Brendan Burgess
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By law, tax is payable on or before the 1 January
http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/watchlisten/live-flashplayer/committeeroom3/
This years was paid by
Direct Debit: 10%
Deduction at source: 1%
Single Debit Authority: 24%
Credit Cards:15%
Debit card: 36%
Cheques 6%
Other 7%
What about those who paid through payroll deduction?
Michael McGrath: Could you have a two part process i.e. register now and pay on 1 January
Revenue: not really.
There's a reasoned response....
Josephine Feehily: If people tick the box to say "service provider" and pay it in the first few days of the new year, they will be fine.
Deduction at source: 1% I presume?
Seems like a tiny number - I'd have expected that the vast majority of PAYE employees would have opted for this method, as the least painful option.
I've listened to a bit (not all) of this.
She has said repeatedly that – I paraphrase – they need to either get the tax now or “secure” it (i.e. have a direct debit or salary deduction mandate). So which category does “I’ll pay by service provider” fall into: it’s neither paid, nor secured in any sense.
What is the difference between “I’ll pay by service provider, when it is due” and “I’ll pay online by debit/credit card, when it is due”? Why are they putting up such resistance to moving from an illogical and inconsistent (and inconvenient) position? Why is this such a big deal? I’m baffled.
What is the difference between “I’ll pay by service provider, when it is due” and “I’ll pay online by debit/credit card, when it is due”? Why are they putting up such resistance to moving from an illogical and inconsistent (and inconvenient) position? Why is this such a big deal? I’m baffled.
They don't have to accept commitments from people to pay at some stage in the future with a debit card. They can pay now with a Single Debit Authority or spread it out with a direct debit.
I am baffled why payers don't see this.
Could they not have employed the old Standing Order method of payment? Simple to fill in a form allowing the Revenue to debit your account a fixed amount on a specific date, or next working day if that falls on the weekend or bank holiday?
When I use a debit card, I know (or can readily find out) what funds are there. I have no idea what my bank balance will be next March.
Because I want to maintain control over exactly when I make the payment, ...
Completely agree with you.the complete mess they made of the letter they sent
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