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Guidelines have now been made available from Government for the reopening of business in 2021 and many are busy getting ready for the season ahead. For some this may be the first time that the business will have opened in 2021 or the operation may be finally moving from skeleton staff to a more comprehensive workforce. Payroll Checklist Check that … Read More

Final stage of TWSS reconciliation March 2021 Parolla

Trying to decide if it is better for you to claim EWSS or get your employees to claim PUP? If the business has remained open and the employees are still working albeit sorter hours, eg restaurant which is still serving takeaway, employees cannot claim PUP. EWSS can be claimed If the business is closed and the employees have been temporarily … Read More

It was announced on 19 October 2020 that Ireland will be placed on level 5 of the Plan for living with COVID-19 from midnight Wednesday 21st October. As a result, the COVID-19 Pandemic Employment Payment (PUP) will be increased.  The EWSS is also being amended to align with the amendment to PUP until the end of January 2021. This means that there will … Read More

If you had employees who weren’t eligible for TWSS you may be able to claim the EWSS Sweep back for them for July and Aug. This includes any new employees. Revenue request that you complete a Sweepback CSV Template with the following information. Revenue employer registration number PPSN of the relevant employee Employment ID of the relevant employee On the … Read More

EWSS is about to go live for 1st of September. At the start of August we sent a message about the new support, this is a quick reminder before the first of the September payrolls start happening. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues so to do the changes in Government supports available to businesses. Below we outline information from the July … Read More

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues so to do the changes in Government supports available to businesses. Below we outline information from the July Stimulus package regarding the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme. Latest overview The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) was signed into law on the 1st Aug 2020. This is a support paid directly to employers and will fully replace … Read More

Q2 has been a bumpy ride, with more changes likely on the horizon with the new Government now in place. The COVID-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme moved from the transitional stage to the Operational stage on the May 4th and has been extended to the 31st of August 2020. The Pandemic Unemployment Payment had been extended to the 10th of … Read More

The operational phase of the COVID-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme began on the May 4th.The main differences between Transition and Operational phases are. Revenue have issued a CSV file containing the subsidy details for all employees currently employed by the company on the 1st of May 2020. These details were previously determined by the employer. Revenue will refund the exact … Read More

As ever, new items to report and clarifications to be made.Revenue have published Version 3 of their Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme document. You can find that in the Hot Topics section of the Revenue website. It is worth reading, particularly for accountants and payroll advisers.Key clarifications in Version 3 and from our meeting with Revenue today are: For March … Read More