I had a delay in filing my taxes online last November - I had lost my password to ROS and needed it re-issued.
I knew that I didn't owe the revenue any tax as had paid PAYE all year and my rental income was much lower than expenses.
So I didn't expect there to be a late filing penalty.
I just received a letter last Friday demanding over 1000 euro from revenue (the first such letter I received since filing).
On analysis it seems that I have been charged a late filing penalty of 1269.79 euro, turning a refund situation of approx 263 euro into a repayment situation of 1006.
I am gobsmacked at this - has anyone any advice? Have I any hope of clemency or should I just write the cheque from my (already largely overdrawn) account?
I knew that I didn't owe the revenue any tax as had paid PAYE all year and my rental income was much lower than expenses.
So I didn't expect there to be a late filing penalty.
I just received a letter last Friday demanding over 1000 euro from revenue (the first such letter I received since filing).
On analysis it seems that I have been charged a late filing penalty of 1269.79 euro, turning a refund situation of approx 263 euro into a repayment situation of 1006.
I am gobsmacked at this - has anyone any advice? Have I any hope of clemency or should I just write the cheque from my (already largely overdrawn) account?