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Who can claim a paye tax refund? |
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Anyone who has worked within Ireland in the last four years and has overpaid tax can claim their money back. You may have overpaid tax if you have been put on an emergency tax code (E) or have not been working for a full tax year. |
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What if I have already left Ireland, claim I still claim? |
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Yes, we can still claim any overpaid tax for you. It is usually easiest to email you all the forms that you need to complete. You will need to post them back to us, along with any other P45/P60’s that you have. We can also transfer your refund to an overseas bank account. |
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When can I submit a claim? |
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You can claim your overpaid tax when the tax year has finished, after 31st December. However, if you are leaving Ireland or have stopped working for the rest of the tax year, we can claim back overpaid tax for the current 2010 tax year at any time. |
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How many years can I claim for? |
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You can claim any tax you have overpaid during the past four years. Currently, this includes the 2006 tax year, which started on the 1st January 2006. |
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What will I need in order to claim? |
We will send you out an application pack containing all the forms you need to claim back your overpaid tax. Simply sign the forms, fill out a basic questionnaire and employment history and return these to us in the envelope provided.
We will also need all the original Income Levy Certificate for 2009, P45 and P60 documents that you have. If for any reason you no longer have these, we can obtain this information on your behalf.
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A P45 is a document that your employer gives you when you have finished working with them. It will show you how much you have earned and how much tax you have paid during the tax year. |
A P60 is a an annual certificate issued to employees by their employers. Each employee employed on the 31st December is entitled to receive a form P60 by the 15th of February following the end of the income tax year. It details their earnings, tax deducted and PRSI deductions by employee and employer
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What is an Income Tax Levy |
The Income Tax Levy is a new tax on your income that was introduced in 2009. The Income levy is calculated separately from income tax. It is charged on your gross income before deductions, for example contributions to pensions.
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What is an Income Levy Certificate |
There are two types of Income Levy Certificates
End of Year Income Levy Certificate
An end of year Income Levy Certificate should be given to each employee along with their form P60. This certificate shows the employee’s gross income for income levy and the amount of income levy deducted from 1 January to 30 April 2009 and from 1 May to 31 December 2009.
The information detailed on this certificate will be for ‘this employment only’. Where an individual has had more than one period of employment with the same employer in the year the certificate will only state the income levy information in respect of the latest period of employment.
Income Levy Certificate on cessation of employment
When an employee ceases employment, the employer should issue an Income Levy Certificate to the employee together with form P45. It is not necessary to send a copy of this certificate to Revenue. It is for the employee’s own records.
The information detailed on this certificate will be for ‘this employment only’. Where an individual has had more than one period of employment with the same employer in the year the certificate will only state the income levy information in respect of the latest period of employment. The individual will be given an income levy certificate each time they cease employment. This will mean, for example, that where an individual commenced and ceased employment three times with the same employer in 2009, they will receive three income levy certificates from this employer for 2009.
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How long will it take to receive my refund? |
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Ideally, it should not take more than 2-3 weeks from the date that we submit your claim to Revenue Commissioner. It is important to note that any timescales we quote are directly provided by The Revenue Commissioner and these are subject to change at any time. Remember, we also don’t get paid until you receive your refund, so we do everything we can to ensure the turnaround time is as quick as possible. |
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