frankbradz
Registered User
- Messages
- 16
For the last 10 years my wife has been an officially declared childminder, minding children in our home. I’m a PAYE worker. We are jointly assessed and each year I complete a Form 11 on ROS.
My wife’s income is always less than the €15k threshold for childminders, so our tax is normally all sorted via my employer.
Last year due to COVID my wife was only able to earn approx €6k from childminding. She was on the PUP for 19 weeks and got approx €6k. That brought her total income to €12k, which is still under the €15k threshold for childminders.
Over the weekend I started looking at our Form 11 for 2020 and it looks like we have a tax bill of approx €2,500. I’ve tried challenging this on the basis that my wife’s income for 2020 is less than €15k including the PUP. Revenue have replied that the PUP is treated separately to her childminding income and is taxable.
Do I have a case in continuing to challenge this, or are we stuck with the tax bill?
Thanks
My wife’s income is always less than the €15k threshold for childminders, so our tax is normally all sorted via my employer.
Last year due to COVID my wife was only able to earn approx €6k from childminding. She was on the PUP for 19 weeks and got approx €6k. That brought her total income to €12k, which is still under the €15k threshold for childminders.
Over the weekend I started looking at our Form 11 for 2020 and it looks like we have a tax bill of approx €2,500. I’ve tried challenging this on the basis that my wife’s income for 2020 is less than €15k including the PUP. Revenue have replied that the PUP is treated separately to her childminding income and is taxable.
Do I have a case in continuing to challenge this, or are we stuck with the tax bill?
Thanks