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Secondment

  • 10-02-2009 3:49pm
    #1
    stereo_steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,227 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    I am looking for a point in the right direction here.

    Last year I was asked by my employeer to go to the Netherlands to work on a project for 3 months. This three months turned into a year. My girlfriend is currently living in London so I spent my spare time there.

    I spent the entire time living in a hotel as I was moved around the country alot and had no idea how long I would be there. So no permanent residence there.

    In total I spent max 1 month in Ireland including Christmas. The entire time I paid Irish tax + PRSI.

    As I did not use any Irish services, roads, health etc. Can I claim my tax + PRSI back? Or can someone point me in the direction of someone who could help me out with this?

    Thanks,
    Steve


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  • #2
    LightningBolt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,639 ✭✭✭LightningBolt


    If you spent at least 280 days in Ireland last year and the previous year you will be still be treated as normal for tax purposes. So basically if you lived here (Ireland) for all of 2007 and spent more than 30 days here in 2008 you will be liable to any Irish taxes due.

    There's a double taxation agreement with Holland that I'm unsure of which will limit the amount of tax that you'll pay. So if you paid €5k in taxes in Holland on your income and you should have only paid 4k on the same income in Ireland you should get a refund. You may have to pay more if the situation is reversed.


  • #3
    Mr. Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,798 ✭✭✭Mr. Incognito


    PAYE Yes- PRSI -No.

    If you left Ireland with the "intention" of being non resident in 2008 you could actually get split year relief hich means you will get a refund of all tax paid after you left. This isn't really applicable in your case as it has to be for a non temporary purpose.

    Regardless, if you are taxed in both jurisdictions you can claim a refund or foregn tax paid here.

    An effective rate calculation is needed- hell -I'm in a good mood today- pm me- I'll do it for you and you can take the missus out for valentines.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,121 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    A general principal is that you have to pay tax somewhere so claiming back Irish tax would imply you are going to make a tax return in the Netherlands.

    As you are on secondment - get your employer to pay for an accounting firm to do your returns.


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