Revenue will have the power to enter homes to assess tax rate
Irish Independent -
The Revenue Commissioners will have the power to come in and inspect a home to assess its value for the property tax.
Property tax dodgers also face fines of €3,000 for deliberately failing to fill in forms properly or undervaluing their house, under tough new legislation.
The legislation to back up the new property tax, the Local Property Tax Bill, 2012 was published yesterday.
The bill says the Revenue will have the power to “enter on land and inspect the relevant residential property” to assess its value.
“The section obliges the person occupying the property to allow the authorised person inspect the property at all reasonable times. The Revenue Commissioners may provide the authorised person with information that is necessary to value the property,” the legislation says.
The legislation also imposes a maximum fine of €3,000 on a homeowner who “fails to submit a return or fails to include all required information” having been told to do so.
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2012-12-09 06:20:45
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