Can I get tax back?

jfor

Hi,

A tough tax question. I was working with a International company based in Dublin, but was working in Germany for 2011 and 2012. Tax returns have been sent to the German tax authorities and should claim tax back from Irish the "taxman". The tax documents were made out by the company accountants and was told that any excess Irish tax paid goes to the company! First question is this correct?

Secondly, in 2013 I was working in Japan for 8 months. Tax was paid in Ireland as I think you have to be in Japan for a year before you have to pay tax. Can I claim back this tax? Why should I be paying tax in Ireland if not living there?? Especially since I was tax resident in Germany for 2011 and 2012 and now I'm living and working in the UK full time. What a mess..I'm Irish born and lived there all my life. Have mailed and rang the revenue dept but they are useless.

Anyone have a clue?

Legend100

jfor wrote: »

Hi,

A tough tax question. I was working with a International company based in Dublin, but was working in Germany for 2011 and 2012. Tax returns have been sent to the German tax authorities and should claim tax back from Irish the "taxman". The tax documents were made out by the company accountants and was told that any excess Irish tax paid goes to the company! First question is this correct?

Secondly, in 2013 I was working in Japan for 8 months. Tax was paid in Ireland as I think you have to be in Japan for a year before you have to pay tax. Can I claim back this tax? Why should I be paying tax in Ireland if not living there?? Especially since I was tax resident in Germany for 2011 and 2012 and now I'm living and working in the UK full time. What a mess..I'm Irish born and lived there all my life. Have mailed and rang the revenue dept but they are useless.

Anyone have a clue?

Go see an irish based tax adviser if you can as it will be more than worth it. The starting point for you is that you were on an irish employment contract exercised abroad. On a basic level, your irish contract will mean you are liable to have irish PAYE deducted from your pay. There are ways around this but it will all depend on your EXACT cirucmstances (way beyond the remit of this board!)

a couple of hundred euro to a tax advisor could be worth thousands to you!

Dublinmuppet

should get a letter from employer stating irish work days and then revenue should b able to sort refund

Mr. Incognito

Sounds like your employer operated a shadow payroll.

This means your tax is as if you were in Ireland working. They pay the foreign tax and claim the tax back

It's called a tax equalisation policy.

Contact your employer. Read the charter. Thread closed