Revenue holding up probate

Akrasia

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone had any advice on the situation my mother in law finds herself

Her husband died in April, he had no will and they have been going through probate

Her Husband is Irish but lived and worked abroad for a few decades, When he came back to Ireland, he bought a pub for cash and it now appears he did not have a RSI number for the first few years he was in Ireland. This was before He married my Mother in Law.
Now the revenue are looking for her to explain the gap in his tax record going back 30 years ago but nobody knows anything about his finances that long ago.
What is her best course of action?
Is it possible that the revenue could take his estate if they suspect he has tax liabilities?
How could his widow satisfy the revenue that his affairs were in order?

Noggle

Hi ,I have a very similar problem , a cousin of mine lives and works in England -he has no RSI number in the Republic although from Galway originally -he's had to apply for the RSI number to the local Office in order that his mother’s (my aunt’s) will can be probated. The local office seems to be very difficult to deal with and the number is a longtime forthcoming -any suggestions?

nompere

PPS (previously RSI) numbers are given by the Department of Social Protection, not Revenue.

Revenue do have a requirement that beneficiaries of Irish estates need to have a PPS number, but it's only a formality, and doesn't mean that they're going to start looking at that beneficiary.