The Gazette 1989

GAZETTE

SEPTEMBER 1989

Correspondence James J. Ivers, Esq.,

the issue of Certificates in certain difficult cases. In the circumstances the Rev- enue Commissioners are willing to agree the following procedure on a trial basis: When (a) the amount of tax owed cannot be borrowed or, (b) the purchaser's solicitor both solicitors may, with the prior agreement of the Revenue, attend the Capital Taxes Branch to close the sale. The purchaser's solicitor will hand to the Revenue repre- sentative a bank draft (cheques will not be acceptable) for the tax plus interest to date of closing and in return will receive a certificate of discharge from Capital Acquisitions Tax. As you state it is not en- visaged that this procedure will be necessary in many cases and I would be grateful if solicitors would ensure that the procedure is availed of only in exceptional cases. The procedure will be reviewed regularly and the Commissioners reserve the right to modify or abandon it if necessary. Yours sincerely, JOHN REID, Principal Officer, Office of The Revenue Commissioners, Capital Taxes Branch, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2. is unwilling to accept the undertaking of the ven- dor's solicitor,

Thank you for letting me have a copy of the Society's proposals for the reconstitution of the Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds as a Public Corporation. I was already aware of the Society's proposals in the context of the review of the operations of the Land Registry which I have under- taken. In this regard, I draw your a t t en t i on to my reply to a Parliamentary Question on 18th July, 1989, in which, effectively, I announced the review. It is my intention to give full consideration to the Society's proposals in that review. I am pleased to find that working relations between the Department of Justice and the Law Society have been very good and I hope they will continue in that spirit during my term of office as Minister. Yours sincerely, RAY BURKE, T.D., Minister for Justice.

Director General, The Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.

10th August, 1989 Re: Company Index Service Dear Mr. Ivers, I have your letter of 27th July 1989 about difficulties experienced by one of your members in getting through to the Company Index Service. The service operates from 9.15 am. to 1.00 pm. We find that it is a very labour-intensive operation, particularly at a time when limited staff resources underline the need to achieve maximum labour pro- ductivity. I can appreciate the difficulty outlined by your corre- spondent and I regret any incon- venience caused to your members in the use of the service. I assure you t hat e f f o r ts to develop speedier, more productive systems are a priority. You will be aware that your members can obtain an instant response from our data base through the use of a P.C. and a modem. We hope to expand this service, wi t h in the next few months, to include a company name search. These services will offer a much speedier method of obtaining company details. It is hoped that greater utilisation of these new services will lessen the demands on the Company Index Service. Yours sincerely, PAUL FARRELL Manager Companies Registration Office, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2. Mr. Brian Bohan, Law Society Taxation Committee, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7. 30th June, 1989. Re: Certificates of Discharge from CAT Dear Brian, I refer to your proposals regarding

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