Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 October 2016
94. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance to set out the amount the investigation of underpayment of taxes by various groups, for example, medical consultants, yielded in the recovery of taxes, penalties and interest in each of the past ten years from 2006 to date in 2016; the principal groups and occupations so investigated; and the number of back cases identified in each category and group. [29680/16]
View answerIt is assumed that the Deputy's Question is referring to outcomes from the programme of compliance interventions conducted by the Revenue.
I am advised that Revenue, generally, conducts compliance interventions based on a range of risk criteria in specific cases rather than by particular sectors or groups. However, sectoral projects are initiated where Revenue wishes to examine practices in a particular sector or where Revenue is satisfied that a high risk of evasion or noncompliance exists.
I am informed by Revenue that detailed statistical information on their compliance programmes are published each year in their Annual Reports. The following Table sets out the number of interventions carried out in each of the years requested and the related tax, interest and penalties.
|
Year |
Number of Compliance Interventions |
Compliance Yield |
|
2006 |
189,690 |
€691.80m |
|
2007 |
251,934 |
€733.82m |
|
2008 |
360,859 |
€632.3m |
|
2009 |
373,899 |
€668.0m |
|
2010 |
465,804 |
€492.7m |
|
2011 |
557,568 |
€521.8m |
|
2012 |
537,821 |
€492.4m |
|
2013 |
626,561 |
€548.30m |
|
2014 |
437,181 |
€610.40m |
|
2015 |
461,591 |
€642.50m |
The outcome from specific sectors published in Revenue's Annual Reports for the years 2011 to 2015 is accessible through the links included in the following table. Details for earlier years cannot be provided in the time available but will be provided to the Deputy.
|
Year |
Sectoral Results |
|
2015 |
www.revenue.ie/en/about/publications/annual-reports/2015/tables-strategy2.html#table18 |
|
2014 |
www.revenue.ie/en/about/publications/annual-reports/2014/tables-strategy3.html#table20 |
|
2013 |
www.revenue.ie/en/about/publications/annual-reports/archive/2013/tables-strategy3.html#table20 |
|
2012 |
www.revenue.ie/en/about/publications/annual-reports/archive/2012/objectives-3.html#table15 |
|
2011 |
www.revenue.ie/en/about/publications/annual-reports/archive/2011/objectives-3.html#table12 |
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A
The information provided in the reply of 11 October for 2012 to 2015 refers to audit and non-audit compliance interventions in those years, while 2011 details relate to audit interventions only. I am advised by Revenue that a reliable sectoral breakdown of interventions for 2006 is not available. Information for 2007 to 2010 is set out in the following table and relates only to audit interventions. This reflects intervention classification and reporting changes made by the Commissioners during 2011.
|
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
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|
Sector |
No. of audits |
Total Yield (€ Million) |
No. of audits |
Total Yield (€ Million) |
No. of audits |
Total Yield (€ Million) |
No. of audits |
Total Yield (€ Million) |
|
Construction |
3,538 |
112.23 |
3265 |
133.38 |
2,780 |
107.38 |
2,226 |
75.57 |
|
Retailers |
386 |
18.85 |
328 |
16.42 |
271 |
22.23 |
289 |
8.98 |
|
Rental |
781 |
48.80 |
669 |
32.00 |
722 |
32.18 |
717 |
36.99 |
|
Wholesalers |
349 |
18.26 |
341 |
11.88 |
358 |
55.78 |
360 |
12.75 |
|
Bars |
314 |
11.51 |
327 |
11.55 |
307 |
15.72 |
285 |
7.62 |
|
Restaurants and Fast Food outlets |
236 |
6.73 |
230 |
10.54 |
199 |
5.75 |
248 |
12.18 |
|
Doctors |
99 |
2.69 |
89 |
2.54 |
87 |
3.59 |
156 |
3.30 |
|
Accounting, book-keeping and auditing Activities |
130 |
2.45 |
119 |
9.82 |
120 |
3.35 |
121 |
3.37 |
|
Legal Activities |
219 |
9.80 |
125 |
3.83 |
169 |
8.74 |
112 |
3.37 |
|
Dentists |
25 |
2.02 |
28 |
0.66 |
26 |
2.11 |
43 |
2.80 |
