Has anyone registered as an employer and can tell me how much pain is it?

Haidee_Hammond

Hi all, I have so far failed to secure an after school spot for my toddler for next year so I'm considering my options. One would be to hire a childminder (assuming I can find one I trust, can afford, is willing and all that). I am not keen on doing things off the record, but I am a bit intimidated by the expenses and overhead of becoming an employer. Has anyone an input on how much pain it is to pay taxes each month (PRSI and your employee paye and usc), plus registering etc? (talking about the practical side, do you send bank transfer to revenue with it all, some complicated 19 steps ritual for that's delivered by carrier pigeon, some 7 hells of revenue forms?). Expense wise I figure you would pay 8.5-10.5% PRSI on the gross plus a month of holidays, right?

shmeee

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058382298/has-anyone-registered-as-an-employer-and-can-tell-me-how-much-pain-is-it

If you have a fair understanding of how tax works and capable of using online services. It is okay to do yourself.

You'll register for ROS, sign up as an Employer. Literally click a button on on ROS to register as employer.

Add the employee via ROS, 90 seconds job.

Submit payroll to Revenue, this can be done on ROS if you can work out the tax due yourself without payroll software. Plenty of handy excel spreadsheets around to help too for free.

Enter your bank details on ROS and Revenue will automatically take whats due the month after the monthly return generates.

Everything is online and you shouldn't have to go near completing a form TBH.

Info here on registering:

https://www.revenue.ie/en/employing-people/becoming-an-employer-and-ongoing-obligations/registration-of-employers-for-paye-purposes/how-to-register.aspx

Lenar3556

I wouldn’t advise going about it in that way.

Simply find someone to do the job and pay them an agreed fee. They can earn up to €15k a year from child minding activities tax free,