Eight company directors, four landlords, an e-scooter entrepreneur, a crypto currency investor and a former undertaker made tax settlements with Revenue totalling €7.9 million in the final three months of last year.
Dublin-based manufacturer and installer of air-conditioning systems Air Force H & V Limited made the largest settlement on the Revenue’s latest tax defaulters’ list.
The company which has an address in Tallaght made a settlement of €2.2 million relating to an income tax and VAT liability
The business, which is now in liquidation, owed €1.3 million for the under-declaration of taxes including PAYE, PRSI, USC and VAT plus an additional €333,472 in interest and €576,101 in penalties.
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Some €1.8 million of its tax bill remains outstanding, Revenue said.
The next largest settlement was made by Dublin lighting consultant Pro-Light Design and Technology Ltd which made a €1.1 million settlement relating to the under-declaration of corporation tax and VAT.
The Sandyford-based group was said to owe the tax authority €698,279 in unpaid taxes plus €95,749 in interest and €331,489 in penalties.
All but €22,000 remains outstanding.
A total of 25 settlements with a combined value of €7.9 million were included on the latest list.
E-scooter entrepreneur Runo Dortie who has an address in Rotterdam in the Netherlands made a settlement for almost €130,000 for the non-declaration of capital gains tax and VAT and the under-declaration of income tax.
His liability related to his Eirescooters Ireland business which was originally set up in Navan, Co Meath in 2020.
Desmond O’Keefe with an address in Killorglin, Co Kerry and listed as a crypto currency investor made a settlement for €155,030 for the under-declaration of capital gains tax.
Anthony McMahon, a former undertaker, with an address in Ardnacrusha, Co Clare, meanwhile, made a settlement of €272,594 relating to income tax.
Bartle Masterson with an address in Oldcastle, Co Meath who is listed as a service station operator trading as Millbrook Motors made a settlement for €538,964 for the non-declaration of income tax. The total comprised a tax liability of €293,196 plus interest and penalties of €79,880 and €165,888 respectively.
Company director Alex Stafford with an address of Corraun House, 18 The Crescent, Co Limerick made a settlement of €461,973 for the under-declaration of income tax.
This comprised a tax liability of €259,918 plus interest and penalties of €124,080 and €77,975 respectively.
Stafford is a director of Limerick-based Medical Diagnostic Ultrasound Limited which recorded a shareholders’ deficit of €131,000 in 2024, according to its latest filing.
William Kelly with an address in Johnstown Bridge, Enfield, Co Kildare and listed as a PAYE employee made a settlement of €494,350 for the non-declaration of VAT.
Company director and landlord John Levins with an address of Platin Road, Drogheda, Co Louth made a settlement of €296,033 for the non-declaration of capital gains tax.
In a statement accompanying the latest list, Revenue noted that the published settlements reflect only a portion of all Revenue compliance interventions.
“In the three-month period to December 31st, 2025, a total of 18,689 Revenue Compliance Interventions were settled resulting in a total yield of €301,135,215,” it said.
