one time clear-all tax refund

jackotrades

Hi all,

I am in a full time course at the moment, and no longer working. I was doing security for a couple of years and I recall a work colleague telling me of a "one-time tax refund" which could be applied for, which essentially calculated all tax return a person might be eligible for up until the present moment, however I don't recall the name of the form.

Does anyone out there have any details or applied for the same thing?

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to read.

allthedoyles

jackotrades wrote: »

Hi all,

I am in a full time course at the moment, and no longer working. I was doing security for a couple of years and I recall a work colleague telling me of a "one-time tax refund" which could be applied for, which essentially calculated all tax return a person might be eligible for up until the present moment, however I don't recall the name of the form.

Does anyone out there have any details or applied for the same thing?

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to read.

No problem , its an interesting read , but someone has been ''pulling your leg ''

A tax year runs from Jan -Dec every year , and you can apply back to 2010.
Each year stands alone .

Don't need forms at this stage , just ask your local tax office for balancing statements .

Have a browse through www.revenue.ie as well

Remember to earn a refund , you must have tax paid , along with other criteria

thesimpsons

also be aware that requesting a balancing statement might show up a tax rebate or it could show up an underpayment by you.

jackotrades

Thanks very much, gentlemen. I'll get right on requesting balancing statements. Just a further question, do I order them for each year I worked, or just back to 2010 to be safe?

Thanks again

Nino Brown

If you register for revenue online you can do it all yourself. But as previously mentioned it has been known to backfire, and you could end up owing them.

thesimpsons

you can and should do one every year. you can only go back 4 years in history so, ya do go back to 2010 if that applies to you. alot of people will not get refunds ever if they have a stable work history (one employer, have already claimed whatever credits due to them, don't have medical refunds to reclaim) but if you change jobs or have time off, its v important as often a switch between 2 employments will create an extra weeks credits being applied or such.

eimerom

Nino Brown wrote: »

If you register for revenue online you can do it all yourself. But as previously mentioned it has been known to backfire, and you could end up owing them.

I requested all mine a couple of months back and ended up owing 1900 for 2011 so my credits will be reduced for next two years, could of bloody cried. Had done a good bit of overtime that year and forgot about this when requesting statements

jackotrades

Yarrgh!

Better be careful. My employment was always part time, weekend or day here and there, until the last year/year and a half of employment, when it was pretty much regular, 2-3 days a week.

What do any of you experienced gents think would be the result of that kind employment history?

And is there a way of estimating things yourself without necessarily going through the revenue, before the fact? :cool:

Thanks gents

CIARAN_BOYLE

jackotrades wrote: »

Yarrgh!

Better be careful. My employment was always part time, weekend or day here and there, until the last year/year and a half of employment, when it was pretty much regular, 2-3 days a week.

What do any of you experienced gents think would be the result of that kind employment history?

And is there a way of estimating things yourself without necessarily going through the revenue, before the fact? :cool:

Thanks gents

How much did you earn and how much did you pay each year?

jackotrades

I'll be honest and say I haven't a notion, Ciaran. It was very variable depending, but in the last working year (say Nov 2012 - Nov 2013) I earned roughly 150 - 200 quid a week. I honestly haven't a clue what I've paid in tax, dude. I don't have my p60s to hand.

allthedoyles

A starting point would be to register for paye anytime on www.revenue , and when you log in you will see your gross pay and tax paid each year.

If you claimed any social welfare benefits during these years , they will not appear , so you will need to take this into account

jackotrades

Thanks man