In order to reach agreements with creditors such as banks, trade creditors, vulture funds or the Revenue it is very helpful to understand what parameters they operate within. In the case of the Revenue, their parameters and policies are transparent and well known, and they treat all tax payers the same way. I set out below the link to the Revenue's guidance on instructing the Revenue sheriff.
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Revenue Sheriffs are very busy and so therefore like simple solutions, particularly given that they are running their own business and after collecting the first €5,000 their commission drops down to just 2.5% of monies collected. The Sheriff has delegated authority to allow two years to collect the debts. If the Revenue Sheriff is unable to collect the debt, then it is passed back to Revenue who might then obtain a judgment in order to enforce it. By the time it is passed to the Revenue solicitors, the debtors' circumstances might have improved and they could negotiate a new payment plan with the solicitors.
Jim Stafford