I have submitted a form11e for my 2009 self employed income (which was €0 for 2009). I am a PAYE earner as well.
Due to my ignorance I didn't pay any preliminary tax for 2010. My self-employed income for 2010 will be around €3500 and I'll be putting as much as I can into a PRSA\pension in order to minmise tax.
My questions are:
1) Should I pay some preliminary tax before the deadline at the end of this week?
2) Can I pay it even though I have sent off the form11e already?
3) If I don't pay it how harsh are the penalties?
Forgive my ignorance, but if you paid zero tax in 2009, was your preliminary for 2010 not capable of being computed at 100% of your 2009 liability - i.e. zero?
Please don't take my view on this as gospel - look it up, as I may be very wrong.
Found this on the web: So it sounds like you are correct. I'll have to ring revenue later.
The amount of Preliminary Tax paid for any year is not less than the lower of: 90% of the final liability for the current tax year
The final liability to tax for the immediately previous year (100% Rule) or
105% of the final liability for the pre-preceding year where the Collector- General is authorised to collect tax by direct debit.
Tax flow can be improved by choosing which preliminary tax to pay.