Taxation in Ireland

Taxation in Ireland

Once you have received a P.P.S. number you may apply to the Revenue Office for a Tax Certificate. This will allow you to earn a fixed amount per week without paying tax.  Contact details for the Galway Tax Office are as follows:

Applications for a Tax Certificate can be made in person or online by completing Form 12A.  Form 12A can be downloaded from the Revenue website http://www.revenue.ie/. You will need your Employer’s PAYE Registration number, which your employer will be able to provide.  Tax credits can also be claimed for rent paid to your landlord.

When completing the section titled Details of Residency on Form 12 you will be asked if you are here on a permanent or temporary basis. If you are a student, you should state that you are here as a student on a temporary basis.  As a student you will be allocated a full year of tax credits.  If you have not used up your tax credits before you go home you will be able to reclaim tax from the Irish Revenue Service. 

Tax refunds are applied for by completing Form P50 also available online at http://www.revenue.ie/.  You will need a P45, which your employer should issue when you terminate your employment.  Your P45 will show details of tax paid while employed.

Further information regarding all taxation matters can be accessed on http://www.revenue.ie/ or you can call the Lo-Call number 1890 777425.

Tax Certificates take approximately two weeks to issue.  A copy will be sent to you and another to your employer to inform your employer of your tax credits and taxation rate.

• Disclaimer
• Privacy
• Copyright
• Accessibility