Medical Card & PRSI

kilburn · 19-01-2014 9:38pm #1

Hi all, is a medical card holder still exempt from paying PRSI, i know this was the case previously but not sure if still applies.
I looked at the HSE, Welfare & revenue websites and it says that your exempt from heatlh contribution portion, what amount of the 4% is this?

wmpdd3 · 19-01-2014 10:57pm

No still have to pay PRSI.

You pay USC at 4% instead of 7%.

1.3A Are there special treatments for full medical card holders?
Yes, as follows:

 From 1 January 2013
Individuals in possession of a full medical card, including a Health Amendment Act
card, whose aggregate income for the year is €60,000 or less, will only pay
Universal Social Charge at a maximum rate of 4%. ‘Aggregate’ income for USC
purposes does not include payments from the Dept of Social Protection.

kilburn · 20-01-2014 7:01pm

When did the PRSI exemption cease?

kilburn · 20-01-2014 7:02pm

kilburn wrote: »

When did the PRSI exemption cease?

That quote you use says will only have to pay USC

danjo-xx · 20-01-2014 7:25pm

Does this help

Employees who earn €352 or less per week continue to have no liability to make a PRSI contribution and are not affected by the abolition of the weekly PRSI-Free Allowance.

wmpdd3 · 21-01-2014 4:53pm

I have a medical card, earn less than that and pay prsi.

danjo-xx · 21-01-2014 7:13pm

wmpdd3 wrote: »

I have a medical card, earn less than that and pay prsi.

Leaving the medical card aside, you should check your situation out. Have a look through this, http://www.welfare.ie/en/downloads/12882_prsi2013.pdf and especially these tables... PRSI contribution rates from 1 January 2013 further down as no employee earning under €352 has to pay anything.

pillphil · 21-01-2014 7:22pm

Is that starting this year or was it the case last year as well?
Should I talk to revenue or my employer about it?

EDIT: Wait, this year is 2014

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danjo-xx · 21-01-2014 7:30pm

pillphil wrote: »

Is that starting this year or was it the case last year as well?
Should I talk to revenue or my employer about it?

EDIT: Wait, this year is 2014 .

Think the year 2013 might have been an error.. but the info, e.g no employee earning under €352 will have to pay any prsi is correct and is for this year, 2014

danjo-xx · 21-01-2014 7:32pm

Heres a better link. 2014 http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/1896_Pay-Related-Social-Insurance.aspx

PRSI exemption on low earnings/income

Employees covered under Classes A, B, C, D, E and H with reckonable weekly pay of €352 or less are exempt from paying PRSI for that week. However, the employer must pay his or her share of PRSI as normal. This will not affect employees’ entitlement to benefits and pensions. Employees whose weekly pay/income fluctuates above and below the €352 exemption limit are not entitled to an annual refund.

pillphil · 21-01-2014 7:38pm

I misread it to mean starting this year, but it started last year, so I think I shouldn't have paid PRSI last year?

danjo-xx · 21-01-2014 7:50pm

pillphil wrote: »

I misread it to mean starting this year, but it started last year, so I think I shouldn't have paid PRSI last year?

Getting confused myself now:D it may have started in budget 2013 and is just continuing into this year.

In your case I would print off the details from the link and show it to your supervisor and ask him to clarifiy with payroll who may in turn go to revenue for guidance if their not sure.

A lot of mistakes have been made.

Medical Card & PRSI

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