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Wonder will he also get 6 years like the guy who got 6 years for the garlic import fraud
http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0607/
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It's scandalous, he knowingly under declared his Vat return, he should out of the Dail at a minimum.
What I cant understand is the people who voted for him in their thousands to fix OUR problems when in fact he and people like him caused/are our problem. Should resign if he has any shame at all.
i feel for the poor garlic seller who got six years a while back, while the hairy messiah walks around with a skittish grin on his face
yep.
theres no justice.
funny thing is that the law in this country doesnt even try to rectify these massive inadequacies in sentencing for various crimes. u can go around raping women and get less than 6 years, its bizarre.
what the fook is going on in this country?
theres no justice.
funny thing is that the law in this country doesnt even try to rectify these massive inadequacies in sentencing for various crimes. u can go around raping women and get less than 6 years, its bizarre.
what the fook is going on in this country?
One of the great ironies of the last election was the election of Mick Wallace,a developer who caused the problems yet somehow got elected as an anti developer candidate.
The County that gave us The Rackards,Bannow Rambler,Aiden O`Brien,Boolavogue,Kevin Doyle and JFK elected Mick Wallace,it must be all those Dubs living in North Wexford and of course Tobywong who predicted his success two weeks after the election.
The County that gave us The Rackards,Bannow Rambler,Aiden O`Brien,Boolavogue,Kevin Doyle and JFK elected Mick Wallace,it must be all those Dubs living in North Wexford and of course Tobywong who predicted his success two weeks after the election.
it must be all those Dubs living in North Wexford and of course Tobywong who predicted his success two weeks after the election.
no us Dubs elected that bellend Boyd Barrett (
), can't blame us on who the country folk elect
no us Dubs elected that bellend Boyd Barrett (), can't blame us on who the country folk elect
Tobywong went whining to the authorities again,he knows what i mean,a spineless craven aftertiming coward who when trying to introduce a note of menace did it through a third party.
Wildclown at it again, clueless. Probably want to be my best buddy during the euros
I never after-time first of all, second .... ah can't be arsed on my holidays have to meet my Swedish friends in the old town again tonight ;) I know you seen that thread and are mad jealous wildclown of my playboy lifestyle.
I saw the thread alright and thought it pathetic.Firstly we know it to be untrue thats why you had to repeat it for emphasis,is your life so dull that you have to invent blondes ,trips all over the world,business deals,big bets,Asian markets,pretend you are from Sligo,do you see any other threads here like yours.Even if they were true they would be embarrassing this constant looking for comfort and this vicarious living out your life in a Walter Mitty fashion hides a troubled mind.
Some chancer this fella claiming he as a taxpayer is 'tax compliant'.
Mick Wallace off the hook after €1.4m tax dodge
By Michael Brennan Deputy Political Editor Irish Independent
irishindependent.ie
Monday August 27 2012
TAX cheat Mick Wallace will escape any prosecution and will keep his Dail seat, despite admitting he knowingly fiddled his company's VAT returns.
The corporate enforcement watchdog has decided not to investigate Mr Wallace's role in under-declaring €1.4m of VAT in his construction company, the Irish Independent has learned.
In one of his final acts before stepping down at the end of this month, Director of Corporate Enforcement Paul Appleby said he did not propose to carry out an investigation into M&J Wallace at this time.
He said the VAT returns of companies -- including any falsification in those returns -- were "a matter for the Revenue Commissioners".
But as the Revenue has already opted to make a €2.1m settlement with Mr Wallace's company, he is now highly unlikely to face any prosecution.
The shamed Wexford TD said he would give up half of his Dail salary, in response to outrage when the tax dodging was made public in June.
But there is no chance of the TD being able to repay all the VAT that M&J Wallace Ltd withheld from the Revenue in 2008.
He would need to serve as a backbencher for 87 years to earn enough money for this.
The only other sanction that Mr Wallace is now facing is a motion of censure in the Dail when it returns next month.
However, the TD is at no risk of being kicked out of Leinster House on a permanent or temporary basis -- the Dail can only express its disapproval of his actions.
So Mr Wallace will be free to hold on to his seat for the Wexford constituency and his €92,000 salary.
The news that he is off the hook was greeted with disappointment by some TDs, including Fine Gael Cork East TD Tom Barry.
Mr Barry had originally written to the director of corporate enforcement seeking an investigation into Mr Wallace's conduct as a company director.
"I really feel that a blatant situation like Mick Wallace's needs to be dealt with. He holds one of the highest offices in the land as a TD in the Dail," he said.
In his letter, Mr Appleby did hold out some possibility of an investigation into Mr Wallace's company in the future.
But he implied this would only happen if new evidence came to light.
"Clearly, this investigative option will be reconsidered if I later receive evidence that breaches of law or duty may have occurred which are relevant to my remit and extend beyond those already dealt with by other relevant authorities," he wrote. However, Mr Barry said he would be writing back to Mr Appleby for a more detailed explanation.
He said he did not understand why its powers did not allow it to investigate Mr Wallace and his company.
"There needs to be a rational explanation. This is going to continue until I get an answer," he said.
