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toffeeman

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I have just found out that the company I work for has not amended my tax for 2008, although they received 2 tax credit certs in 2008. One Cert was based on my new tax credits for 2008, the other was issued when my wife started working. We are joint assessed. How do I reclaim what is owed to me? The company is in start up mode and says that they can't pay me what is due. Can I claim a refund from Revenue in 2009?
 
If you complete a tax return for 2008 sometime in 2009, then I would assume the revenue would calculate what you should have paid and will refund you any overpayment.

When you talk of the company not paying, I assume you mean they are unwilling to pay you the money while they discuss with Revenue reducing your tax payments for the rest of the year?

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Thanks ixtlan, I was thinking along the same lines.
I don't know what they're at & I don't think they know themselves. I'll find out more next week as I have requested monthly payslips from them. I don't think they'll contact revenue as the accountant didn't seem to know that it is illegal not to issue itemised payslips. He even tried to claim that I got paid a month in advance. Thank God for online banking as I could produce a statement showing that to be false. If it was for the recession I'd leave.
 
ixtlan said:
If you complete a tax return for 2008 sometime in 2009, then I would assume the revenue would calculate what you should have paid and will refund you any overpayment.

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Presumably provided Revenue have received the higher tax payment.
 
If Revenue issued an amended certificate then the employer should have implemented this. If they have not done so because of the repayment that would be due to you then they are in breach of PAYE regulations. They should simply deduct the amount due to you from the other payments of PAYE they are obliged to make to Revenue for other employees ( unless you are the only one ) . If the amount is large then they could pay over a few months if that was agreeable. If you end up at year end not having received the benefit of the amended certificate then contact Revenue for a Balancing Statement (P21) as soon as the year end figures are available ( p60 etc.) Once the employer has filed their end of year returns ( p35 due by mid Feb 2009 ) Revenue would have the details and would (subject to no other adjustments on your taxes ) refund you any amount still due to you.
 
I have now found out that my employer has not being paying any tax on my wages although he has deducted both Tax & PRSI. He has not paid my emmployee or his employer PRSI contributions for the past year. How is my PRSI benefits effected by this. I am very disgusted and wish hto get this mess sorted ASAP.
 
First thing you need to do is ensure that you have and retain payslips for the entire year (showing your name and PPSN) and corresponding bank statements showing net pay lodged to your account.

Then report your employer to the Revenue. It sounds like they may have been using tax & PRSI (and maybe VAT, pensions and health cover collected) to bolster cash-flow.

It may only be a matter of time before Revenue shuts them down.
 
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