Government bill makes public hearings of the Tax Appeals Commission more likely
Appeals against Revenue decisions are more likely to be held in public in future. Stock image
Taxpayers will be afraid to bring cases to the Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) if their cases are heard in public, which is the likely effect of a new government proposal, the Bar Council has warned.
It also says publication of names of tax defaulters by Revenue will “lose its teeth as a sanction or deterrent” if full details of taxpayers’ appeals are being made public anyway.
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