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Tax help

  • 31-05-2013 9:19am
    #1
    Jacovs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,943 ✭✭✭


    I am from South Africa and I have recently started working part time in Dublin, and I think I am okay with all things tax related to that. (registered and have all the tax credit forms and such)
    Now where it gets tricky.
    A company in SA made contact with me asking if I would be able to help them with some work on a 3-6 month contract. (the nature of the work would only require me to use my laptop at my house and send end results to company in SA).
    I have a bank account in SA which they would be paying money into.
    Am I liable to pay tax in Ireland for money paid into my SA bank account by a SA company for work I did in Ireland for them? (I will be paying tax on that money in SA)


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  • #2
    Marcusm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,632 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    Sounds either as if you are exercising self employment from Ireland or you have a foreign employment all the duties of which are exercised in Ireland. As such, it should be taxable in Ireland under Irish domestic rules even if not remitted to Ireland (taking into account that you are Irish resident but not Irish domiciled). However, the Ireland/South Africa double taxation agrement has a curious tie breaker clause where a person may be resident or ordinarily resident in both states - where you have your permanent home is part of this. Unfortunately, I think this may be one on which you are going to have to seek professional advice, preferably from someone with a knowledge of both systems. I don't suppose you know any South Africa accountants or lawyers who are or have worked in Ireland?


  • #3
    Jacovs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,943 ✭✭✭Jacovs


    I am not currently in contact with any other South Africans in Ireland, but I know where I might find some help.
    It sounds interesting and complicated, so any attempt of my own to read up on legislation would be lost on me anyways.
    To add some more info, if it helps, I have property in SA which is currently rented to someone. I would probably use any income in SA to pay off on my mortgage, not use much, or any, of it in Ireland.
    I assume because of the property it could be seen as being resident in both countries, even though I am only literally resident in Ireland.


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