Retired Public servants have taken cuts as well. This week's exercise by Revenue was a bit heavy handed and a blunt instrument, causing unnecessary distress to a lot of older people who are, in fact, tax compliant.I agree. It's still a state funded pension though the state is dipping its hand into current public sector employees pockets to make sure that said retirees don't take any pain.
.I agree. It's still a state funded pension though the state is dipping its hand into current public sector employees pockets to make sure that said retirees don't take any pain.
What about the 100,000 pensioners who have been paying their correct Tax over the past years.
Will we now get it back and just start in 2012?
All arrears should be paid.
so by your thinking in about 100 years time we should be breeding a generation of superheros! or looking back..the generations that fught and died for our freedom and independence,,,,,which this generation has handed over to our EU slavemasters! were in some way less better that us!............strange way of looking at things!My parents are of that generation as well. I can't see any evidence that their generation is any better than the one that came after them. In fact I think the one that came after them (my generation) is better adjusted, more liberal, less tolerant of crime and gombeenism, more educated and just as hard working. I suspect that the one coming after me will be better again.
Is it legal for revenue to not back date the tax plus penalties and interest?
Of course she does not owe tax, but she still got the notice, I think a fishing exercise of anyone who: 1) is getting state and a private pension, 2) has not had contact with the revenue for many years.
However, I think this has all been very beneficial - there is much greater awareness among pensioners of the need to make annual tax returns.
Maybe the person who worded the letters is a PR genius - the uproar has certainly got the message across.
As well as greater awareness of the heavy-handedness of Revenue over the last 2-3 years
They should get a promotion or a raise?
Ah to hell with it, give everyone a raise!
Out of curiosity, if you were Josephine Feehily for the last 2 - 3 years, with the pressure on to ensure that compliance (and hence the tax take) is maximised, what would you have done differently?
Yeah I appreciate that Revenue are under pressure to maximise the tax take and all that but they seem to be concentrating on squeezing taxpayers who are generally compliant for a few extra euro as opposed to chasing people who are less compliant
I mean, we get letters in for clients who haven't paid any prelim tax for 2011 or 2012 or whenever (usually cos it's NIL anyway) and then you have guys who haven't sent in a tax return for 2-3 years and they never get any letters!
Another example is the surcharge on directors for late submission of Income Tax returns, which is ridiculously punitive
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