Employer pays my tax.

My husband started a job in february of this year. His employer is paying his tax and paying him his wages by cheque. I have been claiming his tax credits since he was unemployed last august.
What should I do now, do I carry on claiming his tax credits or what?????
I am registered with paye online and his new employment is not listed....
I am very confused. Please advise.

When you say his employer is paying his tax, what do you mean?

Is he paying him a set income, and grossing up for tax, or is he paying him his net income after tax, and paying the tax over to the Revenue (the usual process)?

If he has received payslips (which he is legally entitled to), gove details of this.

charty said:

What should I do now, do I carry on claiming his tax credits or what?????
I am registered with paye online and his new employment is not listed....

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If his employer is paying him a set amount and then paying any tax due, I suggest you keep his tax credits, otherwise his boss will get that money.

As suggested above, check his pay slips and ensure tax is being paid by his employer.

I know this used to be a standard thing but so many employers have been caught out wiht large bills as a result of this that I thought the practice had eben stamped out.

What industry does your husband work in ? Has he received a proper (e.g. typed) payslip ?

Setanta12 said:

I know this used to be a standard thing but so many employers have been caught out wiht large bills as a result of this that I thought the practice had eben stamped out.

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Lots and I have seen them go bust because of it.

His boss is paying him a set income. Its a small business manufacturing doors. He does not receive a weekly payslip, just his cheque.
Is there anyway I can find out if he is paying his tax???
He is going on part-time hours from next week and will have to sign on for social welfare.

Sounds to me like he could be $crewed, do you have his Employer's PAYE/PRSI number ?

Actually I could be creating problems where none exist - there is every chance this is above board.

He needs to ask his employer for a payslips.

Also, your husband should ring the tax office and request a certificat of tax credits, giving full details of his employer. His employer will need a copy of this if he is not to operate emergency tax.

However, it may be that the employer is not paying any tax at all.

Me thinks it smells
Perhaps I'm just a sceptic. Check it out with revenue immediately

my employer pays me this way but I get a payslip each week and as I do the returns, I know that the P30 is returned in full each month. My husband has all my credits. You really need to get your husband's weekly payslips to see what is going on as without them you just have the employer's word for it that the tax and PRSI are being deducted. Its common enough with small builder or manufacters to work this way but without a payslip you are on dangerous ground really. The employer could claim in the future that your husband is actually self employed and that he should have been paying his own Tax/PRSI. In that case, Revenue will be looking for the lost money from you, not from the employer. At the end of the day, Revenue always insists that its each employees' responsibility to ensure their tax records are up to date and correct.