I don't think so, but great idea!Does tax defaulting appear on your credit report?
I agree. It can usually be made right via interest and penalties.I think this is good news. There is a prurience and a nastiness to the coverage this gets which is totally disproportionate to the offence, and oblivious to whatever context may exist.
A substantial percentage of defaults are inadvertent. Most of these never get published, although some do.I don't think so, but great idea!
Personally, I like that tax defaulters are publically named - as their actions are having a negative impact on us all.
Yes. It is only determined defaulters that are published.A substantial percentage of defaults are inadvertent. Most of these never get published, although some do.
False equivalence. Tax evaders are publicly prosecuted too.I did a stint in Dept of SW and found it surprising how many prosecutions were taken for smallish amounts.It will be fodder for opposition etc if large tax defaulters cannot be named publicly but relatively small welfare cases are hauled through courts and covered in local/national media.
It's not a false equivalence at all. The Revenue website lists about ten prosecutions a year.False equivalence. Tax evaders are publicly prosecuted too.
The department considered 274 cases for prosecution in 2021. At the end of 2021, the Chief State Solicitors Office had 417 departmental cases in the court system
But that's apples and oranges. All criminal court proceedings (except the obvious exceptions for sexual offences and such) are open to the public and can be, and are, reported in the media. This includes equally both tax offences and social welfare offences, as well as drunk driving, misuse of drugs and many other things that can be quite embarrassing.I did a stint in Dept of SW and found it surprising how many prosecutions were taken for smallish amounts.It will be fodder for opposition etc if large tax defaulters cannot be named publicly but relatively small welfare cases are hauled through courts and covered in local/national media.
Is there an issue here too for the RTB in naming the subjects of its determination orders?It also strikes me that there may be a constitutional issue here apart altogether from the privacy rights deriving from the EHRC.
So your argument is about the numbers?It's not a false equivalence at all. The Revenue website lists about ten prosecutions a year.
DSP annual report refers to:
There is a massive cultural difference in the use of prosecution. Please don't tell me that welfare recipients are 25x more crooked than taxpayers.
apart altogether from the privacy rights deriving from the EHRC
The Irish legal system has different sources of law - Constitutional, Statute, Common and EU.It also strikes me that there may be a constitutional issue here apart altogether from the privacy rights deriving from the EHRC.
The administration of justice, which includes imposing punishment (fine, community service, imprisonment, probation etc) is a function reserved to the Courts. Furthermore, the decision as to whether to apply the punishment or not, or to what degree, is also a reserved function in which the Courts have absolute descretion that can't be fettered by Government or Oireachtas. That's the way separation of powers works in our constitution. Looked at rationally, publication of the defaulters list is the very essence of state-imposed punishment and there's a very sound argument that it should only be imposed at the discretion of the Courts, and not as an automatic administrative act by Revenue.
Answer:- Us ordinary folk in Ireland are not entitled to much, but we are entitled to our privacy.Some places have an even more honest approach to tax and wealth. - What's the big deal about hiding everything?
Norway, the country where you can see everyone's tax returns | Tax | The Guardian
Workers have been able to see what colleagues earn, and neighbours to check out next door’s pay, since the early 1800samp.theguardian.com
It doesn't take into account what circumstances occurred - its a product of the times when people really believed that people who were behind in their taxes were simply refusing to pay and not actually in financial difficulty, which is the main reason why people default on their taxI think this is good news. There is a prurience and a nastiness to the coverage this gets which is totally disproportionate to the offence, and oblivious to whatever context may exist.
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