Revenue recently published preliminary results for 2022 which provides data on tax and duty collected, compliance rates, the yield from interventions along with details of assistance provided under critical government support schemes. Revenue collected €62.2 billion in taxes and duties and over €22.3 billion on behalf of other government departments, agencies, and EU Member States. Timely compliance rates by Irish taxpayers for 2022 remains strong with 98 percent compliance by taxpayers in Revenue’s Large Cases and 96 percent in Medium Cases Divisions and compliance at a rate of 86 percent in other divisions of Revenue. Revenue conducted risk management interventions generating €813 million. Revenue also secured 9 convictions for serious tax evasion and fraud, published 53 tax settlements in the List of Tax Defaulters and settled 104 tax avoidance cases yielding €16.1 million.
Revenue oversaw the payment of €806.6 million under the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme to 23,330 eligible employers in respect of 327,242 employees. The Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme has paid claims of €5.9 million to 2,984 businesses in its short time of operation. More than 70,000 businesses and individuals are availing of the Debt Warehousing Scheme in respect of just over €2.48 billion of tax debt. For more details on Revenue preliminary results for 2022 see Revenue’s press release.