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The Office of the Revenue Commissioners (RC) - now called simply Revenue - is the Irish Government agency responsible for customs, excise, taxation and related matters. Though Revenue can trace itself back before the creation of the Irish Free State with the Act of Union 1801 amalgamating its forerunners with HM Customs & Excise in the United Kingdom, the organisation was created for the independent Irish state in February 21, 1923. Revenue was established by Revenue Commissioners Order, 1923 (http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZSI2Y1923C.html) and is responsible to the Minister for Finance and was for many years referred to as the Revenue Commissioners. The Government (Irish: Rialtas) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in the Republic of Ireland. ...
Customs is the plural of custom, a common practice among a group of people, see Norm (sociology) Customs duty is a tariff or tax on the import or export of goods. ...
An excise is an indirect tax or duty levied on items within a country. ...
The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) was (1922–1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and Irish...
The 1800 Act of Union merged the Kingdom of Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain (itself a merger of England and Scotland under the Act of Union 1707) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801. ...
In the UK, Her Majestys Customs and Excise is a department of the British Government. ...
February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Irish Minister for Finance is the second most important ministerial position in the Irish Cabinet after that of the Taoiseach. ...
Revenue consists of a Chairman and two Commissioners all of whom have the status of Secretary General as used in Departments of State. The first Comissioners, appointed by William Cosgrave, were Mr. Charles J. Flynn, Mr. William Denis Carey and Mr. William T. O'Brien, the chairman. The current Commissioners; Chairman Frank Daly, Commissioner Josephine Feehily and Commissioner Michael O'Grady. Additionally their are approximately 7,000 full-time and almost 3,000 part-time and temporary staff of various seniority which carry out the functions. The Government (Irish: Rialtas) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in the Republic of Ireland. ...
William Thomas Cosgrave, (June 6, 1880 - November 16, 1965) served as the first President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State from 1922 to 1932. ...
Revenue are based in Dublin Castle and use a symbol of its gates as its logo, while it's staff of almost 10,000 work in almost all of the 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland. The motto of Revenue translates as "to serve the community by fairly and efficiently collecting taxes and duties and implementing import and export controls". Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland was the seat of British rule in Ireland until 1922. ...
The island of Ireland is often referred to as the 32 counties, with its two states, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, being nicknamed respectively the six counties and the twenty-six counties. ...
From April 1979 until June 2000 Revenue had control of the issue of the Personal Public Service Number (Revenue and Social Insurance Number) to individuals. In 1991 it delegated a block of numbers to the Department of Social Welfare and on June 19, 2000 the issuing was transferred to the department entirely. The Personal Public Service Number (PPS No) is an identifier issued by Client Identity Services, Department of Social and Family Affairs on behalf of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs in the Republic of Ireland. ...
The Minister for Social and Family Affairs is the senior minister at the Department of Social and Family Affairs (An Roinn Gnothaí Sóisialacha agus Teaghlaigh) in the Irish Government. ...
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Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) is a controversial form of tax on interest earned on bank accounts in Republic of Ireland that was first introduced in the 1980s. ...
an Irish number plate Number plates in the Republic of Ireland conform to the European standard, with a blue band, 12 stars of the European flag and country identifier. ...
The Revenue On-Line Service or ROS, is a pioneer in European internet applications, and it is run by the Irish Revenue Commissioners. ...
External link - Official site (http://www.revenue.ie)
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