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Novelist's firm wound-up over failure to pay €83k tax demand
Summary
The High Court wound up Jax Miller Unlimited, the company run by writer Ann O'Donnell (pen name Jax Miller), after it failed to pay a €83,000 tax demand from the Revenue Commissioners. The demand, issued in March, covered unpaid PAYE, USC, LPT, Corporation Tax and interest. The court, presided over by Ms Justice Caroline Costello, found the firm insolvent and unable to meet its debts. Mr Myles Kirby was appointed liquidator. The company's directors, Ann O'Donnell and her husband John O'Donnell, both from New Inn, Enfield, Co. Meath, had no assets or income in the last two years. Ann O'Donnell had received advance payments for a two‑book deal in 2014; the first book, published in 2015, sold moderately worldwide, while the second was rejected by the publisher and she was dropped by her agent in 2017. She is now in the US seeking publication, and her husband works at a petrol station.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Novelist's firm wound-up over failure to pay €83k tax demand. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2018-10-16 Publication
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