Worked as a Temporary Clerical Officer and they overpaid me - Issues with repayment

Tommo3434343

Hi there,

Last summer, I worked as a Temporary Clerical Officer and finished up in the job in August. I gave my manager two weeks notice in person and by email, and informed payroll in good time. However a few weeks after I left, I noticed that they were still paying me. I emailed payroll and asked them what was going on. They said they'd put a stop to it... they didn't. They kept paying me right up until November. It took repeated emails and calls to get them to stop paying me. The Civil Service eh?

Anyway, they ended up overpaying me around 2,000 euro. I still have most of it as I knew they'd come looking for it. They sent me a letter looking for it a couple of weeks ago. However, they want me to pay them back the amount I paid PLUS the tax I would have paid on it (which they claim I might get back next year). How is that fair?? It was entirely their fault. I did everything in my power to alert them to the problem and I have to go out of pocket to pay them back. Anyone have any experience of anything similar?

roses_blue

Tommo3434343 wrote: »

Hi there,

Last summer, I worked as a Temporary Clerical Officer and finished up in the job in August. I gave my manager two weeks notice in person and by email, and informed payroll in good time. However a few weeks after I left, I noticed that they were still paying me. I emailed payroll and asked them what was going on. They said they'd put a stop to it... they didn't. They kept paying me right up until November. It took repeated emails and calls to get them to stop paying me. The Civil Service eh?

Anyway, they ended up overpaying me around 2,000 euro. I still have most of it as I knew they'd come looking for it. They sent me a letter looking for it a couple of weeks ago. However, they want me to pay them back the amount I paid PLUS the tax I would have paid on it (which they claim I might get back next year). How is that fair?? It was entirely their fault. I did everything in my power to alert them to the problem and I have to go out of pocket to pay them back. Anyone have any experience of anything similar?

Here’s the overpayment circular, you should read 8.2 for out of year recoupment:

https://circulars.gov.ie/pdf/circular/per/2018/07.pdf

Also the revenue info for Pate and usc refund, read part 5 for an employee who has left employment:

https://www.revenue.ie/en/tax-professionals/tdm/income-tax-capital-gains-tax-corporation-tax/part-42/42-04-70.pdf

Tommo3434343

Thanks for posting those.

Such a joke though. The level of incompetence in the Civil Service is astonishing. I had to practically beg them to stop paying me. It took them almost three months and now I have to go through the hassle of sorting the tax end of it out through no fault of my own. Beyond frustrating.

Caroleia

If you enter an agreement for a payment plan, setting the payment as low as possible you should still be working off the money you set aside by the time the revenue refunds you. That way you won't be out of pocket and can change the agreement to repay in full once you get the refund. Revenue are usually quite efficient I find.

Guffy

Pay them back a fiver a week. Absolutely rediculous that they kept paying you after you had informed them of the issue and then expect you to take the tax hit.

Tommo3434343

Yeah, I think I'll do that. I'm going to email them now and try sort something. Joke.

Thanks for the suggestions folks.