Tax Audits: Your ten-point survival guide

Brian Keegan gives you the lowdown on getting through that most dreaded of experiences: a visit from the Revenue Commissioners

There are 450,000 or so self-employed or self-assessed individuals who have to make returns of income every year to the Revenue Commissioners.

Most of them filed their tax returns last week. In addition, tens of thousands of companies have to make returns as well. All of these tax returns are screened and checked.

If the Revenue sees something it doesn't like, it will make enquiries. There are few enough businesses that haven’t been ...