Scale of, and increase in, Revenue's Business 2002-2007

Table 1: Registrations Volume in 2002 Volume in 2007 % +/- 2002/2007
VAT 234,104 287,171 +23%
PAYE Employments 2.1 million 2.58 million +23%
Self Assessment (Income Tax) 385,931 580,088 +50%
Companies 114,837 149,261 +30%
Table 2: Contacts Volume in 2002 Volume in 2007 % +/- 2002/2007
Personal Callers 678,954 946,427 +39%
Telephone Callers 4.38 million 6.37 million +45%
Visits to the Revenue website
(www.revenue.ie)		 12,002,304 * 13,032,732 +9%
Table 3: Work Items Processed Volume in 2002 Volume in 2007 % +/- 2002/2007
Correspondence 2,674,394 3,491,678 +31%
Payment items received
by Collector General		 2,810,907 4,484,156 +59%
PAYE Employee Reviews 491,253 1,179,643 +140%
Table 4: Returns and Declarations Volume in 2002 Volume in 2007 % +/- 2002/2007
VAT3 Returns 928,561 1,339,697 +44%
Employers (P35) Returns 182,000 214,231 +18%
Income Tax
(self assessment) Returns		 475,666 ** 466,692 -1.9%
Corporation Tax Returns 89,620 126,698 +41%
Customs Declarations 854,572 935,785 +10%
Capital Acquisitions Tax Returns 12,583 24,574 +95%
Table 5: Repayments Volume in 2002 Volume in 2007 % +/- 2002/2007
VAT Claims Received 258,236 336,285 +30%
Income Tax Repayments 139,402 197,341 +42%
Corporation Tax Repayments 15,508 25,709 +66%
Claims Repaid to Non-residents 5,250 17,128 +226%
Table 6: Miscellaneous Volume in 2002 Volume in 2007 % +/- 2002/2007
Tax Clearance Certificates issued 58,652 158,276 +170%
Vehicles registered 236,943 337,956 +43%
Instruments presented for marking
and stamping		 206,856 243,053 +18%

* This figure relates to 'hits' on the Revenue website
**2002 was unusual in that there were two filing dates for tax returns in that year

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