FOUR GALWAY NAMES ON LATEST TAX DEFAULTERS LIST

Date Published: 10-Jun-2009

A Connemara farmer and retired undertaker has made a settlement of half a million euro to the Revenue Commissioners according to the latest tax defaulters list.The list contains details of over 100 settlements accepted between January and March of this year - 15 of which exceeded one million euro.Farmer and retired undertaker Joseph Ridge of Tiernee, Lettermore tops the Galway listMr Ridge made a settlement of just over half a million euro for underdeclaration of income tax and a revenue offshore assets account investigation caseThe second highest Galway settlement was made by company director Michael Curley of Kiltormer BallinasloeMr Curley made a settlement of 450 thousand euro for underdeclaration of income tax, VAT and Capital Acquisitions tax, revenue offshore assets account investigation case and single premium insurance products caseCompany director Patrick King of Frenchfort Oranmore made a settlement of just over 180 thousand euroMr King's settlement was for underdeclaration of income tax and capital gains tax and a revenue single premium insurance products caseCompany director Bernard Conroy of Mucklon, Ballyforan Ballinasloe made a settlement of just under 79 thousand euroMr Conroy's settlement was for underdeclaration of income tax and a revenue single premium insurance products case