Sport Ireland pursues workers for almost €300,000 in back taxes (opens original article in a new tab)

Sport Ireland is pursuing workers for nearly €300,000 in back taxes after a Supreme Court ruling reclassified them as employees instead of self-employed contractors, leading to significant tax liabilities and a VAT refund claim.

• Sport Ireland is seeking almost €300,000 in back taxes from workers due to reclassification as employees instead of self-employed contractors
• A Supreme Court ruling in the Domino’s Pizza case led to changes in Revenue guidelines affecting employment status for tax purposes
• Sport Ireland paid €625,811 in 2024 to cover tax and social insurance liabilities related to the workers
• The organization is also seeking a VAT refund of €236,755 from Revenue regarding the reclassified workers