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

The Bill passed Seanad Éireann. Revenue and Department of Finance have revised and published Version 2 of their guide Operation of Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme.The new version rolls back some aspects and clarifies previous issues with the scheme.Key clarifications in Version 2 are: All employees on payroll are eligible for the Wage Subsidy Scheme. Including proprietary directors, those outside … Read More

We have updated our system to facilitate both Pandemic Unemployment Payments and Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme. Select the desired support scheme from the wizard drop down menu in the navigation bar. COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment Details are at: https://www.gov.ie/en/service/be74d3-covid-19-pandemic-unemployment-payment/ Note that employees can apply directly for the scheme online here. Choosing this will create a reimbursement in the selected employees … Read More

Firstly, please let me know if you want to be removed from these emails. While Covid-19 affects as all, some companies may not need to take thesupports at the moment. Most of you will have seen the press releases around Covid-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme announced yesterday evening. As part of the Payroll Software Developers Association we have been in … Read More

Well, things have changed quickly. This post updates information provided last week, here: As of Friday 20th March, 9pm Government announced that the initial Refund Scheme of €203 euro was only an interim measure and that an enhanced scheme was to follow. We have had some guidance from Revenue this evening of the following: Employer funded Top-ups to the COVID-19 … Read More

For a  many companies these are exceptionally challenging times. There have been several announcements from both the Department of Finance (Revenue) and also the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) in the past 48 hours and below we outline what options are now available. Business as usual – employees to be paid as normal and payroll information submitted … Read More