A company director has been remanded for sentencing after he pleaded guilty to a series of revenue offences which saw him defraud the state of more than €100,000 in income tax and VAT returns.
Brian Murphy, of Abbey View, Ballea Road, Carrigaline, Co Cork, pleaded guilty to a total of five offences, which followed an investigation by Revenue, when he was arraigned at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.
Murphy pleaded guilty to, on July 5th, 2010, obtaining €68,767 at AIB Bank, South Mall, Cork as an income tax repayment which he knew he was not entitled to, contrary to the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997.
He also pleaded guilty to, on September 10th, 2010, knowingly or wilfully delivering an incorrect income tax return for the period January 1st to December 31st, 2009 to the Inspector of Taxes at the Office of the Revenue Commissioners in Limerick.
He also pleaded guilty to, on April 12th, 2011, as a director of Securemed Ltd, acting in connivance with the company and knowingly or wilfully delivering to the Office of the Collector General, Limerick an incorrect VAT return for the company for the period January 1st to February 28th, 2011.
Murphy also pleaded guilty to, on June 1st, 2011, as a director of Securemed Ltd, acting in connivance with the company to obtain from the Collector General, Limerick a VAT repayment of €54,600 knowing that the firm was not entitled to such a repayment.
He also pleaded guilty to, on May 4th, 2011, while a director of Securemed Ltd, acting in connivance with the company to knowingly or wilfully producing to an authorised officer of the Revenue an incorrect invoice dated February 25th, 2011 purporting to be from a solicitor for Securemed Ltd in connection with VAT.
Counsel for the State, Jane Hyland SC, said the pleas were being offered on a full facts basis which was acceptable to the Director of Public Prosecutions. Defence counsel Remy Farrell SC applied to have sentencing put back and Judge Helen Boyle agreed. She remanded Murphy to appear again on February 19th next.
