Revenue eBrief No. 41/2004
ROS Pay & File 2004
22nd November 2004
Mr Frank Daly, Chairman of the Revenue Commissioners, would like to thank practitioners for their continued support of the Revenue On-Line Service (ROS) during the recent Pay & File period.
By midnight on 18th November (the tax deadline for electronic filers) a total of 157,218 income tax returns for 2003 were filed through Revenue's on-line service (ROS). Early indications suggest that over 50% of timely filers used the electronic route this year. This compares with 40% last year and 9% in 2002. ROS provides online forms with in-built calculations and validation to assist practitioners in meeting their customers' obligations.
There were no problems with the performance of the system this year despite the heavy traffic. During the year Revenue undertook major enhancements to the service to make sure there would be no problems. The co-operation of the tax practitioners and the fact that many customers are now very familiar with the ROS system also helped enormously to ensure a successful and smooth operation.
The ROS helpdesk, which remained open until after midnight, reported a very busy day right up to the deadline resolving difficulties for last minute customers to file their returns and make payments. A total of 18,600 returns were filed on the final day. Our network of local ROS Liaison Officers throughout the country also reported a very busy week.
In terms of overall compliance levels, early indications suggest that the level of timely compliance (both paper and electronic) is up again this year.
Notices of assessment for 2003 were produced on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th November. For technical reasons, these notices did not appear in practitioners' ROS inboxes until 19th November. Practitioners should note that these notices will not include details of payments made after the date of the notice of assessment.
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