Refusing PAYE

demonspawn

I'm just wondering if it's legal to refuse to fill out your PAYE form when applying for a job. Are employers legally obliged to force you to fill it out before hiring you? Personally, I feel we pay enough through direct taxes such as VAT, excise duty, paying for public services, etc.

When I finally get back to work, I'm going to refuse to fill out my PAYE form in protest to the government's complete inability or unwillingness to balance to budget. Any thoughts or opinions? Anyone think this is a legitimate form of protest?

P. Breathnach

Just go ahead and refuse.

You'll end up paying more tax, and helping the exchequer a bit. That can't be bad.

demonspawn

P. Breathnach wrote: »

Just go ahead and refuse.

You'll end up paying more tax, and helping the exchequer a bit. That can't be bad.

Am I legally entitled to do so? That is what I'm asking. Also, I doubt I'd end up paying more taxes. Many people in this country just don't do their tax returns, especially young people or ones on minimum wage, and as a result are probably overcharged quite a bit.

I think this would be an excellent way for us to protest the shambles that is the Irish government. Anyone with me on this?

Welease

demonspawn wrote: »

Am I legally entitled to do so? That is what I'm asking. Also, I doubt I'd end up paying more taxes. Many people in this country just don't do their tax returns, especially young people or ones on minimum wage, and as a result are probably overcharged quite a bit.

I think this would be an excellent way for us to protest the shambles that is the Irish government. Anyone with me on this?

No you are not legally entitled to not pay PAYE tax.. and if you refused I doubt your employer would let you see out the week (given your probation period)..

demonspawn

Welease wrote: »

No you are not legally entitled to not pay PAYE tax.. and if you refused I doubt your employer would let you see out the week (given your probation period)..

Why is that? Why are non-PAYE workers allowed to do their own tax calculations and others are not? Do you think this is discriminatory and unconstitutional? I do. Seems to me that non-PAYE employees can fudge the numbers and get away with it until the next tax amnesty charade.

jimmycrackcorm

Welease wrote: »

No you are not legally entitled to not pay PAYE tax.. and if you refused I doubt your employer would let you see out the week (given your probation period)..

Employers are legally obliged to collect PAYE from their employees. If an employee refuses to fill out their details then they will simply end up paying emergency tax until they conform.

LevelSpirit

Dont give you tax details to your employer and then you will go on emergency tax. You'll like that even less.

Cookie_Monster

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Employers are legally obliged to collect PAYE from their employees. If an employee refuses to fill out their details then they will simply end up paying emergency tax until they conform.

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You can always get onto the Revenue and ask then, since they manage the system, not the government

ilovelamp2000

Do it anyway OP.

Stick it to the man !

Stinicker

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

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You can always get onto the Revenue and ask then, since they manage the system, not the government

Work as an independent contractor and make no tax returns in October or else work for slightly less for Cash. Either way you can avoid paying tax, and tbh it is your moral duty now to evade tax and what is happening.

demonspawn

Requesting this thread be locked or deleted as I'm planning on making a proposal on the politics forum for a national PAYE tax protest which will also include a poll to determine the viability of such an action. PAYE is unconstitutional and violates our most basic laws regarding equality and justice.

It's about time the ordinary citizens of Ireland reminded the politicians who really hold the balance of power in this country. This will be a peaceful and very powerful protest if it can be arranged and include everyone in the country.

Scofflaw

Locked by request, so.

moderately,
Scofflaw