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    Eligibility change from Class 3 to Class 2, same circumstances

    Cheers, unfortunately I may not have bought NI stamps for the last few months before I left UK. So all I can do really is appeal as you suggest and include my PRSI record for Ireland since my return.
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    Eligibility change from Class 3 to Class 2, same circumstances

    Hope for me so. I received my letter yesterday, informing me that I am not eligible to pay class 2 as they have no record of me being employed immediately before leaving the UK. I was self employed on the building and I can't see on my record any NI contributions for the 6 or 7 months before I...
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    Key Post UK State Pension - Make voluntary contributions to qualify for UK pension on top of Irish pension

    Bot my wife and I sent ours end of April 23 (Separately) my wife got her letter before Christmas informing her she could buy back at class 2. I have been checking progress of mine online regularly and yesterday it's moved from in progress to completed, so hopefully get my letter soon. Only...
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    ptsb confusion over free fees for those between 60 and 66

    Just an update on this. I contacted bank and asked for fees to waived as per the conditions for fee waiver as outlined in section of the fee waiver removal faq document. Took them a while to get an answer for me. But eventually they came back with the following. I'm not entitled as the rules...
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    PTSB Increase Explore Current Account Maintenance Fee - April 2024

    Me neither, don't remember reading anything about it in the letter they sent at the time. I just see it on this when I was looking up current accounts this evening current-account-fee-waiver-removal-faqs.pd
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    PTSB Increase Explore Current Account Maintenance Fee - April 2024

    I changed to the explore account last September. Have only just read now that I could have remained on the old current account and had my fees waived as I am over 60 and have had that account since before 2018. Will contact them on Tuesday, but I'm sure they'll say I should have read all the...
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    Making payment to HMRC

    Can I ask how you sent payment to them. My wife just got her letter confirming she can buy back last 17yrs at class 2. She going to ring them next week to arrange payment and get a reference number to accompany the payment. Still waiting on my letter. Both sent last April
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    PTSB ending fee waivers on legacy current accounts - 47,000 affected

    Yep made an appointment online. Brought in ID and was all sorted in 15 minutes. Everything stays the same. Debit cards, logging on to app, and all previous direct debits, standing orders etc.
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    PTSB ending fee waivers on legacy current accounts - 47,000 affected

    I swapped my current account to the explore account. Account number stays the same and all direct debits, standing orders, salary payments etc still stay the same and are unaffected
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    Flat Rate Expenses

    Rang up this morning and asked. was told she is probably entitled to a flat rate expenses of around €40 and will be set up on tax credit form for her
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    Flat Rate Expenses

    Not really the same to be honest. My wife would not really be able to wear the clothes she has for work anywhere anytime and because of the type of work she does (homework support, arts and crafts, playtime etc) the clothes can get quiet stained and worn out easily, hence needing to be replaced...
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    Flat Rate Expenses

    Thanks for the replies. Yes she does have to buy and wear specific cololured slacks and tops (all staff were issued a single polo top once but other than that they are asked to buy their own and wash/launder them at home). I will ring the tax office on Monday, just thought I'd ask here first,
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    Flat Rate Expenses

    Sorry to bring up an old thread, but have searched and cannot find an answer to a querie I have a bout flat rate expenses. My wife wife works in an after school facility doing homework with the kids and I cannot find anything on the revenue site about if she is entitled to flat rate expenses...
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    Home Carer's Tax Credit and PAYE credit for working spouse

    Thanks for the information chaps. Thats cleared things up for me a lot. Did the sums and we are better off taking the HCA and not having the increased standard rate.
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    Home Carer's Tax Credit and PAYE credit for working spouse

    Hi My wife started work this year (part time 8hrs a week) and prior to this we claimed the home carers tax credit (€810), I also used to get the personal tax credit of €3,300 and PAYE tax credit of €1,650. (We are jointly assessed) Total credits - €5,760 This year as my wife is going to earn...
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    Do you have to use a solictor to transfer ownership of house

    Excellent Pagan. Thanks very much, will get on to it next week. Will let you all know how we got on Thanks again
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    Do you have to use a solictor to transfer ownership of house

    Thanks j26 there is a land registry folio with folio numer with the deeds so I will look up the land registry Authority also. i agree with the general opinion here that it is probally best to go with a solicitor and will also ring around to get a price. it would have been nice to do it myself as...
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    Do you have to use a solictor to transfer ownership of house

    Thanks for all the replys folks. Just to clarify I suppose my post had two questions but did not really specify the second. 1st Do you have to use a solictor to transfer ownership of house 2nd How do you go about this without a solicitor. ie is there an office where one can get the relevant...
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