Tough
Mr Appleby's office said it would not comment until it received further correspondence from Mr Barry.
Meanwhile, new figures show the Revenue Commissioners are taking a get-tough approach against some errant taxpayers, securing court judgments totalling €55m so far this year.
Some 889 individuals or companies have been taken to court between January and June, the figures show, with average amounts of €61,417 secured.
The figures, released to Fianna Fail finance spokesman Michael McGrath by the Department of Finance, show a steady increase in civil court judgments in the past three years. In 2009, 1,419 judgments totalling €66.8m were secured, an average of €47,000 each. The following year 1,966 were taken, netting €85.1m, with another 1,968 last year, resulting in judgments totalling €94.9m.
Mr McGrath said last night it was "no surprise" that the number of judgments had increased, given that businesses were struggling to make ends meet.
"On the one hand, it's heartening to see Revenue are fulfiling their responsibilities, but sad that so many businesses are having court judgments registered against them," he said.
There have been several high- profile cases, including last month, when former company director Sean Hartigan of Prestige Recycling was jailed for three years for defrauding the State of almost €200,000 in taxes.
He filed fraudulent VAT returns over an 18-month period that amounted to a total discrepancy of €188,000.
Judge Carrol Moran said it undermined the social solidarity of society when the courts and the State were not seen to punish people who were not compliant, be it tax evasion or social welfare fraud.
The Irish Independent yesterday asked the Revenue Commissioners why they had sent a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute Mr Hartigan, while opting to make a settlement with Mr Wallace, whose company had under-declared €1.4m in VAT.
A Revenue spokeswoman said it could not comment on individual cases.
- Michael Brennan Deputy Political Editor
By Michael Brennan Deputy Political Editor Irish Independent
irishindependent.ie
Monday August 27 2012
TAX cheat Mick Wallace will escape any prosecution and will keep his Dail seat, despite admitting he knowingly fiddled his company's VAT returns.
The corporate enforcement watchdog has decided not to investigate Mr Wallace's role in under-declaring €1.4m of VAT in his construction company, the Irish Independent has learned.
In one of his final acts before stepping down at the end of this month, Director of Corporate Enforcement Paul Appleby said he did not propose to carry out an investigation into M&J Wallace at this time.
He said the VAT returns of companies -- including any falsification in those returns -- were "a matter for the Revenue Commissioners".
But as the Revenue has already opted to make a €2.1m settlement with Mr Wallace's company, he is now highly unlikely to face any prosecution.
The shamed Wexford TD said he would give up half of his Dail salary, in response to outrage when the tax dodging was made public in June.
But there is no chance of the TD being able to repay all the VAT that M&J Wallace Ltd withheld from the Revenue in 2008.
He would need to serve as a backbencher for 87 years to earn enough money for this.
The only other sanction that Mr Wallace is now facing is a motion of censure in the Dail when it returns next month.
However, the TD is at no risk of being kicked out of Leinster House on a permanent or temporary basis -- the Dail can only express its disapproval of his actions.
So Mr Wallace will be free to hold on to his seat for the Wexford constituency and his €92,000 salary.
The news that he is off the hook was greeted with disappointment by some TDs, including Fine Gael Cork East TD Tom Barry.
Mr Barry had originally written to the director of corporate enforcement seeking an investigation into Mr Wallace's conduct as a company director.
"I really feel that a blatant situation like Mick Wallace's needs to be dealt with. He holds one of the highest offices in the land as a TD in the Dail," he said.
In his letter, Mr Appleby did hold out some possibility of an investigation into Mr Wallace's company in the future.
But he implied this would only happen if new evidence came to light.
"Clearly, this investigative option will be reconsidered if I later receive evidence that breaches of law or duty may have occurred which are relevant to my remit and extend beyond those already dealt with by other relevant authorities," he wrote. However, Mr Barry said he would be writing back to Mr Appleby for a more detailed explanation.
He said he did not understand why its powers did not allow it to investigate Mr Wallace and his company.
"There needs to be a rational explanation. This is going to continue until I get an answer," he said.
Tough
Mr Appleby's office said it would not comment until it received further correspondence from Mr Barry.
Meanwhile, new figures show the Revenue Commissioners are taking a get-tough approach against some errant taxpayers, securing court judgments totalling €55m so far this year.
Some 889 individuals or companies have been taken to court between January and June, the figures show, with average amounts of €61,417 secured.
The figures, released to Fianna Fail finance spokesman Michael McGrath by the Department of Finance, show a steady increase in civil court judgments in the past three years. In 2009, 1,419 judgments totalling €66.8m were secured, an average of €47,000 each. The following year 1,966 were taken, netting €85.1m, with another 1,968 last year, resulting in judgments totalling €94.9m.
Mr McGrath said last night it was "no surprise" that the number of judgments had increased, given that businesses were struggling to make ends meet.
"On the one hand, it's heartening to see Revenue are fulfiling their responsibilities, but sad that so many businesses are having court judgments registered against them," he said.
There have been several high- profile cases, including last month, when former company director Sean Hartigan of Prestige Recycling was jailed for three years for defrauding the State of almost €200,000 in taxes.
