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Sinead O'Connor settles with Revenue for €160,000 over under-declaration of tax

The artist owed €90,000 in tax but the Revenue Commissioners is also charging her interest and penalties
The artist owed €90,000 in tax but the Revenue Commissioners is also charging her interest and penalties

Singer Sinead O'Connor has reached a settlement with the Revenue Commissioners for €160,000 in relation to under-declaration of PAYE and PRSI following an audit.

Ms O'Connor has an address of Montebello, Strand Road, Bray, Co Wicklow.

She owed €90,000 in tax but the Revenue Commissioners is also charging her interest and penalties.

Her name was published in the quarterly tax defaulters list published by the Revenue Commissioners today. 

Total settlements with Revenue between April and June amounted to €17.44m.

The largest single settlement made during the period was by retired company director James Farrell for slightly more than €1.4m in relation to non-declaration of Capital Gains Tax & VAT.

Mr Farrell has an address at Oldcastle Road, Kells, Co Meath.

Meanwhile, IAC Graphics Limited - which is described by Revenue as an aircraft painters and glazers firm based out of IAC House, Dublin Airport - settled with Revenue for €1.12m over under-declaration of VAT, PAYE/PRSI, and Corporation Tax.

Office supplier Bizquip reached a settlement for almost a €1m with the Revenue. 

The company with an address in 7/8 Burton Hall, Sandyford, Industrial Estate, Dublin 18 under declared PAYE and PRSI and was subject to an offshore assets investigation case.

The company reached a settlement for €925,000 including interest, tax and penalties.

PVC Window and conservatory installer Weatherglaze - with an address at Clonattin, Gorey, Co Wexford - settled with Revenue for €265,000 in relation to the under-declaration of Corporation Tax, VAT and PAYE/PRSI. 

Of the 101 published cases, 42 were for amounts exceeding €100,000; of which eight exceeded €500,000; two of which exceeded €1m.

Three of the 101 settlements published, yielding €1.37m, relate to Revenue’s investigation into Offshore Assets/Funds.