Ballincollig Bookkeeping Services

15/03/2020

The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) is introducing measures to provide income support to people affected by Covid-19.

If you are diagnosed with Covid-19, or are medically required to self-isolate, you can get income support such as Illness Benefit or Supplementary Welfare Allowance. Changes to the Illness Benefit and Supplementary Welfare Allowance rules will be brought in by legislation expected to be passed by the Dáil on Thursday 19th March and Seanad on Friday 20th March. When the legislation is completed, workers will be entitled to any arrears due from 9 March, when the new payment rates begin.

If you are part of an employment programme such as Community Employment (CE) and Tús, a funded training and education programme or are already getting a social welfare payment, you do not need to apply for Illness Benefit. Your existing payment will continue to be paid if you are affected by coronavirus.

If you work in the civil and public sector, you do not need to apply for coronavirus related Illness Benefit, as separate leave arrangements are in place.

If your employer asks you to stay at home as a precaution or puts you on a period of pay-off and does not continue to pay your wages, you can apply for income support in the form of Jobseeker's Payment or Supplementary Welfare Allowance.

Any person requested to stay at home by their employer as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19 will, in situations where the employer cannot continue to pay their wages, be considered to have been temporarily laid-off and can apply for an income support in the form of a Jobseekers Payment or Supplementary Welfare Allowance

Laid off temporarily or reduced hours employees who are laid off temporarily, without pay, due to a reduction in business activity, can apply for a Jobseekers Payment. This application can be made online at www.mywelfare.ie.

Employees who are put on reduced working hours by their employer, due to a reduction in business activity related to Covid-19, may apply for a Short Time Work Support payment. You must complete a Jobseeker's Payment Form (above) and your employer must either confirm in writing that you won't be paid or the employer can complete this form:https://assets.gov.ie/70563/627e3a4b125e4990bf02f385e1b7e357.pdf

If you are self-employed and your business has reduced significantly or closed, you can apply for Jobseeker's Benefit (Self-Employed) or Jobseeker Allowance if you have insufficient PRSI contributions (means tested). You can also apply online at:
https://services.mywelfare.ie/

When a worker is told to self-isolate by a doctor or has been diagnosed with Covid-19 by a doctor, they can apply for an enhanced Illness Benefit payment of €305 per week. To be eligible for this payment, a person must be confined to their home or a medical facility.

If you have coronavirus symptoms, or you have been medically required to self-isolate, you should not visit an Intreo Centre or local Social Welfare Branch Office. All the information you need is at https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/99104a-covid-19-coronavirus/. You can get information about applying for social welfare payments through MyWelfare.ie. You can also call 1890 800 024 or (01) 248 1398. Some of the necessary forms are at these links ...

Jobseeker's Payment Online Application: https://services.mywelfare.ie/en/topics/out-of-work-payments/apply-for-jobseekers-payment/

Jobseeker's Payment Form:https://assets.gov.ie/30629/aa07a0596510483e984e52c0a1826100.pdf

Supplementary Welfare Form:https://assets.gov.ie/24920/f93565af8bed495a817b8d7fbb18482a.pdf

Supplementary allowance application form:https://assets.gov.ie/24920/f93565af8bed495a817b8d7fbb18482a.pdf

Please make contact if you need any help.

26/01/2016

*Revenue scam alert* . Do not click on the link if you get an email like this. These emails are not from Revenue

23/10/2015

Pay & File Income Tax Return for the year 2014

It's tax return time again:

The tax return deadline is fast approaching

Who must complete a tax return?:

You are obliged to file an income tax return under the self-assessment system in Ireland if any of the following circumstances apply to you:
You're self-employed
You're a contractor or sub-contractor
You're a landlord
You're a company director
You're a PAYE employee with other source of income
You're a PAYE employee and belong to an employee share scheme
You're a PAYE employee and have been issued a Form 12 for completing by Revenue

Good news for online taxpayers:

The due date for returns is extended to Thursday 12th November 2015

But make sure you qualify:

The extension is for taxpayers who file their 2014 Form 11 return and make the appropriate payment through ROS for:
Preliminary Tax for 2015
Income Tax balance due for 2014

To qualify for the extension, taxpayers must both pay and file through ROS. Where only one of these actions is completed through ROS, the extension does not apply.

Watch out:

Taxpayers who pay or file by means other than ROS are required to submit both their payment and return on or before 31st October 2015

23/10/2015

These emails are flying around at the moment *Warning* Do not click on the link. They are spam emails and NOT from Revenue

13/05/2015

Revenue today called to my house, the reason for their call ?? To check if the property was rented or not 😕. They are doing random spot checks to catch landlords who are not declaring the property is rented ...What does this mean ?? Simply put if you have a rental property then you must declare this income to Revenue
http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/rental-income.html

Types of Rental Income, Rental income from letting a house, flat, apartment, office, building etc. is the most common type. Income from easements, i.e. if payment is received for the right to erect advertising signs, communication transmitters, conacre or grazing rights. Certain leases, normally on…

13/02/2015

FYI -> P35 2014 is due to be filed with Revenue by 15th Feb, ROS filers have until 23rd Feb to file online.

If you need any payroll or accounts help for 2015 then give us a shout in Ballincollig Bookkeeping Services

27/01/2015

Neglecting this page 😳 Busy busy with year ends but will be back soon !! Thanks for all the new likes folks

16/12/2014

Did the first payroll run of 2015 for a client today. Not much change to take home pay for the majority as a result of the recent budget. I said it at the time that it was a good budget on paper only and wouldn't mean much to the average earner. The changes to USC make very little difference to low/middle income. Disappointing :-/

18/11/2014

Anyone know of any small single office space for rent in Ballincollig / Bishopstown / Wilton area ???

08/11/2014

It may be Saturday but Ballincollig Bookkeeping Services are still busy bees working away here. No rest for the wicked !!!

14/10/2014

Budget 2015

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=823247561029003&id=137576076262825

After all those kites, here’s the meat of what’s being brought in by the coalition….

07/10/2014

Pay & File Income Tax Return for the year 2013

It's tax return time again:

The tax return deadline is fast approaching

Who must complete a tax return?:

You are obliged to file an income tax return under the self-assessment system in Ireland if any of the following circumstances apply to you:
You're self-employed
You're a contractor or sub-contractor
You're a landlord
You're a company director
You're a PAYE employee with other source of income
You're a PAYE employee and belong to an employee share scheme
You're a PAYE employee and have been issued a Form 12 for completing by Revenue

Good news for online taxpayers:

The due date for returns is extended to Thursday 13th November 2014.

But make sure you qualify:

The extension is for taxpayers who file their 2013 Form 11 return and make the appropriate payment through ROS for:
Preliminary Tax for 2014
Income Tax balance due for 2013,

To qualify for the extension, taxpayers must both pay and file through ROS. Where only one of these actions is completed through ROS, the extension does not apply.

Watch out:

Taxpayers who pay or file by means other than ROS are required to submit both their payment and return on or before 31st October 2014.

Contact myself or Kim if you need any help.