McGurk makes €76k tax settlement
RTÉ presenter Tom McGurk has made a settlement of more than €76,000 with the Revenue Commissioners relating to under-payment of income tax.
He said yesterday that he had ‘never deliberately attempted to evade tax’ and that ‘all of the outstanding tax amounts have now been repaid’.
The well-known commentator, who was previously married to broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan, featured on the Revenue’s list of tax defaulters.
The list, which was published yesterday, included Mr McGurk, of Bloomfield Avenue in Donnybrook, south Dublin, after he paid €76,588 for under declaring income tax. Mr McGurk’s settlement with the Revenue included just under €43,000 in unpaid tax, €16,500 in interest and €17,164 in penalties.
Last night, Mr McGurk said he was constrained in what he could say for legal reasons.
Rima Productions, a company in which Mr McGurk is listed as a director, has also made a settlement of €160,452 for under-declaration of corporation tax, VAT, PAYE PRSI and USC. The other director of Rima is Mr McGurk’s wife, PR expert Caroline Kennedy.
Rima’s settlement included almost €88,000 in tax due, €37,200 in interest and €35,200 in penalties.
Rima did not respond to requests for comment at time of going to print. The list of defaulters included landlords, horse trainers, painters and medical consultants.
Revenue has an ongoing investigation into hospital consultants who were incorporating their own companies to improperly reduce their tax liabilities.