John Browne
Question:192. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10001/15]
View answerTuesday, 10 March 2015
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I assume that the Deputy is inquiring about the number of tax registrations. I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that a wide range of statistical information is now available on their enhanced statistics web page at www.revenue.ie/en/about/statistics/index.html, including details regarding the number of registrations for different taxes at http://www.revenue.ie/en/about/statistics/registrations-assessment.pdf.
If the Deputy is referring to the number of income taxpayers, I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that in 2012, there were approximately 2.1 million taxpayer units (married couple or civil partners who have elected or have been deemed to have elected for joint assessment are counted as one tax unit). Detailed statistical breakdowns of these cases are available at www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/pssn/rv01/homepagefiles/rv01_statbank.asp under the "Income Tax and Corporation Tax Distribution Statistics" heading. Figures are available currently for years up to 2012, the last year for which returns have been filed and fully processed. Data for 2013 and 2014 are not available as yet but these web pages will be updated in due course.