Case study Letter from PIP ignored.

[Kerrigan]

Here's an interesting one folks:

What should one do if a letter from a PIP is ignored by the sheriffs office (tax debt)? Letter contained information e.g. client is exhausting the PIA process ETC. ETC.

PIP cannot get a protection cert. as they are still seeking info from other creditors the debtor has.

Debtor is still repaying sheriff each month until protection cert is got. Has every intention of repaying debt but cannot meet the amount the sheriff wants each month.

We are still trying to get the debt from the sheriff and into the hands of the revenue solicitors who maybe easier to deal with.

 

[Jim Stafford]

The Revenue Commissioners have published clear guidance on their policies and procedures on their web site. See link below.

http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j...=7S6CbYNnfLlE-aliKFB0Dg&bvm=bv.98717601,d.d24

In summary, the Revenue will continue their debt collection procedures until the Protective Certificate is obtained. At this stage the PIP should have engaged with Revenue to determine if the Revenue will opt in or out of the PIA/DSA.

Our experience is that other creditors (eg. trade creditors, banks etc) will, if they have not yet issued legal proceedings generally allow the PIP some time to obtain the Protective Certificate. If the legal proceedings have actually issued they tend to allow them to proceed.

Jim Stafford