A tax on workers...

Tim Robbins

I am wondering if there are many people in this situation. Say you have a job which you have to drive to (i.e. no public transport possible). So you can have to fill your tank every week. Say that's 70 euro. That's 3.5K a year or 7K a year before tax. Then if you add on the toll for M50 - you're bringing it up even higher - almost close to 10K.

How do people cope? Can you write this off against tax or anything?

Or should we all stay at home on the dole.

Zubeneschamali

Tim Robbins wrote: »

That's 3.5K a year or 7K a year before tax.

You're paying 50% income tax? What country do you live in?

sickpuppy

Tim Robbins wrote: »

I am wondering if there are many people in this situation. Say you have a job which you have to drive to (i.e. no public transport possible). So you can have to fill your tank every week. Say that's 70 euro. That's 3.5K a year or 7K a year before tax. Then if you add on the toll for M50 - you're bringing it up even higher - almost close to 10K.

How do people cope? Can you write this off against tax or anything?

Or should we all stay at home on the dole.

It really feels that as a tax payer you keep getting hammered over and over again
can ya not take up the reffing full time?:pac:

RedXIV

To be fair, unless you live next door to your job, you're pretty much guaranteed to incur SOME cost to work. Even walking to work will wear out your shoes quicker costing you more money. I believe the idea is to get sufficient compensation in your wages to make up for this instead of asking for the money from the employer as well.

mikom

Tim Robbins wrote: »

I am wondering if there are many people in this situation. Say you have a job which you have to drive to (i.e. no public transport possible). So you can have to fill your tank every week. Say that's 70 euro. That's 3.5K a year or 7K a year before tax. Then if you add on the toll for M50 - you're bringing it up even higher - almost close to 10K.

How do people cope? Can you write this off against tax or anything?

Or should we all stay at home on the dole.

You can offset it against your property tax Tim.

daddydick

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

You're paying 50% income tax? What country do you live in?

Top rate of tax is 41%...add in levy of 7% and PRSI of 4% on your gross income and your not far off 50% tax if you're earning over say €100k

daddydick

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

You're paying 50% income tax? What country do you live in?

Top rate of tax is 41%...add in levy of 7% and PRSI of 4% on your gross income and your not far off 50% tax if you're earning over say €100k

Zubeneschamali

daddydick wrote: »

Top rate of tax is 41%...add in levy of 7% and PRSI of 4% on your gross income and your not far off 50% tax if you're earning over say €100k

If you're earning €100K, you can afford a tank of diesel and a few tolls a week.

ei.sdraob

mikom wrote: »

Tim Robbins wrote: »

I am wondering if there are many people in this situation. Say you have a job which you have to drive to (i.e. no public transport possible). So you can have to fill your tank every week. Say that's 70 euro. That's 3.5K a year or 7K a year before tax. Then if you add on the toll for M50 - you're bringing it up even higher - almost close to 10K.

How do people cope? Can you write this off against tax or anything?

Or should we all stay at home on the dole.

You can offset it against your property tax Tim.

Sure why would anyone within the m50 need a car when there is great public transport and economies of scale,oh wait..

daddydick

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

If you're earning €100K, you can afford a tank of diesel and a few tolls a week.

Depends on your outgoings really

mikom

ei.sdraob wrote: »

Sure why would anyone within the m50 need a car when there is great public transport and economies of scale,oh wait..

I wish I could tell you that Andy fought the good fight, and the Tax Man let him be. I wish I could tell you that - but Ireland is no fairy-tale world.
He never said who did it, but we all knew. Things went on like that for awhile - Irish life consists of routine, and then more routine. Every so often, Andy would show up with fresh Tax demands. The Tax Men kept at him - sometimes he was able to fight 'em off, sometimes not. And that's how it went for Andy - that was his routine. I do believe those first two years were the worst for him, and I also believe that if things had gone on that way, this place would have got the best of him.

Tim Robbins

I'd much prefer a transport tax of 100 euro per year than petrol and toll costs of 10K before tax per year.

Scary stuff...

ardmacha

Property is cheaper, rents are down, stamp duty is token, move house and you won't have high transport costs. This is one of the benefits of more reasonable property prices, people will not have to live a vast distance away.

ei.sdraob

ardmacha wrote: »

Property is cheaper, rents are down, stamp duty is token, move house and you won't have high transport costs. This is one of the benefits of more reasonable property prices, people will not have to live a vast distance away.

Except alot of people are now prisoners to their (banks) home

the groutch

ever hear of carpooling OP?

eigrod

daddydick wrote: »

Depends on your outgoings really

As P. Flynn so famously told us

imitation

Fuel costs and costs of getting to work are factored into wages, but obviously its going to be an average cost. Nobody is going to pay to work, if your travel expenses are so much then an alternative (Move home, move job) needs to be found that brings you closer to what the average worker would pay.

jimmycrackcorm

Tim Robbins wrote: »

I am wondering if there are many people in this situation. Say you have a job which you have to drive to (i.e. no public transport possible).

Or should we all stay at home on the dole.

No you should be renting so that you can live near your work. It's your choice where to work. BTW ivor aren't your days in the senate over now?