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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Thursday, 13 Dec 1984

Vol. 354 No. 12

Written Answers. - VAT Refunds.

135.

asked the Minister for Finance if there are delays in the making of VAT refunds; the amounts of money due to various payers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

The Revenue Commissioners have advised me that there are no undue delays in the making of VAT repayments to registered persons.

Claims for repayment of VAT are normally repaid within three weeks of their receipt by the Collector-General provided that the claims are in order and that the traders' tax affairs are up to date. More than 50 per cent of claims are, in fact, repaid within eight to 12 days of receipt. However, the Revenue Commissioners reserve the right to refer any claim to the inspector of taxes for audit and, where this occurs, there is liable to be some delay in making repayment. Statistics relating to VAT repayment claims are not compiled in such a manner as to enable a classification of amounts due to various taxpayers to be provided.

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