Income levy overpayment?

[lyonsie]

I was in receipt of allowances from my employment for the past 3 years due to my being out sick, due to an injury on duty, recently. This amounted to quite a sizeable amount, and though this amount represented income I should have been in receipt of before January 2009, I was deducted an income levy.
As I understand, income levy is calculated at 1%, and though I don't think I should have been paying any levy on this backdated income, I paid 2.78%.
It was the last payment from my employment, it did not include any 'weekly income' payment. I have been pensioned off, due to ill health, and will be in receipt of a very small pension as I only had 10 years service of a 40 year pension.
Can I claim this back, and if so, how would I go about it. I also paid an awful amount of tax.
Also, seperately, while I was on pension rate of pay for the past 2 years or so, I would be without pay for weeks or sometimes months on end while awaiting results from doctors etc. Weekly, I would'nt pay any tax as my earnings were very little, but when I got my 'back pay' I would pay a lot of tax. What I'm saying is, if I had been in receipt of this pay on a weekly basis, I would'nt have paid anything on it. Should I get a rebait on this too.
Would a visit to my tax office be in order, what should I bring with me.

 

[Graham_07]

1) As regards any net tax paid on earnings in the last 2 years if you have P60s for year end then you can request Revenue to issue Balancing Statements ( P21's) for the relevant years. Ensure you have included all income both PAYE and any taxable Social Welfare ( if any) , dividends etc. and all claims, medical expenses, refuse etc. If there has been any overpayment as a result of erratic application of PAYE rules by the employer, Revenue would refund you.

2) As regard the Income Levy, I believe there have ben several threads on that recently on AAM and I believe ( open to correction) that any income RECEIVED in 2009, regardless of when it was earned, is Levied on the 2009 rules. You could request clarification for this from Revenue though.

 

[lyonsie]

Even if this were the case regarding the income levy, it should still have been only 1%. Is this correct. Not 2.78%.
Thanks for the other info re tax.

 

[Gervan]

The 1% rate covered up to €1925 per week. Higher than this and you paid 2% up to €4810 a week. If you have overpaid income levy for 2009 you will be able to have the excess refunded, from Revenue in 2010, or your employer ( if any) at the end of 2009.
Send in a Form 12 after 31/12/09 to claim overpaid tax back.