Niall Cody is Chairman of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners - the Irish Tax and Customs Administration. He leads an organisation which is responsible for the collection of virtually all taxes and duties and the implementation of customs controls in Ireland. Revenue’s workforce of nearly 7,000 people supports tax compliance for 4 million employments, 0.2 million employers, 0.8 million businesses, 0.3 million VAT traders, 0.1 million customs traders and 1.3 million property owners. In 2022, Revenue collected total gross receipts of almost €118 billion.
Mr. Cody is one of three Commissioners who form the Board of Revenue. He was appointed Commissioner in February 2012 and appointed Chairman in February 2015. Mr. Cody is a strong supporter of natural taxation, integrating tax compliance naturally and seamlessly into business practices with minimal burden on tax compliant taxpayers by harnessing technology to seize transformative opportunities.
He has specific responsibility as Commissioner for direct and indirect tax policy and legislation, international tax and corporate services.
