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Starting new job soon, will I be emergency taxed again?

  • 25-03-2013 3:50pm
    #1
    CMpunked
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,600 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all.

    I've been out of full time work since 2009 and paid emergency tax in that job for the first little while.
    Before I start my new job in 4 weeks, is there anything I can do to make sure I dont get emergency taxed?
    I seem to be getting a lot of contrasting opinion on this from the folks in the local citizens information office, not exactly encouraging.

    I'd be grateful for any advice. :)


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  • #2
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,295 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Ask your employer for their employer registration number.

    Ring up (or visit) Revenue, and tell them
    1) this number
    2) the date you start work. amd
    3) whether or not you have beem earning money since the start of January.

    While you are there, ask them to double-check that your final for 2009 was correct.


  • #3
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    I'd agree with that. Get a P21 (I think) balancing statement for 2009.

    Revenue should then send you a new tax cert.


  • #4
    Florintina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 208 ✭✭Florintina


    CMpunked wrote: »
    Hi all.

    I've been out of full time work since 2009 and paid emergency tax in that job for the first little while.
    Before I start my new job in 4 weeks, is there anything I can do to make sure I dont get emergency taxed?
    I seem to be getting a lot of contrasting opinion on this from the folks in the local citizens information office, not exactly encouraging.

    I'd be grateful for any advice. :)

    I wondering how emergency tax works as i be looking for work after college and it be nice to know how it works and how much be taken off . I would like someone tell me how long emergency tax will be taken off me as well and how can i get this back?
    :rolleyes:


  • #5
    CMpunked
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,600 ✭✭✭✭CMpunked


    Do I need to give my new employer that P21 or should the correspondences between me and revenue sort it out?


  • #6
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    No. What you need to do is:
    • Call your Employer. Ask for their Revenue Employer Ref No.
    • Call Revenue. Give the ref no, your PPS No and projected start date.
    • Revenue will then send you a Tax Cert (Form 12A). A copy will also be sent to your employer so that the correct deductions for tax, PRSI and USC can be made.
    • Ask for a P21 Balancing Statement for 2009 (The last year you paid tax). The P21 is for your info ONLY and does not need to be given to the employer.
    • I would also advise Revenue (if they don't ask this already) that you have not worked since Jan, therefore this will be the first taxable income for the year. You'll probably get a couple of weeks tax-free.

    Hope this makes it clearer for you.


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  • #7
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,295 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    If your employer wants paperwork from you, offer to complete a P46: this is the form that is used for people who don't have a P45 from their last job.

    It may be needed to keep the payroll people in the new job happy, but isn't necessary from your side, provided you've done the other steps outlined.


  • #8
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,295 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Florintina wrote: »
    I wondering how emergency tax works as i be looking for work after college and it be nice to know how it works and how much be taken off . I would like someone tell me how long emergency tax will be taken off me as well and how can i get this back?
    :rolleyes:

    Revenue provide a good guide to the system here: http://www.revenue.ie/en/personal/paye-guide-employees.html

    They don't mention emergency tax. Basically this is a set of rules about what employers should do until they receive a tax-credits certificate for you. Roughly speaking, they say to take tax out at 20% in the first week, raising to 42% by week nine. But the important thing is that as soon as your get the right tax-credits certificate issues, the emergency tax will stop, and any overpayment will be given back to you.


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