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Personal Tax Credit Issue in ROS

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  • 06-09-2018 3:06pm
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    BarneyMc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭


    I'm married and filing a return for 2017. Both my wife and I worked (PAYE) in 2017 but in ROS it shows my personal tax credit as €3,300 - see attached screenshot. Surely this should be €6,600 for a married couple? I am the main earner by the way and this was flagged with Revenue when we married in 2014.

    This field value is based on what I've entered in the 'Personal Details' section but all details here are accurate (married, etc.). Can someone please help me? Thanks.
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    Turnipman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 789 ✭✭✭Turnipman


    BarneyMc wrote: »

    I'm married and filing a return for 2017. Both my wife and I worked (PAYE) in 2017 but in ROS it shows my personal tax credit as €3,300 - see attached screenshot.

    Surely this should be €6,600 for a married couple? I am the main earner by the way and this was flagged with Revenue when we married in 2014.

    This field value is based on what I've entered in the 'Personal Details' section but all details here are accurate (married, etc.). Can someone please help me? Thanks.

    1. Nothing attached!

    2. You can allocate your long-suffering missus's personal tax credit to yourself, but you can't get your paws on a cent of her PAYE allowance! So the best you can do is get a total of €4950 tax credits assigned to you. :pac:


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    iluvfatfrogs
    Registered Users Posts: 616 ✭✭✭iluvfatfrogs


    Turnipman wrote: »
    1. Nothing attached!

    2. You can allocate your long-suffering missus's personal tax credit to yourself, but you can't get your paws on a cent of her PAYE allowance! So the best you can do is get a total of €4950 tax credits assigned to you. :pac:

    Personal Details normally shows 3,300 on ROS and its a different box that you tick to earn the PAYE credit?


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    relax carry on
    Registered Users Posts: 4,074 ✭✭✭relax carry on


    BarneyMc wrote: »
    I'm married and filing a return for 2017. Both my wife and I worked (PAYE) in 2017 but in ROS it shows my personal tax credit as €3,300 - see attached screenshot. Surely this should be €6,600 for a married couple? I am the main earner by the way and this was flagged with Revenue when we married in 2014.

    This field value is based on what I've entered in the 'Personal Details' section but all details here are accurate (married, etc.). Can someone please help me? Thanks.

    The way joint assessment works is your single persons personal tax credit of 1650 can be shared to your spouse giving you 1650 personal + 1650 personal which gives the 3300 + 1650 paye credit.


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    BarneyMc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭BarneyMc


    Attachment attached :o

    OK I was told I could get €6,600 of personal tax credits :(

    All of this came from the fact that I started renting out a property in 2017 and have to file a return for the income now. Even without entering any of the rental income details it says I owe Revenue €2,200 or thereabouts!


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    BarneyMc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭BarneyMc


    I think I know where that €2,200 has come from. We had a baby in 2017 and my wife went on 6 months maternity benefit - standard benefit from the state which amounted to €5,875 (see attached).

    This did not appear an either of our P60s for 2017 so my guess is that the tax due on this amount comes to €2,200. This site explains somewhat but I didn't think PAYE workers would have to know to actively pay tax on maternity benefit. I suppose if it bypasses the employer then they're not going to do this for us?


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    HcksawJimDuggan
    Registered Users Posts: 394 ✭✭HcksawJimDuggan


    BarneyMc wrote: »
    Attachment attached :o

    OK I was told I could get €6,600 of personal tax credits :(

    All of this came from the fact that I started renting out a property in 2017 and have to file a return for the income now. Even without entering any of the rental income details it says I owe Revenue €2,200 or thereabouts!

    You need to tick the box for PAYE credit for both yourself & your wife here. The personal tax credit of €3,300 Is correct.


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    BarneyMc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,504 ✭✭✭BarneyMc


    HcksawJimDuggan wrote: »
    You need to tick the box for PAYE credit for both yourself & your wife here. The personal tax credit of €3,300 Is correct.

    I ticked both boxes and it looks like I over paid by €880 now :) Thank you!
    I will get this all checked before submitting.


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    Turnipman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 789 ✭✭✭Turnipman


    BarneyMc wrote: »

    I didn't think PAYE workers would have to know to actively pay tax on maternity benefit.

    I suppose if it bypasses the employer then they're not going to do this for us?

    Presumably data protection legislation means that DSP wouldn't be allowed to inform the employer about the amount of MB being paid to the mother, although they can - and do - inform the taxman.


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