property owners who paid their 2013 LPT by direct debit or by deduction at source from salary/occupational pensions or from certain Government payments, because such options automatically apply in 2014. The case to which the Deputy refers falls into the latter category as the person opted to pay his 2013 liability by deduction at source and this will automatically continue in 2014.

The person declared in his 2013 LPT Return that his property was valued within Band 3 (€150,001 to €200.000). If he now wishes to change his declared valuation, he should write to LPT Branch, PO Box 100, Ennis, Co Clare, setting out how the over-valuation arose. He should also provide relevant supporting documentation in respect of his claim, which can either be a copy of a professional valuation as at 1 May 2013 or details of sales/advertised prices of equivalent properties in his area around that date. Revenue will review the valuation of the person’s property once it receives the relevant documentation.

Revenue informs me it has tried to contact the person in question by telephone to explain why he did not receive written correspondence in respect of LPT for 2014 but has not been able to speak to him. Revenue will write to the person in the coming days to clarify how the deduction at source payment option works and will also set out the steps required to amend valuations.

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