Need my P21

I filled mine last Tuesday, received p21 next day and refund landed in the account on Friday evening or Saturday morning.

So there was no delays last week.

Just wait. Not all forms are processed as quickly as others. If it's submitted then it's gone.

Johnnicholson wrote: »

Thanks for all of the replies. I submitted it on the 4th of January, so it seems like I should have it by now. I have double and triple checked that it is submitted! The status of the Form 12 is 'submitted'. The button beside P21 says 'request' but I've clicked this a few times now over the past 2 weeks. I got married in 2018. So wondering if the change in civil status would have delayed things?

As already stated it's most likely due to the introduction of PMOD and it being traditionally one of the busiest times of the year for PAYE that's causing the delay. Your change in status for 2018 is also probably delaying it as year of marriage review would need to be completed.

wiggle16 wrote: »

This doesn't mean there were no delays. There is a massive delay going on currently since NY. If you File F12, get a P21 the next day and get a refund a few days later it just means your P21 was completely automated and didn't require any human intervention.

The year of marriage review is likely holding this up. Keep calling Revenue. It's the only way to hurry this up really.

Yep, that does make sense.

I guess I am lucky every year as the system never flagged my returns, even if I amend some figures manually, like this year.

Although the wait is frustrating and at times inconvenient by ringing you are adding to the problem in a way.

There are only X amount of staff that deal with PAYE queries, those same staff are expected to man the helpline. The more calls made the more staff are put on phones to meet demand. This means other tasks such as processing enquiries and refund items gets put yo one side and further delays happen

Tow wrote: »

It may not be as much as you think. Maternity Pay is taxed, but this is done by Revenue by putting you on a week one basis and reducing your allowances.

I went back to work part time, and i was taxed to ****e on my annual bonus in the middle of my maternity leave so I know I'm due back something and have worked it out, the guy on the line told me the amount due back, just waiting on approval. Hopefully it'll be this week!

thisnoize7 wrote: »

Am I imagining things or has the P20 been changed to the P21 recently?

There's no such thing as a p20. A p21 balancing statement is what always issued when one requested one/filed a form 12 tax return/claimed an additional tax relief or credit.

Apologies for reviving this topic. I hope it's alright!

I'm in the same boat I think - it might be due to being on illness benefit and week 1/day 1 during last year. Even though I returned to work later in the year it was too late to be put back on a cumulative basis - so much so that I didn't even receive a tax credit certificate for 2019 until I asked.

On a side note - I'm trying to rectify a common error at my workplace whereby they fail to declare to Revenue that illness benefit is paid directly to them whilst they pay me my full salary - causing Rev to believe that I received both my full pay as well as the illness benefit. As soon as I applied for a P21 I sent an enquiry attaching a letter from my employer outlining this error.

Given that it's been over two weeks since I've requested my P21 I presume it requires an officer to review it - would the officer see the Enquiry I made when asssessing it? It would speed things up dramatically if that happens.

Thanks all.