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Personal Tax - Revenue audit.

  • 09-02-2017 9:52pm
    #1
    Danye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I feel that I may be paying too much tax. I know this is highly unlikely but is there anyway I could check this out? Some of the lads earn less than me but their take home pay is the same, sometimes more than mine? Could I request revenue to do this?


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  • #2
    Penguin3029
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭Penguin3029


    They won't necessarily tell you that you're paying too much tax because that would involve them reviewing all your personal circumstances and seeing whether you could claim other credits.

    However, what you can do is request a P21 balancing statement to see if you overpaid in any of the 4 previous years. Keep in mind that if you underpaid for any reason and this comes to light from the balancing statement, you'll have to pay them the balance (common one here is if you got any payments from the Department of Social Protection as they are subject to tax but not taxed at source).


  • #3
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Do you earn say 40k compared to those you are wondering about earning say 34k?


  • #4
    Geuze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,036 ✭✭✭✭Geuze


    Danye wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I feel that I may be paying too much tax. I know this is highly unlikely but is there anyway I could check this out? Some of the lads earn less than me but their take home pay is the same, sometimes more than mine? Could I request revenue to do this?


    Why don't you do the calculations yourself?

    It takes about 5-10 mins.


  • #5
    Lockedout2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭Lockedout2


    Danye wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I feel that I may be paying too much tax. I know this is highly unlikely but is there anyway I could check this out? Some of the lads earn less than me but their take home pay is the same, sometimes more than mine? Could I request revenue to do this?

    Are you getting the PAYE and personal tax credits.

    Are their circumstances the same as yours?ie are you both single with the PAYE Cr and single Credit total €3,300 and standard rate cut off of €33,800.

    Or are you single and they are married so they have €4950 in tax credits and €42,800 in tax credits, sometimes even more.

    Are you paying into a pension and they are not?


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