Rectifying PRSI

boogles

Hi
I found out my employer hasn't been paying my PRSI, not that it bothered me too much until I found out the implications an risks involved, but they insist I am self employed to avoid trouble and that it will be grand that way, but I don't think that is the case given the money has been going into my account. Since I haven't been earning very much I would imagine the best thing to do would to just pay the PRSI from when I started, which I think is about 4% from each side.
Do you know if this is possible without penalties and if so would it be done by week, a weekly average, or per payment?

Thanks for any help

Superbock

If you are self employed then PRSI, USC and income tax is your responsibility. You will pay this when you file your tax return (form 11) for each tax year.

I assume that no deductions have been made from your payment. If so then something is wrong - either you are self employed (and nothing should be deducted) or you are employed (and PAYE, USC and PRSI is deducted from your salary).

I would add that just because your "employer" says that you are self employed does not mean that you are really self employed. It is your "employer's" interest to say you are self employed as they don't have to pay employer's PRSI and you have no employment rights (ie. no holiday pay, no protections against unfair dismissal, no redundancy entitlements to name but a few)