Resigned, Tax botched on last payslip

Wimmy78

Hi,

I recently resigned from my last employment and was offered a full month wage in lieu of notice without having to work it, but when I received my last payslip oh surprise. 1000 Euro missing (compared to the 14 previous payslips I had)

I finally obtained a copy of my payslip and I found out they put me down on a Week1 basis hence erasing completely my tax credits to date.

I approached them for rectification but they bluntly said I had to talk to Revenue and get my tax back from them.

Is this normal? Was there a duty for my employer to keep my tax credits up to date and the normal tax rate (N) through to my last payslip? Or are they allowed to do this and disregard any issue this might cause me?

Any help appreciated! Thank you!

blindsider

IMO your employer should look after this. However, as they're being un-cooperative, I'd call Revenue and explain.

I can't imagine why a business would WANT to bring themselves to the attention of Revenue, but still.......

Keep your own tax affairs above board and Revenue are generally fine. When you start a new job, ring them with your new employer's registration umber - it'll keep everything running smoothly.

markpb

Ring Revenue and explain it to them but I suspect they'll ask you to request a balancing statement next January and you'll get the money back then. As far as I know, they won't be able to fix it before then.

It's a lousy thing for the company to do. If revenue can't help this year, I'd keep ringing and make a nuisance of yourself until your old employer sorts it out.

Wimmy78

Thank you, it is indeed a lousy thing to do and they have complete disregard for their employees. I have already asked for them to fix it but as I said they simply discarded my comment and referred me back to revenue.

Not to mention I still haven't received my P45 after 6 weeks.

Diziet

Do call Revenue, they are very helpful. You will get your refund.

Citizen2011

Doesn't W1 give you a single weekly/monthly tax credit/cut off so if you were cumulative year to date then you are no worse off.

Wimmy78

Thank you.

Will get overpaid tax back, Revenue will sort it out, but it is a heavy burden on my budget to find out they didn't care and docked 1000 Euro off compared to normal. They should have done their work properly.

I was trying to find out if this is normal practice.

Mrs OBumble

Citizen2011 wrote: »

Doesn't W1 give you a single weekly/monthly tax credit/cut off so if you were cumulative year to date then you are no worse off.

Correct.

Except that if the OP has a period off work earlier in the year, they could be worse off.

Also, and employer cannot move you to a W1 basis on their own accord. They must apply the tax-credits and SRCOP as advised by Revenue.

My suspicion is that they actually put you through with an employment end-date of now, rather than one month's time. So your tax for your last pay is calculated as if you had received that much money in six, not seven, months.

It will all be sorted out either when you start a new job and get your tax credits assigned to that, or in some weeks time if you remain unemployed.

Wimmy78

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Also, and employer cannot move you to a W1 basis on their own accord. They must apply the tax-credits and SRCOP as advised by Revenue.

Is there a text somewhere, or I mean is this what they HAVE to do (and comply) or they can get away with not doing it?

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

My suspicion is that they actually put you through with an employment end-date of now, rather than one month's time.

Exactly my suspicion. They always were making mistakes with on-board dates, accounts etc. Always.