The Irish Taxation Institute (ITI) has put forward a plan to tackle the problem of unclaimed tax reliefs.
The ITI says its plan includes a 'one claim, one form' proposal to replace what it described as the 'confusing, cumbersome and complex' method currently used for claims.
At a special meeting of the Oireachtas Finance Committee, the ITI also proposed the establishment of a Taxpayer Advocate to independently protect taxpayers. It also urged the setting up of a PAYE Customer Satisfaction Unit within Revenue.
A recent ITI survey found that 1 million people - half of PAYE taxpayers - do not understand the tax system. The chairman of the Revenue recently estimated that as much as €100m is left unclaimed every year by taxpayers.
