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marie grant
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what will be done to someone who is running a buisness and collecting social welfare . Ihave just found out that someone i know very well is doing just that.
What sort of penalties might the following people face:
1) Self employed mechanic, running business for app. 20 years and not VAT registered or paying income tax. Possibly claimed SW during this period though may have since stopped.
2) Son of the above person, working as a mechanic also in same business 'employed' by father. Paid cash in hand, no PRSI paid, no income tax paid. Highly likely to still be claiming SW.
Would the Joint Investigation Unit be interested in the above individuals?
Well the JIU are hardly going to call me back with an update into someone else's tax affairs now are they.Call the joint investigation unit first thing on monday morning and come back to us with the news. We're all dying to know how you get on. How do we know if they'll be interested, are we psychic or something?!?
Well the JIU are hardly going to call me back with an update into someone else's tax affairs now are they.
That's two people have jumped on my post for daring to moot reporting individuals for tax evasion and/or SW fraud. The culture of nod and wink and "shur'n if you could get away with it you would" is alive and well in Ireland it would seem. Wonder will we ever grow up as a society.
Thanks welfarite. I can understand your puzzlement but a post against me had to be deleted by a mod, hence my comments. To be honest I would have no problem standing up in court and pointing the finger at these leeches. If I don't even have to do that, great. Might it be difficult for the JIU to prove an employment is taking place if both father and son are uncooperative?
Yes, the JIU would be interested in the scenario you give. The more detail you have to report to them, the easier it will be for them to investigate. They will take your initial report adn investigate themselves, building up their own evidence. It is they who will have to stand up in court and give evidence so they can't sya" We heard from a third party that so-adn-so was not paying tax/claiming SW so we're here top prosecute them".
The penalties are dependent on the judge so nobody can predict their severity. Ther have been a numbe rof cases where people have gone to jail, others with suspended sentences, all cases must repay any overpayments to SW, underpayments to Revenue.
Might it be difficult for the JIU to prove an employment is taking place if both father and son are uncooperative?
The culture of nod and wink and "shur'n if you could get away with it you would" is alive and well in Ireland it would seem.
In past centuries, Irish people scammed the UK revenue as a mark of disrespect and utter contempt to the King/Queen of England who they hated.
The culture of nod and wink and "shur'n if you could get away with it you would" is alive and well in Ireland it would seem. Wonder will we ever grow up as a society.
Not paying your fair share of taxes is the most unpatriotic anti-Irish thing you can do.
In past centuries, Irish people scammed the UK revenue as a mark of disrespect and utter contempt to the King/Queen of England who they hated.
Doing the same to your fellow Irish citizens shows that you hate Ireland.
Really? - that's interesting.Not paying your fair share of taxes is the most unpatriotic anti-Irish thing you can do.