P45 vs Tax cert.?

jwof2006

Hi,
I started work in a new company on 20th of December but didn't have my p45, because I had sent it in with my 12A form, from a previous job.

I rang revenue and they said that they will send the company I now work for a tax credit cert. or something like that, and that I didn't need the p45. That I just need to tell the company to download the tax credit form from ROS. Does this sound okay.

The revenue lady also said something about the tax credit being for 2014, so that I will need to get tax back on the December earnings.(How do I get this?) Does this make sense, even if there is no payday between my start date in December and the 28th of January?

Sorry for all the questions, any help much appreciated.:o

thesimpsons

A P45 is only good for the year it was issued so if there is no pay date for you in December it would be no good to new employer anyway. Revenue will issue a new tax credit cert for you to your new employer electronically and new employer will download it and should have it for use in the first pay period of 2014. check with new employer that they have received it.

Any tax you need to reclaim from 2013 should be done through PAYE anytime. Register with Revenue.ie and you should get sorted there. You should ideally do a balancing of your income tax every year (maybe you can claim for medical bills, etc) but definitely in a year you change jobs you should get a balancing statement .

http://www.revenue.ie/en/index.html

https://www.ros.ie/selfservice/enterRegistrationDetails.faces

jwof2006

Great thanks:) Don't think I will have any tax to reclaim so.