Ireland to UK Remote Working - Double Tax

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Hi All,

Just looking for a bit of insight here,

I am a UK citizen living in Ireland for 4 Years, I currently am employed in Ireland however am interviewing for a Remote position in London.

I would work from Ireland however because I am a UK Citizen I will be looking to get paid into my UK account and transfer it over to avoid any kind of Self-employed / Contractor hassle with the Employer.

What are the implications of Tax / Double Tax? I know I'd have to declare the income as foreign salary income but would I be double taxed or is there some form of agreement to avoid this?

Would I run into any major difficulties? The salary offering would be significantly more than I am on now so any minor tax obligations would be worth it.

Any insight is appreciated.
 
If you are working in Ireland, remotely or otherwise, your employer would be obliged to register as an employer in Ireland and pay taxes/USC/PRSI/ER PRSI here to Revenue.
 
Nutso said:
If you are working in Ireland, remotely or otherwise, your employer would be obliged to register as an employer in Ireland and pay taxes/USC/PRSI/ER PRSI here to Revenue.
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Even if I am being paid in GBP into a UK account?
 
It's down to where the work is carried out and not where they payment is received.
 
RedDexter said:
Would I run into any major difficulties?
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Yes. And so could your employer. And this is why the multinationals have told their employees to return to their country of employment.

Here is just one example of how it can go wrong. A former colleague happily spent the past few years living in Germany whilst working for our Irish employer, and paying Irish PAYE/USC. His employment contract came to an end. So he went and claimed German unemployment benefit. His claim was refused because he hadn't been paying German social insurance. So then he went and claimed Irish unemployment benefit. And again, his claim was refused, this time because he hadn't been resident in Ireland for a number of years. He was left without unemployment benefit, and other social benefits that he would otherwise have been entitled to.
 
The correct way to approach this is to ask the UK employer to register with Revenue Commissioners and run an Irish payroll. A larger employer might already be registered.
 
It's not straightforward. In later part of 2020 we hired someone from Poland on contract but before they could relocate, Covid-19 hit us hard. So we end up making it remote working arrangement. Luckily our company has offices in Poland and payroll was facilitated by them. Also we had to hire Deloitte to ensure taxes/ requirements are settled on both sides.
This is within EU.
 
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