Anna-Marie Flynn
THE Revenue Commissioner has published settlements with Mayo tax defaulters worth over €1 million for the first three months of 2008.
A Mayo chemist is among the biggest tax defaulters on the list. According to the official figures released last week, Dorothy McKane, The Medical Hall, O’Rahilly Street, Ballina, made a settlement of €548,088. The case particulars included under-declaration of income tax and VAT in what has been deemed a Revenue Offshore Assets Investigation Case. A separate settlement, in the name of Papswood Ltd, with an address also at O’Rahilly Street, totaled €224,513. Papswood Ltd was formerly known as McKane’s chemist located at The Medical Hall premises. This case regarded the under-declaration of corporation tax and VAT in a Revenue audit case.
Meanwhile, in the case of well-known Castlebar newsagents, Shaney Mac’s on Main Street, the Revenue Commissioners accepted an audit figure of €104, 289.
In the last of the Mayo settlements, two Ballyhaunis businesspeople also cleared their defaults. Roofing contractor, Joseph Kelly, 2 Drumbaun, Ballyhaunis settled at €85, 581.35; while €40,000 was accepted by the Revenue from bus hire contractor, Thomas Moran, based at Knock Road in the town.
Aside from audit settlements accepted, a total of 38 people were fined or penalised by a court in Mayo. This was in respect of counts including failure to file returns, incorrect returns, sale of illegal tobacco, cigarette smuggling or excise and licensing offences. The majority of cases included in this category concerned money sums from €750 to €3,000.
