The Director of Public Prosecutions v John Seymour

Date:

28 January 2016

The Director of Public Prosecutions v John Seymour

Venue:

Nenagh Circuit Court

Judge:

His Honour Judge Tom Teehan

Summary

John Seymour with an address at Bawn, Dolla, Nenagh, Co Tipperary, pleaded guilty to the following offences under Section 1078 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997:

• Knowingly or wilfully delivering an incorrect return in connection with VAT for the periods July/Aug 2004, Nov/Dec 2004, Mar/April 2005, July/Aug 2005, Nov/Dec 2005, Mar/Apr 2006 and July/Aug 2006 (7 counts).
• Failing without reasonable excuse to keep full and true records of all transactions relating to VAT (1 count).

Outcome

On 28 Jan 2016 at Nenagh Circuit Court, Judge Teehan sentenced Mr Seymour to eighteen months imprisonment suspended for eighteen months on each of the eight counts to run concurrently.