PAYE Refund Calculator Ireland

A PAYE tax refund is a repayment from Revenue when you have paid more tax than you were required to pay. It can include overpaid income tax, USC or PRSI. This happens when tax credits are not applied correctly, when your employment situation changes during the year, or when you have qualifying expenses you did not claim. Revenue does not send refunds automatically — you must submit a claim through myAccount or through a tax agent.

You can claim PAYE tax back for the last 4 years. In 2026, that means you can claim for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. The deadline for each year is 31 December of the fourth following year. For most PAYE workers who have never reviewed their tax, four years of unclaimed credits or adjustments can add up to a significant amount. Our PAYE Tax Review service covers all four years for a single fixed fee of €100.

Because your exact refund depends on information that is only available in your Revenue record: your employer's PAYE submissions, the specific tax credits allocated to your record, your USC rate, your PRSI class and any previous claims already processed. No public calculator can access this data. The range shown is based on common outcomes for people in similar employment situations — it tells you whether a review is likely to be worthwhile, not what you will definitely receive.

Yes, and changing jobs is one of the most common reasons for overpayment. When you move between employers, your new employer may not receive your correct tax credits immediately, or may apply emergency tax while waiting for your credit certificate. If you left a job mid-year and did not replace it with another, you may have paid tax on a projected annual salary higher than what you actually earned. Both situations typically result in a refund. We see this in the majority of clients who changed jobs and never reviewed their tax.

Yes. A PAYE tax review can include all available credits and reliefs for each year reviewed: Rent Tax Credit (available from 2022), medical expenses relief at 20%, remote working relief if you paid home bills while working from home, tuition and professional development fees at 20%, and flat-rate expenses for qualifying occupations. These are separate credits that are often missed because Revenue does not apply them automatically — you must claim them. We check every available credit when we review your record.

Technically no — PAYE workers can claim through Revenue's myAccount. However, the process involves logging in, understanding which credits apply, calculating amounts correctly, entering landlord or other third-party details and ensuring nothing is missed. Many people find this difficult, especially if they are unfamiliar with the Revenue system or do not speak English as a first language. We handle the entire process for a fixed fee of €100 — we check up to 4 years, identify all available credits and submit the claim. The refund is paid directly by Revenue to you.