Employer not paying enough tax

conorw

Hi all,

I have read the stickies and still don't kow what to do.

I did not get my P60 until about a month ago. It is totally wrong.

I don't get pay slips, but got a months worth when I asked. Again, totally wrong. As in the basic changes every week but the end figure is always the same. I have a fixed place of work

I don't think I can send in a Med1 form or the form to claim tax back 'something' 12.

don't want to rock boat as my missus just had child and can't afford to loose job.

Help

dudara

You can contact the revenue and ask for a P21 (balancing statement) for 2006. This will determine if you owe the Revenue more tax, or if you are owed tax (it can go either way so be careful).

You are legally entitled to a payslip.

Have you tried to work out your credits and net pay in a spreadsheet or something in order to compare with your employer's calculation?

conorw

My pay slip says x amount for what I am paid. It then shows the basic going up and down, each week. The amount I am paid doesn't change though. Then there is a figure that changes every week. I can't remember what this figure says, but I think that they are putting it in as mileage or something like that.

The big thing that I am worried about is that on my P60 it shows X amount earned. If I want to change my mortagage or something like that then I would only get a figure worked off the the P60 earning figure.

I know that I am entitled to pay slips, but I have basically been told to f*&k off by them when I asked for a pay slip each week. They said a Jasus, we can't do that each week, sure thats too much work.

Also, if I request a P21, do I not have to sign something saying that my P60 is correct. I know that my P60 is not correct.

At the end of the day, I think that they are putting down some kind of expense to reduce the amount of tax that they need to pay for me. As mentioned above this is doing me no good in the long run.

dudara

conorw wrote: »

I know that I am entitled to pay slips, but I have basically been told to f*&k off by them when I asked for a pay slip each week.

The Payment of Wages Act 1991 gives all employees in Ireland a right to a pay slip which will show the gross wage and details of all deductions. See here for further information.

conorw wrote: »

Also, if I request a P21, do I not have to sign something saying that my P60 is correct. I know that my P60 is not correct.

I'm not sure about this. To the best of my knowledge you don't.

conorw

Thanks for that dudara.

What do you think I should do? Should I report them to Tax man?? I don't want to loose my job, but I also don't want them to screw me around!!!

dudara

I wouldn't per se report them to the tax man, but I would visit my Revenue office and ask for their help in seeing if your tax was correct.

Hagar

conorw wrote: »

At the end of the day, I think that they are putting down some kind of expense to reduce the amount of tax that they need to pay for me.

If what you say above is correct, you may also be avoiding paying tax on that amount by accepting it as a legitimate expense rather than as income earned. Therefore you may have a liability for tax on the amount. Although you seem genuine enough this is very much a case of wanting to "have your cake and eat it". You seem happy to take the un-taxed income but still want it to appear as earnings on a P60, not possible my friend, be very careful how you discuss this with the taxman.