He filed fraudulent VAT returns over an 18-month period that amounted to a total discrepancy of €188,000.
Judge Carrol Moran said it undermined the social solidarity of society when the courts and the State were not seen to punish people who were not compliant, be it tax evasion or social welfare fraud.
The Irish Independent yesterday asked the Revenue Commissioners why they had sent a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute Mr Hartigan, while opting to make a settlement with Mr Wallace, whose company had under-declared €1.4m in VAT.
A Revenue spokeswoman said it could not comment on individual cases.
- Michael Brennan Deputy Political Editor
TAX cheat Mick Wallace was paid more than €62,000 last month after he began claiming the controversial party leader's allowance.
By Paul Melia and Fiach Kelly
irishindependent.ie
Wednesday September 12 2012
The Irish Independent has learned the TD received more than 15 months' payments in a lump sum after deciding to accept the untaxed and unvouched allowance, which is worth €41,000 a year.
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform confirmed last night that Mr Wallace began claiming the payment last month -- but had asked for it to be backdated to March last year.
The amount paid to date is €62,218, it said.
The extent of the payments comes after the Irish Independent revealed last week that the tax cheat had started claiming the untaxed and unvouched leader's allowance.
The Independent TD refused to say if he decided to draw down the payment following revelations about his massive €2.1m tax bill.
He had previously said in June he would give up half his €92,000 TD's salary to help pay his tax debt. But the new details confirm Mr Wallace began drawing down the leader's allowance in July. He never mentioned the decision to start taking the €41,000 annual allowance when he said he would give up half his wages.
But he is now effectively better off than he was last year in terms of the money he receives from the Oireachtas.
Reform
Mr Wallace was elected as a TD in February of last year, but did not claim the allowance for 2011.
However, an analysis of the Exchequer returns for the year to date shows that the amount paid under the "Payments to Political Parties under the Electoral Acts" increased from €9.23m in 2011 to €9.73m for the same January to August period in 2012 -- an increase of more than €500,000.
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform confirmed last night the increased spend arose because of the number of Independent TDs and senators claiming the allowance, along with Mr Wallace's decision to claim the payment.
"He hadn't made any claims at all since March 2011. He made his claim in July 2012 so it would all be included (in the total). Deputy Wallace commencing claiming his payments from July 2012 -- backdated to March 2011 -- would account for (some of) the increase," a spokeswoman said.
The payments are made on a monthly basis, and Independent TDs do not have to provide any receipts to account for how they spend the allowance. The amount is untaxed.
In contrast, the political parties -- which get the allowance paid into party funds based on the number of TDs and senators they have -- must account for the money to the Standards in Public Office Commission.
The €41,000 per year stipend is intended for purely political purposes. TDs are supposed to use it for research, constituency services and other functions.
Newspaper reports yesterday said Mr Wallace planned to use the money to fund research "into different issues that concern the people of Ireland".
- Paul Melia and Fiach Kelly
Irish Independent
By Paul Melia and Fiach Kelly
irishindependent.ie
Wednesday September 12 2012
The Irish Independent has learned the TD received more than 15 months' payments in a lump sum after deciding to accept the untaxed and unvouched allowance, which is worth €41,000 a year.
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform confirmed last night that Mr Wallace began claiming the payment last month -- but had asked for it to be backdated to March last year.
The amount paid to date is €62,218, it said.
The extent of the payments comes after the Irish Independent revealed last week that the tax cheat had started claiming the untaxed and unvouched leader's allowance.
The Independent TD refused to say if he decided to draw down the payment following revelations about his massive €2.1m tax bill.
He had previously said in June he would give up half his €92,000 TD's salary to help pay his tax debt. But the new details confirm Mr Wallace began drawing down the leader's allowance in July. He never mentioned the decision to start taking the €41,000 annual allowance when he said he would give up half his wages.
But he is now effectively better off than he was last year in terms of the money he receives from the Oireachtas.
Reform
Mr Wallace was elected as a TD in February of last year, but did not claim the allowance for 2011.
However, an analysis of the Exchequer returns for the year to date shows that the amount paid under the "Payments to Political Parties under the Electoral Acts" increased from €9.23m in 2011 to €9.73m for the same January to August period in 2012 -- an increase of more than €500,000.
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform confirmed last night the increased spend arose because of the number of Independent TDs and senators claiming the allowance, along with Mr Wallace's decision to claim the payment.
"He hadn't made any claims at all since March 2011. He made his claim in July 2012 so it would all be included (in the total). Deputy Wallace commencing claiming his payments from July 2012 -- backdated to March 2011 -- would account for (some of) the increase," a spokeswoman said.
The payments are made on a monthly basis, and Independent TDs do not have to provide any receipts to account for how they spend the allowance. The amount is untaxed.
In contrast, the political parties -- which get the allowance paid into party funds based on the number of TDs and senators they have -- must account for the money to the Standards in Public Office Commission.
The €41,000 per year stipend is intended for purely political purposes. TDs are supposed to use it for research, constituency services and other functions.
Newspaper reports yesterday said Mr Wallace planned to use the money to fund research "into different issues that concern the people of Ireland".
- Paul Melia and Fiach Kelly
Irish Independent
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