Oh, that we were all so organised as you to remember a charge going through an account that was set up months previously......
I paid €100 LPT by Visa Debit, revenue site says I have until March to pay balance!
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Oh, that we were all so organised as you to remember a charge going through an account that was set up months previously......
That is very interesting. I saw the same thing (with the March date) and rang revenue about it. After an overexposure to some musical flotsam or other I finally got through to a person, I talked him through it. He was surprised the facility to change the amount was there so I asked specifically what the due date for payment was as based on that facility I could stretch this out. Would I or even could I be penalised so long as I paid by the end of the year I would be compliant with the legislation. I told them that logically there are two dates at play here. One is the notification of a means of payment date and the other is the due date of the tax. The due date being fixed at 01/01/2014 why then would I be penalised if I paid some in November and some in December, given I had given notification of payment means by making the first payment. He put me back on hold so he could consult with his colleagues and they concluded that the date had to be November 27th for debit card payment. So I said grand but that they needed to urgently address the issue of the incorrect information on their website as I would not be the only one to encounter it. It would seem that a change has since been made, however it does not tally with what the nice Kerryman from Revenue told me on the phone
shucks!The question is can you pay it using a Visa Debit / Laser in installments (at your descretion) between say now and the deadline without signing up for a Single Debit Authority.
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If you're so hellbent on using your card to make payments why not set up a monthly direct debit from your current account, on the 10th of each month make a card payment to your current account so that on the 15th of each month there are sufficient funds there to meet the direct debit payment. Payment is spread out over 12 months from Jan-Dec
Because they pay when they know they have the cash, under their own control.
Many people do not have the luxury of knowing they will have what is likely to be a few hundred Euro months in advance.
Many people cannot commit to having even 1/12 of that sum every month of the year in advance: they have trouble in meeting utility bills as it stands.
They would rather pay when they know they have it.
Are they being unreasonable?
No it's not unreasonable. Why not go with the option of paying via An post, that way you control the spending each month and you just treat it as another bill.
I'm sure many will. The point I'm trying to make is that many people, particularly these days, don't have the luxury of taking the simple or "obvious" payment options.
They are then characterised by some as being stupid or unreasonable, which seems a tad unfair to me.....
They are then characterised by some as being stupid or unreasonable, which seems a tad unfair to me.....
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I paid €1 last week, and got the message as above that the balance would need to be paid by 01/01/14. Surely now I can legally pay the balance by this date?The anomaly still exists on their website (if it is an anomaly). Any further views on this topic before close of business today?