PRSI & Universal Social Charge (USC) – What PAYE Workers Need to Know
PRSI, USC & Smart Tax Tips for Employees in 2025 Understanding Your Deductions (and How to Reduce Them) Most employees look at their payslip and see [...]
Lump Sum Payments on Ceasing Employment – What You Need to Know
General There are special tax reliefs available where individuals receive lump sum payments from their employer when they are either being made redundant or retiring. There [...]
Tax Credits & Reliefs in Ireland – A Complete Guide
Introduction Everybody is entitled to a basic personal tax credit. The amount of your tax credit depends on your personal status i.e. Married, Single, Widowed. We [...]
Self Assessment Tax System (Intro)
Do I need to complete a Form 11 self assessed income tax return ? The Irish Self Assessment tax system applies to all self employed individuals [...]
Tax Credit Certificate in Ireland – How to Access & Update Yours
An employee obtains a Tax Credit Certificate from their Tax Office and the PAYE calculations are based on this certificate. This certificate contains details of your [...]
PAYE Tax System in Ireland – A Guide for Employees
As the name implies it’s a Pay As You Earn system of taxation. Employers are obliged to deduct tax from your earnings and pay it over [...]
What to do if you discover you are due a tax refund
If you are due a refund for any or all of the last four tax years you will have to complete a tax return for the [...]
PAYE Tax Refunds & Deductions – How to Claim & Maximize Benefits
Every year, millions of euro go unclaimed by PAYE workers in Ireland, not because people aren't entitled to it, but because nobody tells you and often [...]
PRSI Exemptions in Ireland – Do You Qualify for a No PRSI Charge?
There is no charge for PRSI from age 66 onwards. This test is applied separately for husband and wife unlike the benefit of the age tax [...]
Age Tax Credit for Over-65s in Ireland – How It Works
You get an extra tax credit for each tax year from age 65 onwards. For a single person this is worth €245 and for a married [...]
