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Paid a lot in Tax in January 2019

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  • 25-01-2019 12:18pm
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    snootsnoot
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭


    So had a look at my payslip, nearly €500 more taken off me in tax in comparison to last pay check (December).
    I only started my job in June last year (returned from the UK so had not worked here up until June). So will this new pay be the norm for the rest of the year? i.e taking home nearly €500 less a month or how is it worked out?

    Thanks,
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    bfclancy
    Registered Users Posts: 181 ✭✭bfclancy


    since you only worked half a year last year you had two months tax credits being used against one months pay, this year you will have one months tax credits against one months pay, hence the difference, your January payslip should be the indicator for the rest of the year


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    snootsnoot
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭snootsnoot


    Cheers for that bfclancy :)


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    Ragnar Lothbrok
    Registered Users Posts: 1,860 ✭✭✭Ragnar Lothbrok


    Also, check Revenue Online Service how much Illness Benefit is recorded for you. I noticed a large jump in my PAYE (€40 per week) and when I looked into it, Social Welfare had notified Revenue that I had received over €5,000 in Illness Benefit in 2018.

    I actually had two weeks' sick leave last year (and therefore only entitled to 3 days' Illness Benefit, which is €132). I queried this with Social Welfare and they informed me that there was a technical error due to changing over to a new system during the year. Apparently, a large amount of people were affected by this, so it may be that this has affected your PAYE.

    It's worth checking, just in case.


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