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Self employed pension

lomb · 2014-11-14 00:04:00

Im 37 and am self employed ,pay Prsi on my self assessment tax return and have never been an employee in Ireland. Am I entitled to a a non means tested pension in the future?. Seeing as I haven't worked as an employee is this a problem? Can I set up a company and be employed by it for this purpose? Can I pay voluntary…

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14-11-2014 1:04am

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lomb

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Im 37 and am self employed ,pay Prsi on my self assessment tax return and have never been an employee in Ireland. Am I entitled to a a non means tested pension in the future?.
Seeing as I haven't worked as an employee is this a problem?
Can I set up a company and be employed by it for this purpose?
Can I pay voluntary contributions and to whom and how?
Thanks for any replys.

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#2 14-11-2014 9:39am
MouseTail

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You are paying class S contributions, which count towards the contributory State pension.

http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Self-Employed-Contributions.aspx

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