Office of the Revenue Commissioners

What Office of the Revenue Commissioners does

The Office of the Revenue Commissioners is Ireland's tax and customs authority, a statutory government body established in 1923 by Government Order and headquartered at 14/15 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin. Operating as a Board of three Commissioners chaired by Niall Cody with Ruth Kennedy and Maura Kiely as fellow Commissioners, the agency administers the assessment and collection of taxes and duties that account for over 93% of Exchequer Revenue. It collects income tax, corporation tax, VAT, excise, customs duties, and the Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) on behalf of the Department of Social Protection, and implements EU customs controls while supporting enforcement against drugs, smuggling, and money laundering in cooperation with An Garda Síochána (Irish police), the Criminal Assets Bureau, and the Financial Intelligence Unit Ireland.

Revenue delivers its statutory services through approximately 70 physical offices distributed across Ireland, supplemented by an integrated digital platform built around four core products: the Revenue Online Service (ROS) for business taxpayers and the self-employed; myAccount for PAYE individuals with Two-Factor Authentication; LPT Online for Local Property Tax; and the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Trusts (CRBOT) for anti-money laundering compliance. The platform carries ISO27001 certification and uses 256-bit Extended Validation SSL certificates on pages handling personal data, with MyEnquiries providing secure correspondence. The CRBOT extends Revenue's scope into beneficial-ownership transparency, with restricted access granted to An Garda Síochána, the Criminal Assets Bureau, and the Financial Intelligence Unit Ireland; UK trusts with Irish nexus must also register under reciprocal arrangements with HMRC. Revenue employs approximately 6,600 full-time equivalents across the country and reported collecting €106 billion in taxes in 2025 (~9% YoY growth) while writing off €271.5 million in tax debts driven by business insolvencies and Covid-19 warehousing.

Revenue's business model is non-commercial. As a statutory body operating under the Department of Finance and reporting to the Minister for Finance, it is fully state-funded and imposes no pricing on core services. Its customer base is universal — every Irish individual, employer, business, trust, charity, and government entity uses Revenue's services — and segments are organized horizontally into Personal, Business, Medium Enterprises, Large Corporates (including banking, insurance, aircraft leasing, and Section 110 companies), High Wealth & Financial Services, Customs, and agency work for other state departments. Recent strategic activity centres on mandate expansion (taking over derelict site levies from local councils), enforcement actions (a €106.6 million settlement against LPS International Plant Limited, a €450,000 bill issued to Quality and Qualifications Ireland for contractor misclassification), and divestiture of non-core functions (gambling licensing transitioned to the new Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland).

Name

Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Legal name

Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Website

https://revenue.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Ireland's tax and customs authority, a statutory government body founded in 1923. Collects over 93% of Exchequer Revenue in taxes and duties via ROS, myAccount, LPT Online and 70 offices nationwide, while enforcing customs, PRSI collection and anti-money laundering compliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax Administration and Customs Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro primary industry

Tax Return Filing, Processing & Assessment (BPAIADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Excise, VAT/Sales Tax & Indirect Tax Administration (BPAIADAH), Withholding & Payroll Tax Administration (BPAIADAI)

Keywords

• Tax administration
• Customs services
• Revenue collection
• Tax compliance
• Beneficial ownership registry

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Tax Collection: Revenue assesses, collects and manages taxes and duties that account for over 93% of Exchequer Revenue. Collected €106 billion in taxes during 2025, up almost 9% on the previous year.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Office of the Revenue Commissioners is Ireland's national tax and customs authority, responsible for assessing, collecting, and managing taxes and duties that account for over 93% of Exchequer Revenue. It administers the customs regime for imports and exports, collects duties and levies on behalf of the EU, and operates the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Trusts (CRBOT) for anti-money laundering compliance. Services are delivered through statutory online platforms (ROS, myAccount, LPT Online) and a national network of approximately 70 offices employing around 6,600 full-time equivalent staff.

