To do overtime or not???

Does anyone know my husband's basic salary is 21,500.00 my wages is €15,500.00 and Social Welfare of €5,000 as I work 3 days a week.

I was wondering what to do at the moment my husband is working a lot of overtime to try and get a decent salary per month but is fleesed with tax what would the best option be to be taxed jointly or separately. Or do you just wait until the end of the year and get it back. Thanks a million

bellandbear said:

Does anyone know my husband's basic salary is 21,500.00 my wages is €15,500.00 and Social Welfare of €5,000 as I work 3 days a week.

I was wondering what to do at the moment my husband is working a lot of overtime to try and get a decent salary per month but is fleesed with tax what would the best option be to be taxed jointly or separately. Or do you just wait until the end of the year and get it back. Thanks a million

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Please clarify the break up of credits at present

is Husband - Single credit and paye credit

Is Wife - single credit and paye credit

If that is way it is done, It will make no difference what way you are taxed at present as both salaries fall on lower tax band

What is break up of tax bands- is it both single- If not paying tax at 41%, no difference in changing anything

Clarify are his tax credits/bands correct or do one of you have married credit

We are both jointly assessed at present as a married couple. What I would like to know is it worth his while doing any overtime ??? He seems to be paying around €400.00 in tax a month would that be right ? He works for an American Company in Ireland and the salaries department seems to be in the States so there is no one to ask about his payslip

bellandbear said:

We are both jointly assessed at present as a married couple. What I would like to know is it worth his while doing any overtime ??? He seems to be paying around €400.00 in tax a month would that be right ? He works for an American Company in Ireland and the salaries department seems to be in the States so there is no one to ask about his payslip

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You want to get a payslip as question is very open. If it is just tax 400 looks very high. You have a right to get a payslip if you ask

what you need to know

monthly salary gross
Monthly tax
Monthly Prsi Employee
Monthly Income levy
Monthly Health Levy
Net

Tax Credit
Tax Band

Monthly Salary various basic wage one month was €1891.00
Overtime and Incentives €939.06

then his PRSI was 215.15
Net Tax 287.98
Income Levy 59.30

Summary of Payments - 2782 Total deductions 562.43 and Net Pay 2219.87

PRSI Class - A PRSI Sub Class - 1 Std Rate cut off - 2783.34 Tax Credit 305 Tax Basis Cumulataive.

Hope this makes sense

Thanks for your help

These figures look pretty OK to me. Don't forget the total deductions are a combination of Tax, PRSI and Levy.
Only if you have a medical card will any of those(PRSI and Levy) be reduced.
If so send a photocopy of medical card to payroll

Hi thanks for your reply. I used the calculator that someone had posted and it looks like he paid 200.00 too much. Does it look like that to you.