Joan Burton
Question:85. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the number of appeals heard by the Tax Appeals Commission in each month to date in 2017. [43154/17]
View answerWednesday, 11 October 2017
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Written answers
In response to the Deputy’s request for information on the number of appeals heard by the Tax Appeals Commission (“the TAC”) in each month to date, in 2017, I am advised by the TAC that the position is as follows:
|
MONTH |
SCHEDULED HEARING |
HEARING |
Further Details |
|
January |
7 |
6 |
1 case settled prior to hearing |
|
February |
12 |
9 |
2 cases adjourned; 1 was vacated by consent |
|
March |
6 |
6 |
|
|
April |
1 |
0 |
1 case adjourned by request |
|
May |
9 |
8 |
1 case adjourned by request |
|
June |
10 |
10 |
|
|
July |
3 |
3 |
|
|
August |
7 |
7 |
|
|
September |
3 |
3 |
|
|
TOTAL |
58 |
52 |
A further 2 hearings are scheduled for later in October.
In one of the 58 cases, the determination will have a bearing in respect of 179 appellants.
In addition to the above, as of 9 October, 2017, a further 445 cases that had been appealed to and processed by the TAC, during 2016 and 2017, were closed during 2017. This included 112 “legacy cases”, which involved appeals transferred to the TAC, from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, following the TAC’s establishment in March 2016. In each of these 445 cases, work would have been carried out by the TAC towards disposal of the matter in some manner, whether by hearing, or facilitation of negotiation and settlement between the appellants and the Revenue Commissioners.
I am also advised that as of today’s date, in approximately 69 cases on which the TAC has conducted preliminary or advanced work that has facilitated information-sharing between the parties, the matter will now be withdrawn by the appellant, or is the subject of settlement negotiations as between the appellant and the Revenue Commissioners. There are further hearings scheduled throughout the remainder of 2017, including one case which will have a bearing in respect of approximately 350 appellants.
Question No. 86 answered with Question No. 80.