PAYE
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Age Tax Credit
If you are aged 65 or older, you do not have to pay income tax if your income is below the follow...
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Home Renovation Incentive (HRI)
Owner-occupiers of a main home or landlords of rental properties may be eligible to claim tax r...
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Incapacitated Child Tax Credit
The Incapacitated Child Credit is for a parent or guardian of a child who is permanently incapa...
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Dependent Relative Tax Credit
If you’re caring for a dependent relative you may qualify for the Dependent Relative Tax Credit. ...
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Can I claim both the credit and the increased standard rate band for dual income couples?
No, but you can claim whichever is most beneficial to you.
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Single Person Child Carer Credit (SPCCC)
This tax credit is €1,750 per year and will reduce the tax you pay by €33.65 per week. You may ...
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Employee Tax Credit
If you’re taxed under the PAYE system, you can claim an employee tax credit on your income, inc...
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Table: Personal Tax Credit Rates
Table: Personal Tax Credit Rates
Your status
2025
Single person
€2,000
Married person or...
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Widowed person or surviving civil partner
You will be due tax relief if you're a widowed person or a surviving civil partner. The amount ...
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Personal Tax Credit
The personal tax credit (worth €2,000 to single individuals in 2025) is granted to all taxpayer...
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Taxsaver travel tickets
Taxsaver incentivises people to use public transport (including LUAS, DART, and Dublin Bus) to ...
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Tax Allowances
You may get a tax refund for specific expenses for items you need for work, like laundry expens...
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Tax Reliefs
Tax reliefs reduce the income on which you pay tax, which may result in a refund of tax paid an...
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Tax-exempt pensions
The following pensions are exempt from tax:
Wound and disability pensions and all gratuities ...
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Taxation of foreign pensions
Some foreign pensions aren’t taxable in Ireland. These are foreign occupational and social secu...
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Taxation of private pensions
All private pensions and occupational pensions are taxable sources of income. They are liable t...
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Taxation of social welfare pensions
Social welfare pensions paid by the Department of Social Protection (DSP) are liable to tax but...
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Leaving employment to return to education
More and more people are choosing to leave employment and return to education. If you leave a job...
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Redundancy
If you’re made redundant, you may receive a lump sum payment from your employer. However, if all ...
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Tax Abroad: Understanding Split-Year Treatment and Tax Treaties
Tax laws vary from country to country, so it's important to understand how they apply to you when...
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Can I get a refund of my PRSI contributions?
You can only receive a refund of PRSI contributions in limited circumstances, usually in cases ...
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Is my Jobseeker’s Benefit payment transferable?
If you’ve been getting Jobseeker’s Benefit in Ireland for at least 4 weeks, it’s possible to tran...
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Understanding the P60 (NOTE: As of 1 January 2019, the P60 was abolished!)
Your P60 was basically a document that summarised your tax, PRSI and USC deducted by your employe...
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Understanding your payslip
Your employer may prefer to pay your wages on a weekly or monthly basis. Regardless of how you...
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Rent Supplement
Rent Supplement is a means-tested payment for certain people living in private rented accommodati...
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Medical cards and unemployment
If you’re unemployed and returning to full or part-time work, you can keep your medical card fo...
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PRSI and unemployment.
Giving your employer your PPS number will also allow your social welfare contributions to be re...
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To make sure your tax is dealt with properly from the start you should:
Give your employer your PPS number and ask for your Employer's Registered Number
Register the...
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Returning to Work
Returning to work after unemployment
If you’re unemployed before starting your first job or unemp...
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Managing Tax for Second or Multiple Jobs
If you take up a second job, the PAYE system will treat one job as your main employment. Revenue ...