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40% Of Irish Workers Unaware Of Tax Credits: Poll,
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Monday, June 22, 2009
A high percentage of Irish workers are still unaware of the tax credits available
to them, the Irish Taxation Institute said on June 15. Mark Redmond, Chief Executive
at the Irish Taxation Institute was speaking at the start of Tax Week, a campaign
running from June 14-19 to raise awareness of the key issues around taxation.
To mark the week, ITI commissioned a national survey with Red C of attitudes towards
tax issues which shows that almost 40% of workers do not fully understand the
PAYE tax system in Ireland, and while over two thirds claim to understand their
pay slip following the recent supplementary budget, over 50% do not understand
how the levies are calculated.
Speaking about the survey results, Redmond said: “This is our second national
survey, the first was conducted with Red C in 2006, and encouragingly there
has been some improvement with 63% of our PAYE taxpayers now saying they understand
how the tax system impacts on them – a 5% improvement in three years.
PAYE taxpayers also realize that they can and should actively manage their tax
affairs – their tax bill is probably the biggest bill they ever pay and
therefore demands far more scrutiny and checking than their credit card bills
or any utility bill – especially as it is very often overstated. 19% of
PAYE taxpayers now use a tax adviser to help them manage their tax affairs,
compared to 7% three years ago.
“However, while over 60% of respondents claim to fully understand the
PAYE system in Ireland, this still leaves a massive almost 40% of taxpayers
with a gap in understanding and this equates to a sizeable section of the population
who may be overpaying tax, under-claiming refunds, or not claiming them at all.
Worryingly, one third of respondents said they leave everything up to their
employer when it comes to both tax and claiming relief, suggesting that they
are neither taking control of nor actively managing their tax affairs.”
“One out of every two taxpayers is still unsure of all their entitlements
and the four-year deadline for claiming them. There’s room for a lot more
improvement in this regard, and it is needed now more than ever. On top of that,
as a result of the October Budget and the emergency Budget in April, we are
currently in the middle of massive changes to our personal taxation system,
and that’s all the more reason to deliver clarity and understanding of
the system to all taxpayers. On that basis, the Irish Taxation Institute is
calling for the introduction of a Taxpayer Advocate who would ensure that the
rights of individual taxpayers were protected. The role could also include evaluating
the fairness and efficiency of our tax administration at a systemic level with
appropriate reporting and recommendations for change to Ireland’s parliament
(the Oireachtas).”
“Our survey also shows a pragmatic attitude among taxpayers, a majority
of whom have accepted that the recent increases introduced in the supplementary
budget are necessary for our economic recovery. In fact, it looks like Irish
taxpayers are bracing themselves for more increases in the December budget this
year, as approximately 60% have indicated that they expect a property tax to
be introduced at that stage. Another strong message for government from the
Irish Taxation Institute National Taxpayers Poll 2009 is not to remove tax relief
for pensions, with over half of all employed adults saying they would be likely
to stop or reduce pension contributions if tax relief was removed.”
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