Not being charged USC or PRSI

SONIC2008

In June I finished a 9 month job bridge internship. From then on I have been employed as a casual worker doing relief work with the same company. I haven been charged nothing from my wages and have no idea why.

I literally get a cheque of the amount of my hourly rate by hours worked every fortnight. Is there any reason why this would be or do I need to see the person who does payroll to rectify this and pay back what I owe?

relax carry on

SONIC2008 wrote: »

In June I finished a 9 month job bridge internship. From then on I have been employed as a casual worker doing relief work with the same company. I haven been charged nothing from my wages and have no idea why.

I literally get a cheque of the amount of my hourly rate by hours worked every fortnight. Is there any reason why this would be or do I need to see the person who does payroll to rectify this and pay back what I owe?

Are you getting payslips?

Citizenpain

are you getting a payslip? areyou an employee or are they trating you as a contractor with you resposible for your own taxes

SONIC2008

No I haven't got any payslip yet, I just get a cheque in the post every two weeks but no payslip. I am an employee (at least I hope that's what I am down as!). They sign and stamp my casual work forms for social welfare, so I assume if they had me down as a contractor then my casual work forms would have nothing to do with them?

I will see the payroll administrator later this week. But just so I half know what I'm talking about when I go in, should there be no reason why an employee would not be paying PRSI and USC?

Citizenpain

PRSI -assuming you are Class A earning €38 - €352 per week --- would be nil
USC - There are exemptions - i just dont have the info at hand - i think income less than 10k a year is exempt

hidinginthebush

Something similar happened to me when I started working after finishing a post grad:

It recently turned out that since in the year before I started full time employment, I hadn't earned enough to qualify for usc, when i started working the next year, the tax office issued my tax cert with a usc exemption. Never occurred to me that I should be paying it, as I'd never paid it before. Fast forward to this year, I did a couple of p21 balancing statements to see if I was owed any tax... Turns out I was, but also owed €2k or so. It's not the end of the world, the difference is just added to my paye for the next two years.

SONIC2008

Citizenpain wrote: »

PRSI -assuming you are Class A earning €38 - €352 per week --- would be nil
USC - There are exemptions - i just dont have the info at hand

Thank you so much. Some weeks I earn more than that, other weeks I earn nothing, due to being a relief worker. I didn't realise there are exemptions for USC. I will look up that information.

wnolan1992

If your total income for the year is <€10,036, you don't pay USC, and can claim back any USC which was taken from your pay.

Citizenpain

you should still be getting payslips

SONIC2008

Thanks Citizenpain, I checked out the info and I just haven't earned enough to pay it as of yet.

Income exempt from the USC

You do not pay the Universal Social Charge if your total income for a year is under €10,036

SONIC2008

Citizenpain wrote: »

you should still be getting payslips

Yeah, I really need to be more proactive when it comes to making sure everything is in order. I'll ask for them on my next shift.

wnolan1992

SONIC2008 wrote: »

Thanks Citizenpain, I checked out the info and I just haven't earned enough to pay it as of yet.

Income exempt from the USC

You do not pay the Universal Social Charge if your total income for a year is under €10,036

I'm fairly sure you'll be charged USC on your total income if you go over that limit. So the money you're getting "tax free" right now will be taxed once you go over the limit.

Open to correction on that, this was just my understanding of it from my brief look into this earlier in the year.

SONIC2008

Yes that's correct, but I won't be going over that. I'm going back studying soon.

Dixie Chick

2% USC should be charged on income up to 10,036
Do you hold a medical card? Have you received a SRCOP letter from revenue to show your tax credits and that you are registered as their employee?

You may be paid a net rate..ie: €10 an hour net pay.

You simply wont know unless you get a payslip

barneystinson

Dixie Chick wrote: »

2% USC should be charged on income up to 10,036
Do you hold a medical card? Have you received a SRCOP letter from revenue to show your tax credits and that you are registered as their employee?

You may be paid a net rate..ie: €10 an hour net pay.

You simply wont know unless you get a payslip

It's cumulative so since the OP has said he only started taxable employment recently, he has 10,036/52 x 20something already built up, and will have to earn that much before USC kicks in.