Product overview

Revenue.ie is the official online platform of Ireland's Office of the Revenue Commissioners, operating as a cloud-based government tax and customs administration system. The platform provides citizens and businesses with electronic access to tax filing, payment, and information services through an integrated ecosystem of online portals. The core product architecture consists of Revenue Online Service (ROS) for business and self-employed tax filing with Return Preparation Facility and offline capabilities; myAccount for individual PAYE taxpayers to manage tax credits and records; LPT Online for Local Property Tax submissions; and the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Trusts (CRBOT) for anti-money laundering compliance. The main revenue.ie website serves as the unified information gateway and access point to these services. The organization employs approximately 6,600 staff across 70 offices, collecting taxes representing over 93% of Exchequer Revenue, administering EU customs controls, and collecting PRSI for the Department of Social Protection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ROS (Revenue Online Service): Online service for business tax filing and payments
• myAccount
• LPT (Local Property Tax)
• CRBOT (Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Trusts)

Products and services

• Revenue Online Service (ROS) A cloud-based online portal enabling businesses and self-employed individuals to file tax returns, make payments, and interact with Revenue electronically. Includes Return Preparation Facility and ROS Offline components, and requires email registration and digital certificate access.
• myAccount An online service portal for individual PAYE taxpayers to view their Revenue records, claim tax credits, declare additional income, and update personal information. Supports Two-Factor Authentication for enhanced security.
• LPT Online (Local Property Tax) A dedicated online portal for submitting Local Property Tax returns, making payments, and accessing property tax correspondence in Irish or English.
• Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Trusts (CRBOT)

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• An Garda SíochánacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRevenue works in cooperation with An Garda Síochána (Irish police) in the fight against drugs and in other cross-departmental initiatives. An Garda Síochána has unrestricted access to the Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Trusts (CRBOT).
• Financial Intelligence Unit IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRevenue coordinates with the Financial Intelligence Unit Ireland for anti-money laundering efforts. FIU Ireland has unrestricted access to the CRBOT.
• Criminal Assets BureaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRevenue works with the Criminal Assets Bureau in cross-agency efforts. CAB has unrestricted access to the CRBOT.
• Department of Social ProtectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRevenue collects Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) on behalf of the Department of Social Protection as part of its agency work.
• His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) - UKcoreTechnology or IntegrationUK trusts already registered with HMRC are required to register on the Irish CRBOT if they meet certain criteria such as having business relationships or property in Ireland.
• Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOversight of gambling licensing duties is transitioning from Revenue Commissioners to the newly established Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI), representing modernization of Ireland's gambling regulations.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Agencia Tributaria (AEAT): Spain's national tax administration agency. Comparable as an EU peer tax authority with a unified online platform (Sede Electrónica) for individuals and corporations to file and pay taxes.
• His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC): The UK's national tax authority. Most directly comparable peer to Revenue: collects taxes and duties, administers customs, and operates digital self-serve platforms. UK trusts registered with HMRC must also register on Revenue's CRBOT, evidencing direct operational interaction.
• Inland Revenue (New Zealand): New Zealand's tax authority. Comparable as a small-advanced-economy tax administration with a strong digital self-service emphasis (myIR), similar in mandate scope to Revenue's online services.
• Australian Taxation Office (ATO): Australia's national tax authority. Comparable in operating a unified online tax platform (myTax/myGov) and in providing large-corporate, SME, and individual taxpayer services, with a similarly centralized compliance and enforcement function.
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): Canada's federal tax and benefits administrator. Comparable scope of services — income tax, GST/HST, customs administration, and benefits delivery — through online portals serving both individuals and businesses.
• Direction Générale des Finances Publiques (DGFiP): France's national tax authority. Comparable as an EU member-state tax administration handling income tax, VAT, and public-accountancy functions, with similar EU-directive-driven mandates on indirect taxation.
• Bundeszentralamt für Steuern (BZSt): Germany's federal tax administration. Comparable as another EU tax authority administering federal taxes and VAT, and as a counterpart in EU-wide exchange of tax information relevant to Revenue's international tax function.
• Agenzia delle Entrate: Italy's revenue agency. Comparable as an EU member-state tax administration with similar responsibilities in direct and indirect tax assessment, collection, and dispute resolution.

Broad incumbents

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS): The U.S. federal tax authority. A larger, broader-scope incumbent in the same category; differs in scale and complexity but shares the core tax-assessment, collection, and compliance-enforcement mandate.

Others

• Financial Intelligence Unit Ireland (FIU Ireland): Ireland's anti-money laundering reporting unit. Comparable not as a tax authority but as a cross-agency partner with unrestricted CRBOT access; relevant for understanding Revenue's integration into Ireland's financial-crime ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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