2021-11-01 · Dublin
Tax cheat avoids jail for failing to pay €120k in VAT
Mark Aspland, 59, of Westbourne Lodge, Templeogue, pleaded guilty to failing to submit a VAT return and to failing to remit VAT between July 2010 and August 2016. He had not registered as a sole trader and used the VAT number of a company that had ceased to be registered in 2008. The court found that he owed €121,897.27 in VAT and €91,697.42 in…