Landlord based in Athy was Kildare's biggest tax defaulter


A property landlord living in Athy was the biggest tax defaulter in Co Kildare published in the latest list by Revenue.
Revenue published details of a total of 65 cases with overall settlements worth almost €13m.
Some 25 cases were for amounts exceeding €100,000, while five exceeded €500,000 and two exceeded €1m.
Hotels, landlords, farmers, doctors and a regional airport all make an appearance on the list for between July and the end of September.
The single biggest amount during this time was by the Westenra Arms Hotel in Monaghan, which reached a settlement of €2.5 million.
The Athy landlord on the list owed €292,886 in tax, €130,602 in interest and €199,695 in penalties for under-declaration of Capital Gains Tax.
The property owner settled with the Revenue for a total of €623,183.
A Rathangan man has agreed to hand over €72,323 for the under-declaration of Capital Gains Tax while a JCB driver from Nurney settled with Revenue for €51,567.55 for the under-declaration of income tax and VAT.
A haulier based in Leixlip was forced to pay €43,219.06 for the under-declaration of VAT.
Three people with addresses in Maynooth and Kill were fined by the courts between July and September for failure to lodge income tax returns.
Two Kildare people were fined €2,500 each for the misuse of marked mineral oil fuel.
Elsewhere a shop owner, with an address in Celbridge, was fined €2,500 for the illegal selling of cigarettes