Working for a Southern Company in the North

BatCat

Hi Folks,
DH has got a temporary job (hooray!) working for a company that is based in the South, but has got themselves a contract in the North. He tells me the company is planning to pay him in euros and use Irish tax. This is not a huge problem because he has a southern bank account and whatever number they need. But he will be living in the north and working in the north but for a company based in the south.
However, I'd much prefer it if we could find a way he could paid in sterling or at least taxed as a UK person as heck every penny counts these days.
Any advice?
Thanks,
BatCat

belfastgirl

I would say this could possibly work in his favour. Depending on the job, payscales may well be higher in RI than NI, whereas living expenses are lower in NI, so he may well find he has a decent amount of money coming in with lower bills that if he was resident in RI. In terms of tax etc, the tax year in RI runs jan-dec so when he is taxed he will be taxed as if he is paying an amount for 12 months, so if his contract finishes before a calendar year he can get a tax rebate. He may also be entitled to one in NI depending on when the employment finishes during the Uk tax year.

I think he can be taxed as a Uk person but that you would need to check with the Inland revenue.

It's all a bit messy but he's half way there in that he has a bank account and PPS number. Just don't forget though that if he wants to keep up his national insurance contributions in UK, if he isn't paying tax, he will have to top that up. Once you declare that you are not paying tax in the UK they will ask you if you want to keep up your contributions towards a state pension.

I am from here, worked here and then lived and worked in Dublin for 5 years before coming back here. It's a hell of a hassle but you get there in the end.

BatCat

That's brilliant Belfastgirl! A great help! Thank you so much!

Wee_Bargain_Hunter

Have a look here. Hopefully there will be some links there to help. Good luck!