Explained: Where GAA concerns are amid Revenue probes

GAA county boards have expressed concern about Revenue probes into expenses.

So what are the areas that will be under the taxman's microscope?

Referees are usually paid between €40 and €60, but this varies down to differing factors including the level of the game and the officials' expenses and mileage. 

Mayo is one of the counties which has declined to sign off on accounts for 2024 due to fears over Revenue's investigations, and one issue there is Cúl Camps.

Mayo has already made a voluntary disclosure of €119,778 “in relation to potential tax liability for the Cúl Camps programme”.

A statement from the county board read: "Over the past year, Mayo GAA has been engaging with the Revenue Commissioners in relation to a legacy issue relating to outstanding tax liabilities from our Cúl Camps programme in 2018 and 2019.

“As part of that process, Mayo GAA made a voluntary disclosure of €119,778 to the Revenue Commissioners last year in relation to the potential tax liability for the Cúl Camp’s programme. Following the disclosure, the Revenue Commissioners requested further information from Mayo GAA for the 2018 and 2019 period.

“In light of this request, Mayo GAA began its own voluntary review of the tax treatment it applies across a range of expenses paid in subsequent years, from 2020-2024. Mayo GAA took it upon itself to engage proactively with Revenue on this wider review.

“The Revenue Commissioners’ intervention is still ongoing, and while we have no certainty on how long it will take, it is hoped that the process will conclude in the coming months.

“Mayo GAA will prepare and release its Financial Statement to its clubs in advance of convention without any provision for a potential liability.

“As Mayo GAA is not currently