How much of my parents benefit will I actually receive after tax?

€289 a week and it's adjusted by them sending the information to your employer for tax deduction purposes at least from what I read on Citizen information.

1. You are paid your full or partial salary by your employer and your Maternity Benefit is paid directly to them.

Revenue will reduce your tax credits and rate band to account for the tax payable on your Maternity Benefit, and in this way collect the tax due. Revenue will then send a revised tax credit certificate to your employer. Your employer should only deduct tax, USC and PRSI on the difference between the salary paid and Maternity Benefit.

2. You are paid your full or partial salary by your employer and your Maternity Benefit is paid directly to you.

Revenue will reduce your tax credits and rate band to account for the tax payable on your Maternity Benefit. Your employer should deduct tax, USC and PRSI only on the amount of salary actually paid by them.

3. You do not get any salary while on maternity leave and your Maternity Benefit is paid directly to you.

Revenue will reduce your tax credits and rate band to account for the tax payable on your Maternity Benefit. They will then send a revised tax credit certificate to your employer. If your only income is Maternity Benefit, you will probably pay very little or no tax (since your total tax credits will probably exceed your total tax liability).

If you are not entitled to any pay on the usual pay day, you may contact your employer to request repayment of any tax that might be due. Alternatively, when you go back to work after maternity leave, any refund of tax which may be due can be calculated.

Depends on your total yearly income; let's play round numbers here. You make 100k a year; your company will pay your full salary for the full duration of leave of 4 weeks. You will then be deducted 40% of the 289 as part of the tax deduction on your salary as part of the taxes as your company is told you've earned another €1156 (4weeks x €289) on top. Same applies if you get paid nothing as well as long as your total yearly salary exceeds 42k a year before benefits as anything above 42k is taxed at 40% (and the benefit is for all intent and practice considered salary for tax purposes). At least that's my understanding of it as I'm not an tax accountant.